Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests establishing the Uttarakhand State Ganga River Conservation Authority

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"ff. ~-12011/7/2009-~.am.m.it.-II] ~lIToir,.~ MJNISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th May, 2010 S.O. 111 l(E).- Whereas a National Ganga River Basin Authority has been constituted vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 521 (E), dated the 20th February, 2009; And whereas the State Governments concerned are required to coordinate and implement the river conserva tion activities at the State level, and take steps for compre hensive management of the river Ganga in their States; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Pro tection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes the Authority mentioned below for talcing measures for effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga in the State ofUttarakhand. 1. Name of Authority.-The Authority so consti tuted by the Central Government shall be known as the Uttarakhand State Ganga River Conservation Authority (hereinafter referred to as the said Authority). 2. Headquarters of Authority.-The headquarters of the Authority shall be at Dehradun. 3. Composition of Authority.-The Authority shall consist of the following Chairperson and members, ' namely: (a) ChiefMinister, Uttarakhand (b) Minister, Environment and Forests, Government of Uttarakhand (c) Minister, Finance, Government of Uttarakhand (d) Minister, Urban Development, Government ofUttarakhand 3 ex officio Chairperson; ex officio member; ex officio Member; ex officio Member; (e) Minister, Irrigation, Government of- ex officio Uttarakhand Member; (f) Minister, Public Works. -ex officio Department, Government of Member; Uttarakhand (g) Minister, Drinking Water, -ex officio Government ofUttarakhand Member; (h) Minister, Energy, Government of -ex officio Uttarakhand Member; (i) Minister, Rural Development -ex officio Government ofUttarakhand Member; (g) Chief Secretary, Government of -ex officio Uttarakhand Member-Secretary. Provided that the Authority may co-opt one or more Ministers of the State Government as may be required, as ex officio Member: Provided further that the Authority may also co-opt upto five members who are exper.s in the fields of river conservation, hydrology, environmental engineering, social mobilisation and suer other fields. 4. Powers and functions of Authority.-(!) Subject to the provisions of the said Act, the Authority shall have the power to take all such measures as it deems necessary or expedient for effective abatement of pollution and con servation of the river Ganga and its tributaries and for implementing the decisions or directions of the National Ganga River Basin Authority. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the gener ality of the provisions of sub-paragraph (1), such mea sures may include all or any of the following matters, namely: (a) coordination and implementation of the river con servation activities including augmentation of sewerage infrastructure, catchment area treatment, protection of flood plains, creating public aware ness and such other measures at the State level and regulation of activities aimed at the preven tion, control and abatement of pollution in the river Ganga and its tributaries to maintain its water quality, and to take such other measures relevant to river ecology and management in the State; (b) implementation of the river basin management plan prepared by the National Ganga River Basin Authority; ., 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] \ (c) maintenance of minimum ecological flows in the 8. Administrative and technical support to river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water quality Authority.-The Authority shall be provided administra and environmentally sustainable development tive and technical support including financial and other through implementing water conservation prac- logistic support by the State Govemment in the Depart rices including recycling and reuse, rain water ment of Drinking Water, which shall be the nodal Depart harvesting, and decentralised sewage treatment ment and shall also act as the Secretariat for the Authority. systems and promoting water augmentation by 9. State Executive Committee.-The Central storage projects in the catchment; Government, in consultation with the State Government of (d) monitoring and review of the implementation of Uttarakhand, hereby constitutes the State Executive various programmes or activities taken up by the Committee of the Authority consisting of the following implementing agencies for prevention, control and Chairperson and members, namely : abatement of pollution in the river Ganga and its (a) Chief Secretary, Government of -ex officio tributaries; (e) address issues related to land acquisition, en Uttarakhan~ Chairperson; croachments, contracts, power supply and other (b) Secretary, Environment and Forests -ex officio such issues for the purpose of implementing the Government ofUttarakhand Member; decisions or directions of the National Ganga (c) Secretary, Finance, Government -ex officio River Basin Authority; of Uttarakhand Member (t) creation of special purpose vehicles, as appro (d) Secretary, Urban Development, -ex officio priate, for implementation of works vested with Government ofUttarakhand Member; the Authority; (g) power of entry and inspection under section 10 (e) Secretary, Irrigation, Government -ex officio of the said Act and power to take sample under of Uttarakhand Member; Section 11 of the said Act for the purpose of exer- (t) Secretary, Public Works Dep~ent, -ex officio cising and performing the functions of the Government ofUttarakhand Member; Authority; and (g) Secretary, Power, Government of -ex officio (h) issuance of directions under section 5 of the said Uttarakhand Member; Act for the purpose of exercising and performing (h) Secretary, Panchayati Raj , -ex officio all or any of the above functions and to tak~ such Government ofUttarakhand Member; other measures as the Authority deems neces (i) Secretary, Rural Development, -ex officio sary or expedient for achievement of its objec tives. Government ofUttarakhand Member; (3) The powers and functions of the Authority shall 0) Secretary, Industries, Government -ex officio be without prejudice to any of the powers of Uttarakhand Member; conferred upon the State under any Central or (k) Chairman, Uttarakhand State -ex officio State Act, being not inconsistent with the Environment Conservation Member; provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, and Pollution Control Board 1986 (29 ofl986). (4) The Authority shall combine regulatory and de (1) Managing Director, Uttarakhand -ex officio velopmental functions as stated to in sub-para Peyjal Nigam Member; graphs (1) and (2), keeping in view the powers (m) Principal Chief Conservator of -ex officio vested with the State Government and their insti- Forests, Government of Member; tufions. Uttarakhand 5. Meetings of Authority.-The Authority may regu- (n) ChiefEngineer, Public Works -ex officio late its own procedures for transacting its business includ- Department, Government of Member; ing its meetings. Uttarakhand 6. Jurisdiction of Authority.-Thejurisdiction of (o) Chief General Manager, Uttarakhand -ex officio the Authority shall extend to the State of Uttarakhand. Jal Sansthan Member; 7. Monitoring of effective abatement of pollution (p) ChiefEngineer, Department of -ex officio and conservation of river Ganga in the State of Uttarakhand.-The Authority may evolve its own mecha Irrigation, Government of Member; nism for monitoring of effective abatement of pollution. Uttarakhand and conservation of the river Ganga and its tributaries in (q) Not more than five experts from -Members; the State of Uttarakhand and issue directions thereof relevant fields to be nominated by under section 5 of the said Act for the said purpose. the Government ofUttarakhand • ('qJll II-~ 3(ii)] . (r) Secretary, Drinking Water, Government of Uttarakhand ex officio Member Secretary. I 0. Powers and functions of the State Executive Committee.-{!) The State Executive Committee shall over see and monitor the implementation of various programmes and projects of the Authority and give necessary direc tions to the implementing agencies, and shall report to the Authority, the progress of implementation and seek its directions from time to time. 5 (2) The State Executive Committee shall convene its meetings atleast once in every three months time. (3) The State Executive Committee shall exercise the powers and perform such other functions as may be del egated to it by the Authority for the purposes of imple menting its decisions and directions. [F. No. A-12011/7/2009-NRCD-II] RAJN GAUBA, Jt. Secy. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-I I 0054. ..