EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 793, CUTTACK, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018 /JAISTHA 3, 1940
FOREST & ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 21st May, 2018
No. 11644–ENV-II-04/2018/F&E.— Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 read with sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of Section 3 and Section 23 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and in supersession of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government have made the Wetlands ( Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 in the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change No. G.S.R 1203 (E), dated the 26th September, 2017;
And, whereas, the Central Government have constituted the State Wetlands Authority in each State under Sub-Rule (1) of Rule 5 of the said rules and have delegated the powers to the State Government to nominate one expert each in the fields of wetland ecology, hydrology, fisheries, landscape planning and socio-economic for the said Authority;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of clause (xvii) of sub-rule (1) of rule 5 of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the State Government do hereby nominate one expert each in the fields of wetland ecology, hydrology, fisheries, landscape planning and socio-economics in the following manner, namely :—
| Sl No. | Name and Designation/ Address | Field | Status |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1. | Dr. Sudarsan Panda, Ex-Director of Horticulture, Odisha, N-4/81, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar-751015 | Landscape Planning | Member ex Officio |
| 2. | Shri Surya Kumar Mohanty, Fishery Expert, Chilika Development Authority, C-11, BJB Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751014 | Fishery | Member ex Officio |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 3. | Dr. P. Kumar, Scientist, Odisha Space Application Centre, Plot No.45/48 (part) Jayadev Vihar Bhubaneswar-751023 | Hydrology | Member ex Officio |
| 4. | Dr. P.C. Panda, Regional Plant Resource Centre, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar-751015 | Wetland ecology | Member ex Officio |
| 5. | Prof. Sudhakar Panda, Director, Birla Global University, IDCO, Plot No.2, Gothapatna,Bhubaneswar-751029 | Socio- economic studies | Member ex Officio |
By Order of the Governor
SURESH CHANDRA MAHAPATRA
Additional Chief Secretary to Government