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 & FORESTS (EC.3) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.59                                                                                   Dated : 17-3-2003

                                                                                 Read  :

1. From the Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests,

   Government of India, New Delhi D.O.Lr.No.45011/1/96 IA II(T),dated 19-5-1997.

  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.No.37, Environment & Forests(EC.3),dt.18-2-2002 and

   G.O.Ms.No.67,Environment & Forests, dt.12-3-2002

 6. From the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Lr.No.T10/23285/EIA

Notification/2001, dated 16-3-2002, 12-4-2002.

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 project, after obtaining the views 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 citizens in 9 districts.

             4. Now the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has sent a revised panel of Public Hearing in respect of Perambalur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Erode, Karur 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 5 Districts Collectors of Peramballur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Erode and Karur decided to reconstitute the Public Hearing panel with revised represention from Local bodies and Senior Citizens in the above five 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 Five districts.

            6. The Government direct the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to conduct the Public Hearing as per the provisions envisaged in 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 14 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-5

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, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development

            Corporation Ltd., Chennai-8.

The Managing Director, Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd,Chennai

The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd,

Chennai-2

The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chief Minister's Office,Chennai-9

The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai-2

The Senior Personal Assistant to Minister (F & E), Chennai - 9.