Gazette Tracker
Gazette Tracker

Core Purpose

Notification reconstituting the Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee under Section 4, clause (4) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Section 6 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

Detailed Summary

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi, issued a notification dated 18th July 2024 (F. No. CM-99/1/2021-LAW-HO-CPCB-HO) reconstituting the Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee (LPCC) for the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, exercising powers under Section 4, clause (4) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Act No. 6 of 1974) and Section 6 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (Act No. 14 of 1981); the Committee, originally constituted vide notification No. C-603/Lakshdweep PCC/Legal-2021 dated 21.06.2021, is reconstituted with 14 members including the Advisor to the Administrator of UT Lakshadweep as Chairman (pending sanction of a dedicated Chairman post) and the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology as Member Secretary (pending sanction of that post), along with representatives from Panchayats, Industries, Public Works, Port/Shipping/Aviation, Health Services, District Panchayat, the MoEFCC Southern Regional Office (Bengaluru), two expert members (Sh. Anand Chacko and Dr. M. Satheesh Kumar) and a professor nominee (Dr. George K. Varghese, NIT Calicut); the notification takes effect immediately and rescinds prior notifications S.O. 842(E) dated 31.08.1988, Legal/156(4)-1990 dated 23.03.2006, and C-603/Lakshdweep PCC/Legal-2021 dated 21.06.2021; it is signed by Tanmay Kumar, Chairman, CPCB, under reference ADVT.III/4/Exty./361/2024-25.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06082024-256105 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 592] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2024/ SHRAVANA 15, 1946 4898 GI/2024 CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th July, 2024 F. No. CM-99/1/2021-LAW-HO-CPCB-HO.—In exercise of the power conferred by Section 4, clause (4) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Act No. 6 of 1974) and Section 6 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (Act No. 14 of 1981), the Central Pollution Control Board hereby reconstitutes the Committee as specified by the Central Government whose constitution was notified by a Notification published in the Gazette of India vide No. C-603/Lakshdweep PCC/Legal-2021 dated 21.06.2021 in respect of the Union Territory (UT) of Lakshadweep. The reconstitution of the Committee is as follows: +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | S. No. | Name of Official / Representatives | Name of Representative/Role | +=====+===========================================================================+==================================================+ | 1 | Advisor to the Hon'ble Administrator, UT of Lakshadweep | Chairman* | | | Administration | (Till sanction of the post of Chairman) | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Secretary, Department of Panchayats, UT of Lakshadweep | Member | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Secretary, Department of Industries, UT of Lakshadweep | Member | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Superintending Engineer, Lakshadweep Public Works | Member | | | Department, UT of Lakshadweep | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Director, Department of Port, Shipping & Aviation, UT of | Member | | | Lakshadweep | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | Director, Department of Health Services, UT of | Member | | | Lakshadweep | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat, UT of | Member | | | Lakshadweep | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | Secretary, Department of Health Services, UTLA | Member | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 9. | Director / Scientist, Southern Regional Office MoEFCC, | Member | | | Bengaluru | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 10. | 02 Expert Members to represent the Civil Society / | a. Sh. Anand Chacko, Travancore Titanium | | | Industries/ Trade / NGO (to be nominated by Chairman, | Products Limited - Member | | | CPCB) | b. Dr M Satheesh Kumar, Fellow of Earth | | | | Science of India - Member | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 11. | Professor (Environmental Studies) from IITs/NITs/Central | Dr. George K Varghese, National Institute of | | | Universities (to be nominated by Chairman, CPCB) | Technology (NIT), Calicut - Member | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 12. | Member Secretory (or) his nominee, CPCB, Delhi | Member | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 13. | Managing Director, Lakshadweep Development | Member | | | Corporation Limited | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 14 | Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, UT of | Member Secretary** | | | Lakshadweep | (Till sanction of the post of Member Secretary) | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ And, (i) This Committee may be called as Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee. (ii) *As there is no sanctioned post of Chairman in UT of Lakshadweep, the Advisor to the Hon'ble Administrator, UT of Lakshadweep Administration is designated as Chairman, LPCC, till sanction of the Chairman Post. (iii) ** As there is no sanctioned post of Member Secretary in UT of Lakshadweep, the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, UT of Lakshadweep is being designated as Member Secretary, LPCC, till sanction of the Member Secretary post (iv) The Notification shall come into force with immediate effect. (v) The Notification published in the Gazette of India vide S.O. 842 (E) dated 31.08.1988, Legal/156(4) 1990 dated 23.03.2006 and C-603/Lakshdweep PCC/Legal-2021 dated 21.06.2021 stands rescinded. TANMAY KUMAR, Chairman [ADVT.III/4/Exty./361/2024-25] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

Never miss important gazettes

Create a free account to save gazettes, add notes, and get email alerts for keywords you care about.

Sign Up Free