EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 725, CUTTACK, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2018/ BAISAKHA 18, 1940

STEEL & MINES DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 4th May, 2018

No.3546–VIII-Estt.-SM-168/2016(Pt.)/SM.— Whereas, NEERI Report on carrying

capacity study for environmentally sustainable Iron and Manganese ore mining has been

approved by MoEF, Government of India and the MoEF has requested the State

Government to ensure its implementations.

Now, therefore the State Government, after careful consideration, have been

pleased to constitute a Committee to oversee the implementation of the recommendations

of the NEERI Report with the following composition.

1. Chief Secretary,

Chairman

2. DC-cum-ACS

Co- chairman

3. Principal Secretary, Steel & Mines Deptt.

Vice Chairman

4. A.C.S., Forest & Environment Deptt

Member

5. Principal Secretary, Finance Deptt.

Member

6. Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport Deptt.

Member

7. Secretary, Works Deptt.

Member

8. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest

Member

9. Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board

Member

10. Regional Controller, IBM

Member

11. Regional Officer, MoEF & CC, Bhubaneswar

Member

12. Chief Executive, ORSAC

Member

13. Regional Director, GSI, Bhubaneswar

Member

14. District Collector, Keonjhar /Sundargarh/Jajpur/Mayurbhanj

Member

15. Managing Director, OMC Ltd.

Member

16. President, Eastern Zone Mining Association

Member

2

17. Representative of NGO working for social development

Member

Activities (one each from Keonjhar and Sundargarh District to

be nominated by the Chairman)

18. Director, IMMT, Bhubaneswar

Member

19. Director, NEERI, Nagpur

Member

20. Director of Mines

Member Secretary

The Chairman is authorized to nominate other members including expert members

to the Committee as and when required.

The Committee shall monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the

NEERI Report on environmentally sustainable mining.

By Order of the Governor

B. K. DEHURY

Additional Secretary to Government

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