The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has extended the tenure of Mizoram’s two key environmental regulatory bodies responsible for evaluating and approving development projects, ensuring that the environmental clearance process in the state continues without interruption.
According to a notification issued by the ministry on May 31, the tenure of the chairman and members of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Mizoram, and the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Mizoram, has been extended from three years to three years and six months.
The decision means that the existing members of both bodies will continue to serve until December 12, 2026. The extension has been granted to maintain continuity in the appraisal and clearance of projects that require environmental approval at the state level.
The SEIAA is the authority responsible for granting environmental clearances to various projects, while the SEAC plays a crucial role in examining, evaluating and recommending project proposals before they are considered for approval by the authority.
In its notification, the ministry stated, “The central government considering it necessary and expedient, hereby extends the term of the chairman and members of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Mizoram, and the term of the chairman and members of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Mizoram, for a period up to December 12, 2026.”
The ministry also clarified that the extension will remain valid until the reconstitution of the SEIAA and SEAC, whichever takes place earlier.
