GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT

Environment Control - Environment Impact Assessment Notification 1994 as amended on 10.4.97 - Implementation - Process of Public hearing Constitution of panel for Public Hearing in Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Tirunelveli Districts - Orders - Issued.

ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS (EC.3) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.NO.174                                                                     DATED: 7.11.2003

                                                                                                Read :

1) From the Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests,

    Government of India, New Delhi D.O. Letter No.45011/1/96 IA (T),

    dt.19.5.97.     

                                                                                               Read also :

2) G.O.Ms.No.487, Environment & Forests (EC.3) Dept. dt.22.12.97.

3) Letter Ms.No.75, Environment & Forests (EC.3) Dept., dt.21.3.98.

4) Letter Ms.No.144/EC.3/dated 15.6.99.

5) G.O.Ms.37, Environment & Forests, dt.18.2.2002,

G.O.Ms.67, Environment & Forest dt. 12.3.2002,

    G.O.Ms.191     Environment & Forests, dt.10.10.2002,

    G.O.Ms.No.59, Environment  Forests, dt.17.3.2003,

   G.O.Ms.No.125,Environment and Forests,   dt.24.6.2003,

   G.O.Ms.No.128, Environment and Forests, dt. 1.7.2003.

6) From the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Lr.No.T10/TNPCB/

    23285/EIA/2001, dated 4.2.2003, 30.3.2003 and 13.5.2003.

ORDER

            In the letter first read above, Government of India have issued amendment to Environment 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 E.I.A. Notification dated 10.4.97 for giving effect to Public Hearing as mandatory for all the projects covered in Schedule-I of the E.I.A. 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 reconstituted the Public Hearing panel with revised representation from Local bodies and Senior citizen in 22 districts.

4. Now the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has sent a revised Panel of Public Hearing in respect of Theni, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Tirunelveli and requested to reconstitute the Public Hearing panel.

5. The Government after careful examination of the proposal of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the panel of names submitted by the 4 District Collectors of Theni, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Tirunelveli decided to reconstitute the Public Hearing Panel with revised representation from local bodies and Senior citizens in the 4 districts.  The Government accordingly reconstitute 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 4 districts.

6. The Government direct the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to conduct the Public Hearing as per the provisions envisaged in the E.I.A. Notification 1994 as amended on 10.4.97.

7. 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 2 districts will be issued separately.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

                                                                                   S.P. ELANGOVAN,

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To

All Secretaries to Government, Chennai - 9.

All District 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-15.

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, Tamil Nadu Industrial  Development Corporation Ltd,Chennai-8.

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

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

The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai-2

The Sr.P.A. to Minister,Chennai-9.

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