Date: 02/04/2024

To,
The Member Secretary
State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
Gujarat Pollution Control Board,
Paryavaran Bhavan, Sector 10-A,
Gandhinagar-382010.

Sub.: Defer back dated 22th March, 2024 regarding Environmental Clearance for Proposed
Construction of WHO Global Centre of Traditional Medicine WHO-GCTM at Survey
No.104 of village Gordhanpar Jamnagar, Gujarat-361003 by M/s. WHO- GCTM-The
Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda.

Ref.: 1. Proposal No. SIA/GJ/INFRA2/462187/2024

2. 788th meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee to be held on 26 th
February 2024 (Item. No.788.3)
3. SEAC MoM of 788th Meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee
received on 14th March 2024
4. SEIAA MOM of 1184 th meeting of the State Level Environment Impact
Assessment Authority received on 22th March, 2024

Cat.: 8 (a) Building and Construction Projects

Dear Sir,

With reference to the mentioned subject, we are hereby submitting point wise compliance of
SEIAA MoM dated 22th March, 2024 for the proposal SIA/GJ/INFRA2/462187/2024 for
Construction of WHO Global Centre of Traditional Medicine WHO-GCTM at Survey
No.104 of village Gordhanpar Jamnagar, Gujarat-361003 by M/s. WHO- GCTM-The
Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda.

Sr.
ADS Compliance
No.
1 After detailed deliberation, SEAC has As per the notification dated 22.12.2014
written "Not Applicable". Moreover, in (amendment) as clarified in OM dated 19-05-2022
view of the Hon'ble Kerala High Court our project is only medical institute but not a
Judgement dated 06-03-2024 striking component of hospital so, environmental clearance
down the EIA Notification dated 22-12- is not required for our project.
2014 (amendment) as clarified in OM
dated 19-05-2022, SEAC is requested to Further as per of OM dated 19-05-2022, the
reconsider the proposal and examine definition of “education institution” means a school,
whether the Kerala High Court seminary, college, university, professional
Judgement is applicable to other state also academies, training institutes or other educational
as well as reference may be sent to establishment, not necessarily a chartered
MoEF&CC for direction as to whether institution and includes not only buildings, but also
 Sr.
ADS Compliance
No.
the exemption Notification/ OM should all grounds necessary for the accomplishment of the
be applied for decision by SEIAA or we full scope of educational instruction, including
await further directions. those things essential to mental, moral and physical
development.” based on this definition Our
facility/institute is falling under educational
institute and hence EC is not applicable to M/s.
WHO- GCTM-The Institute of Teaching and
Research in Ayurveda.

Considering the above submissions, we humbly request your kind self to grant us the letter
stating that Environmental Clearance is not applicable to our project.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
M/s. WHO- GCTM-The Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda

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