GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT

Environment Control – Environmental Impact Assessment – Notification 1994 as amended on 10.4.1997 – Implementation – Process of Public hearing – Constitution of Panel for Public hearing in Districts – Orders – Issued.

Environment and Forests (EC.III) Department.

G.O.Ms.No.125.
Dated : 24.6.2003.

Read:

1.  From the Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests G.O.I, New Delhi D.o.Letter No.45011/1/96 IA II(T), dated 19.5.97.

Read also

2.   G.O.Ms.No.487, Environment and forests (EC3) Department, Dated : 22.12.97.

3.      Letter MS.No.75, Environment and Forests (EC3) Department, Dated : 21.3.98.

4.      Letter MS.No.144/E&F (EC3)/Department dated :15.6.99.

5.      G.O.Ms.No.37, Environment and forests (EC3) dated : 18.2.2002,

6.      G.O.Ms.No.67 E&F (EC3) dated :12.3.2002, G.O.Ms.No.191 E&F (EC3) Dated :10.10.2002 and G.O.Ms.No.59 E&F (EC3) dated :17.3.2003.

7.      From Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Lr.No.T10/23285/EIA Notification/2001 dated 16.3.2002 and 12.4.2002.

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ORDER:

In the letter first read above Government of India have issued amendment to Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 1994.  The amended Notification will apply to all the projects which are received after 10th April 1997.  In order to have proper assessment of the General Public, the Government of India interalia amended the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification dated 10.4.97 for giving effect to Public hearing as mandatory for all the projects covered in schedule of the Environment Impact Assessment Notification with effect from 10.4.97.  In the amended Notification the Government of India has detailed the composition of the Public Hearing, panel in the Districts, Process of Public Hearing, Notice of Public hearing and access to the executive summary.

2.In the G.O.second and third read above, the Government accordingly constituted the Committee for Public Hearing Panel in 29 Districts with the composition of members as stipulated therein.

3.In the G.Os 5th read above, the Government reconstitute the Public hearing Panel with revised representation from Legal bodies and senior citizens in 19 Districts.  Now the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has sent a revised Panel of Public Hearing in respect of Virudhunagar and Kanyakumari Districts and request to reconstitute the Public Hearing Panel.

4.The Government after careful examination of the proposal of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the panel of names submitted by the 2 Districts Collectors of Virudhunagar and Kanyakumari District, decided to reconstitute the Public Hearing Panel with revised representation in the local bodies and senior citizens in the Two Districts.  The Government accordingly reconstitutes the revised Committee for Public Hearing Panel with the composition of members as detailed in the Annexure to this order, in supersession of the orders issued in the G.Os second and third cited in respect of the above Two Districts.

5.The Government direct the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to conduct the Public Hearing as per the provisions envisaged in the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 1994 as amended on 10.4.97.

6.The Government also direct that the expenditure to be incurred for conducting the Public Hearing will be collected from the proponent concerned.

8.      The panel for the remaining 7 Districts will be issued separately.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

S.P.ELANGOVAN,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To

All Secretaries to Government, Chennai-9.

All Districts Collectors,

The Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai-32.

The Director of Environment, Chennai-15.

The Director of Town and Country Planning, Chennai-2.

The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Chennai-8.

The Director of Municipalities, Chennai-5.

The Director of Town Panchayat, Chennai-104.

The Chief Inspector of Factories, Chennai-5.

The Director of Industries and Commerce, Chennai-5.

The Managing Director, Industrial Development Corporation Ltd., Chennai-8.

The Managing director, Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd., Chennai-2.

The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited, Chennai-2.

The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chief Minister’s Office, Chennai-9.

The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Boar, Chennai-2.

The Senior Personal Assistant to Minister (Forests and Environment Control), Chennai-9.

SF/SC

ANNEXURE

Name of the District

Representation of State Pollution Control Board

District Collector or his nominee

Representation of State Govt. dealing with the subject

Repre
sentation of Dept. of Sate Govt. dealing with Environment

Representation of the local bodies such as Municipalities/ Panchayats

Senior Citizen of the area nominated by the District Collector

Kanya
kumari

Joint Chief Environmental Engineer/

District Environmental Engineer of the concerned region

District Collector or his nominee

Joint Secretary /

Deputy Secretary / Under Secretary / dealing with the subject

 

 

 

Director of Environment

or his
nominee

1.M.Anbalagan,
Panchayat President,
Kaniyakulam      Panchayat.

2.P.Sundaranath,
Panchayat President,
Kattuputhur Panchayat.

3.A. Raj,
Kannanur 
Panchayat
President

1.Dr.Robert Grub, Director,

Institute for Restoration of Natural Environment, Melaperuvilai.

2.Dr.Saleem,
Area Commander,
Home Guards, Nagercoil.

3.Dr.Lal Mohan,
Conservation of Natural
Trust, Nagercoil.

Virudhu
nagar

Joint Chief Environmental Engineer/

District Env.Engineer of the concerned region

District Collector or his nominee

Joint Secretary/
Deputy Secretary /
Under Secretary
/ Dealing with the subject

Director of Environment

or his
Nominee

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Tmt.Ku.Ramadevi,
  Chairperson,
Tiruchuli 
Panchayat
Union.

 

2.Tmt.M.   Bhuvaneswari,
Union Chairman,
Sreevilliputhur.

1.Thiru.P.R.Rama
subramania Raja, RAMCO Group, Ramamanthiram.

2.Thiru.A.S.Chinna Nadar,
3A,1, Chairman,
Shanmugam Road, Sivakasi.

3.Dr.Dhanapal, President,
1A, MA Manoranjitham Clinic Vathiyan Street, Virudhunagar.

 

S.P.ELANGOVAN,
SECRETARY TO  GOVERNMENT