PANAJI
A State-level panel of experts set up last year to check instances of raw sewerage and untreated industrial waste flowing into natural water bodies in Goa has been given another year’s extension.
The panel with Director of Environment Ravi Jha (IAS) as convenor will have
a further term of one year upto August 2019 and it will be responsible to ensure that untreated or partially treated sewage or industrial
effluents are not disposed in wetlands.
The panel is also mandated with the responsibility to ensure compliance to the Wetlands (Conservation and Management Rules, 2010). The term of panel had expired on August 22 last, but a notification issued by Jha, who also doubles up as ex-officio joint secretary said re-constitution of the expert committee is approved.
CTP, Director of Panchayats, Director Municipal Administration, Member Secretary of Goa State Biodiversity Board, Member Secretary of Goa State Pollution Control Board, Member of Goa State Council for Science & Technology, Dr G N Nayak, an expert, and Dr Vinod Dhargalkar, a former scientist from NIO, are members of the panel.
The term of this committee would be for the period of one year and may be subsequently renewed.
