The Union Government today constituted State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority Jammu and Kashmir and in consultation with the State Government formulated State Level Expert Appraisal Committee to assist the Authority.
According to a notification, the Environment ImpactAssessment Authority shall be headed by Lal Chand resident of village Khearian,Gole Gujral, Jammu.
The Authority comprises Nazir Ahmed—house number 12,Jeelanabad, Lane 1, Batpora, Srinagar — as its member and Director, Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing,J&K its Member Secretary.
“The Chairman and members of the Authority shall hold officefor a term of three years,” the notification reads.
Further to assist the Authority, the Government of India inconsultation with the Government of Jammu and Kashmir constituted State LevelExpert Appraisal Committee, which shall be headed by Subhash Chandra Sharmaresident of 331 Shastri Nagar, Jammu.
The members of the Committee are: M. A. Tak resident of 124Mominabad (near JAKFED), Anantnag, Braj Bhushan Sharma of 278, Sector 2, ChanniHimmat, Jammu, Abdul Rashid Makroo of house number 9, Lane number. 11, Sector C, Gulshan Nagar,Nowgam ByPass, Srinagar, Professor Arvind Jasrotia of 33-D, Sainik Colony,Jammu, Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Dar (Associate Professor) JK IMPA and RuralDevelopment, Main Campus, M.A. Road, Srinagar.
Moreover, Irfan Yasin (Vice Chairman, Retired) of Bagh IHyder Hyderpora Bypass, Srinagar, Professor M. A. Khan General Post Office Box726, Srinagar; Professor Falendra Kumar Sudan of Department of Economics,University of Jammu, Professor Anil K. Raina of Department of EnvironmentalSciences, University of Jammu, and Professor Shakil Ahmad Romshoo of Departmentof Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir are its members.
Scientist In-charge Remote Sensing and GeographicInformation System Lab is Secretary of the Committee.
The Chairman and members of the State Level Expert AppraisalCommittee, Jammu and Kashmir shall hold office for a term of three years, thenotification reads.
It further said that the State Level Expert AppraisalCommittee shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and theChairman shall endeavour to reach a consensus in each case, and if consensuscannot be reached, the views of the majority shall prevail.According to the notification, the Government ofJammu and Kashmir shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for theEnvironment Impact Assessment Authority, J&K, and shall provide allfinancial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and suchother facilities in respect of all their statutory functions.