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Minutes of 116th AC Meeting for Initial Assessment: January 22, 2014 Page 1

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR EDUCATION & TRAINING

QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA

QCI Office, 6th Floor, ITPI Building, Ring Road, I.P. Estate, New Delhi

Scheme for Accreditation of EIA Consultant Organizations

Minutes of 116th Accreditation Committee Meeting held on January 22, 2014

Present

1. Sh. Paritosh C. Tyagi – Chairman

2. Prof. B. B. Dhar – Member

3. Dr. Asha Rajvanshi – Member

4. Sh. Bharat Bhushan – Member

5. Sh. R. K. Bansal –Member

Leave of absence was granted to Dr. S. Devotta, Sh. N.S. Tiwana and Prof. J. K. Garg. NABET Secretariat was represented by: Dr. Hari Prakash- Joint Director & Ms. Preeti Pawaria The following were discussed/ decided: 1. The minutes of the 74th SAAC Accreditation Committee meeting dated Jan. 09, 2014

were considered and approved. 2. Applications covering balance functional areas

2.1 Envirogreen Consultants (India) Pvt Ltd., Udaipur

Following candidate was proposed to cover balance FA (reference AC MoM dated July 01, 2013).

Functional Area Experts (FAEs)

Sl. No. Name

Functional Areas Cat. Remarks Applied

by ACO Recommended

by Assessors Approved

by AC Empanelled

1 Partho Sarathi Mukherjee AQ Yes Yes B None


2.2 SA Infrastructure Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad

Following candidates were proposed to cover balance functional areas (reference IA AC meeting dated Jan 29, 2013) AQ and HG.

Functional Area Experts (FAEs)

Sl. No. Name

Functional Area Cat. Remarks Applied

by ACO Recommended


by AC Empanelled

1 Manojit Chakraborty AQ Yes Yes B None

2 Santanu Kundu HG Yes Yes A None

2.3 Shivalik Solid Waste Management Pvt. Ltd, Solan

Following candidates were proposed to cover balance functional areas (reference IA AC meeting dated April 09, 2013).

Functional Area Experts:

Sl. No. Name

Sector Cat. Remarks Applied

by ACO Recommended


by AC In- house

1 Yasir Ahmad

LU No No - Not recommended for any FA due to lack of clarity and comprehension of the FAs including their environmental aspects.

AQ No No -

NV No No -

2 Shailesh Kumar Vimal

WP No No - Not recommended for any FA due to lack of clarity and comprehension of the FAs including their environmental aspects.

NV No No -RH No No -

AP No No -

Empanelled

3 Shamshad Ali Khan HG Yes Yes A None

4 B.S. Lole SC Yes Yes A None

5 Vipin Kumar SC - - - Absent during interaction


Associate Functional area Expert (AFAE):

Sl Name Areas applied for

Approval Status (Yes/No)

Cat. Name of Senior Expert Remarks

In-house

1 Ashish Sharma

AP Yes* - - *May be approved as AFAE for AP, WP & AQ provided ACO is able to secure approved senior expert/s to take the responsibility of training Not recommended for NV due to lack of clarity and comprehension of the FA including its environmental aspects.

WP Yes* - -AQ Yes* - -

NV No No -

2.4 KKB Envirocare, Hyderabad

The candidate was assessed in line decision of AC meeting dated Oct. 21, 2013:

Sl. No. Name

SectorCat Remarks Applied

by ACO Recommended


by AC In-house

1 Jayanthi Thirumalesh

4 No No -Not recommended for sectors 4, 3, 36 and 38 due to inadequate sectoral experience

21 Yes Yes A31 No No -36 No No -38 No No -

3. Application covering clarifications:

3.1 KKB Envirocare, Hyderabad

Clarifications were sought for the following candidate vide AC meeting dated Oct. 21, 2013. Response received and considered.

Sl. No. Name

Functional Area Cat. Remarks Applied

by ACO Recommended


by AC In-house

1 Jayanthi Thirumalesh

WP Yes Yes B Not recommended for AP and AQ on qualification grounds

AP No No -AQ No No -


4. Application for discussion

4.1 San Envirotech Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad The application has been discussed in detail and further clarifications are sought on the assessment.

4.2 Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology, Gujarat

Overall assessment for the organization: Since, Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology, Gujarat has scored less than 60% marks in office assessment, the organization has qualified for accreditation as Cat. B consultant only, for the following scope: 4.2.1 Scope of Accreditation

Sl. No.

Sector No. as NABET Scheme

Name of Sector

Cat.

Project or Activity as per Schedule of MoEF Notification dated September 14, 2006 and subsequent amendments

1 1 Mining of minerals – Opencast only B 1 (a) 2 3 Irrigation projects only B 1 (c )

3 33 Ports, harbours, jetties, marine terminals, break waters and dredging B 7 (e)

4.2.2 EIA Coordinators (ECs)

Sl Name Sectors

Cat. Remarks Applied by AO

Recommended by Assessors

Approved by AC

In-house

1

Gobi Alagiri Thivakaran

33 Yes Yes B None

2 V.Vijay Kumar

1 Yes* Yes* B *Opencast only**Irrigation only Not recommended for underground mining due to inadequate experience

3 Yes** Yes** B

4.2.3 Functional Area Experts (FAEs)

Sl Name Functional Areas (FAs)



Approved by AC

In-house 1 Deepak Dhyani EB - - - Left the organization

2 Nimisha Tripathi

EB - - - Left the organization SC

3 Kannan Kartikeyan WP Yes Yes B None


Sl Name Functional Areas (FAs)



Approved by AC

4 Arun Kumar Roy EB Yes Yes B None

5 Jagruti Hiren Sanghvi

LU Yes No - Not approved for LU on qualification grounds EB Yes Yes B

6 Rohit kumar Mangalbhai Patel

EB Yes Yes B None

7 Dayesh Parmar

AQ No No - Not recommended for AQ due to lack of clarity and comprehension of the FA including its environmental aspects.

LU Yes Yes A

8 Nikunj kumar Babulal Gajera EB No No -

Not recommended for EB due to lack of clarity and comprehension of the FA including its environmental aspects.

9 Leka Meera WP No No - Left the organization

10 Devi Veluswamy WP No No -

Not recommended for WP on qualification grounds

11 Mukeshkumar Himmatlal Koladiya

EB Yes Yes B None

12 Nainesh Chandresh Kumar Patel

EB No No - Left the organization

13 S.C. Mohapatra

AP Yes Yes B Not recommended for SHW due to lack of clarity and comprehension of the FA including its environmental aspects.

SHW No No -

14 Harish Joshi SE - - -

Clarification to be sought for specific experience in the FA – SE.


Major Non-Conformance, Non-Conformation and Observations:

Major Non-Conformance

- In-house expert for SHW not available. - Decision on issuance of Major NC for not covering core functional SE shall be taken on

receipt of clarifications sought for in-house candidate for SE, Sh. Harish Joshi Observations (Obs.):

1. Quality Manual – Development & conformance

- The QMS document is not structured. The text in many areas only reflects the language of the accreditation scheme and responsibilities have not been spelt out.

- Quality policy has not been formulated and the organizational structure is also not incorporated in the manual.

- The procedures mentioned Appendix 2 of the Scheme have not been covered by the Quality Manual.

- Organizational knowledge about the Quality Manual is very poor.

2. Field Investigation and Laboratory Work - Protocols for collection and preservation of samples, testing, and analysis are not

properly documented. - Systemic maintenance of project site specific field logbooks not done. - Though the rationale for selection of methodology exists for social environments but

no write-ups or SOPs are in place.

3. Completeness of EIA Reports - ‘Tata Chemicals Ltd., Mithapur (2005)’ - Issues such as monitoring for chlorine and suggestions of downwind location from

habitation should have been brought up along with health surveys since skin diseases and asthma has been recorded.

4. Organizational Evaluation

- There is an informal system available for grooming of prospective ECs and FAEs by keeping them as JRF and gradually growing in the organisation. Does not have a specific system grooming for apprentices in the EIA program.

The organisation is provisionally accredited for sectors as mentioned in table 4.1.1 above subject to inducting FAEs in the following areas at the earliest but not later than three months from the date of communication by NABET.

1. For SE** and SHW - In-house expert/s (**clarifications sought) 2. For RH, AQ, HG, GEO, NV and SC - In-house/empanelled experts

Final Accreditation will be subject to the fulfilment of the above requirements. The results on various aspects of assessment may be communicated to the AO.

Action to be taken by ACO


For Non-conformances, Observations and Alerts closure actions along with their root cause analysis (where applicable) along with preventive and /or corrective measures proposed or to be initiated by the ACO may be submitted within 3 months from the date of intimation by NABET.

4.3 Vardan Environet, Gurgaon

The case was discussed earlier in IA AC Meeting dated Dec. 03, 2013. The result was not released since the case was sub-judice. The Consultant organization has now withdrawn the case. The result is given below:

4.3.1 Scope of Accreditation

Sl. No.

Sector No. as NABET Scheme

Name of Sector

Cat.

Project or Activity as per Schedule of MoEF Notification dated September 14, 2006 and subsequent amendments

1 22 Distilleries A 5 (g)2 25 Sugar Industry B 5 (j)

3 34 Highways, Railways, Transport terminals, Mass rapid transport system

B 7(f)

4 38 Buildings and large construction B 8 (a)5 39 Township and area development B 8 (b)

4.3.2 EIA Coordinators (ECs)

Sl Name Sectors Cat

. Remarks Applied by AO


Approved by AC

In-house

1 R S Yadav

1 Yes No - Not approved for sectors 1, 38 & 39 due to inadequate overall 7 years EIA related experience. Candidature withdrawn for sector 7 & 34

7 No No -34 No No -38 Yes No -

39 Yes No -

2

Krishnan Kumar Yadav

31 No No - Not recommended due to inadequate overall 7 years EIA related experience.

34 No No -37 No No -38 No No -39 No No -

3 Kuldipak Ahuja

1 - - Clarifications to be sought on overall 7 years EIA related experience.

7 - - -

4 Azharul Hadi

1 No No - Absent during interaction. 7 No No -

5 M K Kapila 21 - - Clarifications to be


Sl Name Sectors Cat



Approved by AC

22 - - - sought on overall 7 years EIA related experience. 38 - -

39 - - -

6 Ajit Kumar Rana

- - - - Absent during interaction.

7 S K Sharma

1 - - - Further details on assessment to be sought for sector 1 Clarifications to be sought from AO for sector 39 w.r.t built up area and site area of projects.

22 Yes Yes A25 Yes Yes B38 Yes Yes B

39 - - -

8 Navin Handa

1 No No - Not recommended for sector 1 due to inadequate sectoral experience. Not assessed for sector 4 since it was not part of original application by the AO

4 - - -38 Yes Yes B

39 Yes Yes B

9 Subh Kiran Sharma

38 No No - Not recommended for any sector due to inadequate overall EIA related experience

39 No No -

Empanelled

10 Asif Hussain 34 Yes Yes B None

11 Arun Kumar Yadav

1 No No -

Not recommended for sector 1 due to inadequate EIA related experience.

4.3.3 Functional Area Experts (FAEs)

Sl Name Functional Areas (FAs) Cat



Approved by AC

In-house

1 R S Yadav

GEO Yes Yes B Clarifications to be sought on specific experience in FA HG. Candidature withdrawn for WP.

HG - - -

WP - - -


Sl Name Functional Areas (FAs) Cat



Approved by AC

2 Krishnan Kumar Yadav

LU No No - Not recommended for LU and SE due to inadequate experience. SE No No -

3 Kuldipak Ahuja

AP - - - Clarifications to be sought on specific EIA related experience in the FAs.

NV - - -GEO - - -

RH - - -

4 Azharul Hadi GEO - - - Absent during

interaction. HG - - -

5 M K Kapila EB No No -

Not recommended for EB due to inadequate EIA related experience.

6 Ajit Kumar Rana

AP - - -Absent during interaction.

AQ - - -WP - - -SHW - - -

7 S K Sharma

AP Yes Yes A

*MSW and ISW only.

WP Yes Yes A

SHW Yes* Yes* A

SC Yes Yes B

8 Navin Handa

AP Yes Yes A

*Noise only NV Yes* Yes* BWP Yes Yes AAQ Yes Yes A

9 Subh Kiran Sharma

AP No No - Not recommended for any FA due to inadequate experience and lack of clarity and comprehension on environmental aspects.

RH No No -SC No No -

AQ No No -

10 Joshua Anand LU Yes Yes B None Empanelled

11 Asif Hussain LU Yes Yes A

None AQ Yes Yes ANV Yes Yes A

12 Arun Kumar Yadav

AP - - - Clarifications to be sought from AO on specific 3 years experience

RH - - -SHW - - -RH - - -


4.3.4 Associate Functional area Expert (AFAE):

Sl. No Name

Functional Area

Remarks Applied by ACO Approved

Cat. Name of senior expert

1

Rashmi

Solanki

AP No - - Not recommended for AP, AQ due to lack of clarity and comprehension of the FA including its environmental aspects. *May be approved as AFAE – EB provided ACO is able to arrange an approved senior expert for EB to take the responsibility of training

AQ No - -WP Yes B Navin Handa

EB* -

-

-

2 Anju Saini

AP Yes B Navin Handa Not recommended for AQ and EB due to lack of clarity and comprehension of the FA including its environmental aspects.

AQ No - -WP Yes B S.K. Sharma

EB No - -

3 Gaurav Pratap Singh

AP Yes B S.K. Sharma None

WP Yes B S.K. Sharma

4 Asish Kumar

AP Yes B Navin Handa None WP Yes B Navin Handa

5 Neha Gupta

WP Yes B Navin Handa *MSW and ISW only SHW Yes* B S.K. Sharma

6 Mahendra Kumar

LU Yes B Joshua Anand *MSW and ISW only

SHW Yes* B S.K. Sharma

Non Conformance, Observations:

Non-Conformance (NC): Not having in-house expert/s for core functional areas HW, SE and EB. Observations (Obs.):

1. Quality Management System (QMS)-

o Identical reference numbers indexed to two different procedures. o Poor organizational awareness about the Quality manual and its implementation. o Better display of Quality Policy to be ensured. Revised Quality Policy not

documented with new revision date. Audit should cover more functions and recordings to be responsibility oriented with time frame mentioned.

2. Field investigation and laboratory work:

Biotic Environment-

o Project site-specific survey regime and protocol for enumeration and ecological

studies not documented


o Project site specific field logbooks not maintained uniformly. o Requisite field gear/equipments compass, GPS not available.

Social Environment-

o Rationale for selection of methodology not practised as a regular procedure and

structured manner, rather it varies from person to person. The organisation is provisionally accredited for sectors as mentioned in table 4.3.1 above subject to inducting FAEs in the following areas at the earliest but not later than three months from the date of communication by NABET.

1. For HW, SE, EB - In-house expert/s 2. For HG and RH - In-house/empanelled experts

Final Accreditation will be subject to the fulfilment of the above requirements. The results on various aspects of assessment may be communicated to the AO. Issued by Vipin Sahni C.E.O.

Abbreviations: AO - Applicant Organization ACO - Accredited Consultant Organization AC - Accreditation Committee IA - Initial Accreditation SA - Surveillance Assessment EC - EIA Coordinator FA - Functional Area FAE - Functional Area Expert AFAE - Associate Functional Area Expert For sector numbers - Refer the Scheme For functional areas- Refer the Scheme

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