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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
3849/10-2026/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar