Committee of Eminent persons on Sethu Samudram Shipping Channel Project meets
The Committee of Eminent Persons constituted by the Government of India on Sethu Samudram Shipping Channel Project held its first meeting on 11th October, 2007 in New Delhi in which all the Members of the Committee were present.
The Terms of Reference of the Committee are to invite objections and suggestions from all concerned including the writ Petitioners in the court cases in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, having interest in the Sethu Samudram Shipping Channel Project and to consider all
suggestions/proposals/documents after giving them a personal hearing. The Committee comprises of :-
i) Prof. S. Ramachandran - Chairman of Monitoring Committee on
Environmental Impact Issues, of Sethu Samudram Ship Channel Project and
Vice-Chancellor of University of Madras – Convenor
ii) Prof. R.S. Sharma - Former Professor of History, Delhi University
iii) Dr. M. Sakthivel - President of Aqua Culture Foundation of India
iv) Prof. Dilip K. Biswas - former Chairman of Central Pollution Control
Board, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India
v) Dr. J.R.B. Alfred - former Director of Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
vi) Dr. S.R. Wate - Deputy Director of National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur
vii) Prof. P. Jagadeesan - former Vice-Chancellor of Bharatidasan
University, Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu
viii) Prof. Y. Vaikuntham - former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University,
Andhra Pradesh
ix) Dr. K. Paddayya - Director of Deccan College, Pune
x) Shri R.K. Jain, IAS - Managing Director, Indian Ports Association -
Member Secretary
The Committee after detailed deliberation on the matter referred to it, decided to invite objections and suggestions from all concerned including the writ Petitioners so as to reach at the following address of the Committee by 1700 hrs. on 31st October, 2007. Member Secretary, Committee of Eminent Persons on Sethu Samudram Shipping Channel Project The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Post Graduate & Research Development Block, "Poompozhil", 5, Greenways Road, Chennai - 600 028.
Tel No. : 044-24959005, 044-24959006
The objections/suggestions have to be submitted either through RegisteredAD or delivered at the above address in Chennai on all days upto 31stOctober, 2007 except on 21st October, 2007 from 1000 hrs. to 1700 hrs. The Committee will also give a personal hearing from 29th October, 2007 to 6th November, 2007 (all days including holidays) at the above address tween 1000 hrs. to 1700 hrs. Out of this, the period from 4th to 6th November, 2007 has been kept for giving personal hearing to the Petitioners, who can come on any of these days as per their convenience. To participate in the hearing, proof of having submitted the objections/suggestions in the form of acknowledgement of the Committee or Postal receipt have to be produced by all concerned except the
Petitioners.
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