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EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2026 (ASVINA 14, 1948 SAKA)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

(WORKS BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION FOR CONSTITUTION OF EXPERT GROUP

The 5th October, 2026

No.WR-IRWR04/1/2024-IW3/479.- In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1)

and (2) of section 7 of "The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,

Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013", the state Government hereby constitutes an independent multi-

disciplinary "Expert Group" with the following members to evaluate the Social Impact Assessment (SIA)

report prepared in connection with acquisition of land measuring 3.0125 Acre of Village Chak Madho

Singh, Tehsil and District Pathankot for project "Construction of New Shahpurkandi Channel No.2, 3 and

4 in District Pathankot" which shall irrigate Agri-culturable land of various villages of Tehsil & District

Pathankot. The expert group shall make its recommendation within a period of two months from date of its

constitution:-

Sr.

No.

Name

Designation and Address

Mobile No.

Group

Designation

1

Sh. K.S. Sidhu

IAS (Retd.), H.No.-28, Sector-10-A

Chandigarh-160011

9872465441

Chairperson

2

Dr. (Mrs.) Vandana

Arora

H. No.65, Type E-1, Panjab University

Campus, Sector 14 Chandigarh 160014

7986197790

Member

3

Prof. (Mrs.) Ramanjit

Kaur Johal

Professor, Department of Public

Administration, Panjab Univesity

Chandigarh H.No.1078, Sector 28 B

Chandigarh 160028

9888371079

Member

4

Sh. Sudesh Kaul

C-1103, Kanishaka Apartments Sector 34,

Faridabad

9818053030

Member

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5

Sh. Rajinder Singh

Sarpanch, Village Chak Madho Singh,

Tehsil and District Pathankot

9417483445

Member

6

Smt. Sunita Devi

Panch, Village Chak Madho Singh, Tehsil

and District Pathankot

8146912794

Member

7

Er. Gurdeep Singh

SE (Retd.) WRD Punjab

9878604218

Technical

Expert-cum-

Member

Secretary

The constitution of Expert Group shall come into force from the date on which the report of

Social Impact Assessment will be published in the affected areas.

Sd/-

KRISHAN KUMAR IAS,

Principal Secretary to Govt. of Punjab

Department of Water Resources, Punjab

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