No. Commissioner/P.R/117(A)/2008-09 Office of the Commissioner Dated- 08-07-2008 Subject: Regarding Public Interest Litigation application No. 7107/2008 setting up the Sustainable Development Empowered Technical Advisory Committee as per Hon ble High Court order dated 28.6.2008. Ref: Public Interest Litigation application No.7107/2008 - order of the High Court Date 28.6.2008 thereon. With reference to the public interest litigation No.7107/2008, The Hon ble High Court in its order dated 28.6.2008 directed the respondent No.(6)Bruhut Mahanagara Palike to appoint a committee under the Chairmanship of Sri Yellappa Reddy, I.F.S. (Retd) to oversee the developmental works in the limits of the Palike, such as developmental works to meet infrastructure requirements and basic needs of the public like road widening, setting up of the international Airport, Metro Rail, etc. without affecting the environment. This Sustainable Development Empowered Technical Advisory Committee was ordered to be formed. Accordingly, as per the order of the Hon ble High Court, the Bruhut Mahanagara Palike has formed the Sustainable Development Empowered Technical Advisory Committee with the following s:- 1. Sri Yellappa Reddy, IFS (Retd) Chairman No.9 - c 1 st A Main road, 5 th stage, M.C.H.S colony, Sector 6, H.S.R. layout 560003 2. Dr Subarayan Prasanna, Ph.D Retd. Professor Town and Country Planning, Indian Institute of Management, 271,2 nd Stage,Ideal Homers, -560092 3. Dr. Shirdi Prasad Thekur, Community Health Specialist, Child Specialist; 804, Srinivas, 16th Main road, 19 th cross, Banashankari
IInd stage -560070 4. Dr. Carol Upadhyaya, Ph.D Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Social Anthropologist National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangaloe-560012. 5. Dr. Parameshwar Lake Side Hospital, Halasuru Lake, 6. Dr. Sharma Ramky Environ Engineers Rajajinagar,, 7. Dr. Shekar Madhu Civil engineering Department, Indian Institutes of Science 8. Forest Protection Officer. 9. Chief Officers (Bruhut Roads) 10. Assistant Forest Protection Officer (Sub-Section-1) The above committee will work taking into consideration the following points:-
1. In the Forest section of the, Sri M.R Suresh is working as the Tree Officer and Assistant Conservator of Forests Sub-Section-1, B.B.M.P. He has been appointed as Secretary of the committee with the permission of the respected Chairman; he will fix up the meeting dates, send invitations to the members, record the proceedings of the meetings, maintain the records of the proceedings and files and he will be responsible for keeping the Chairman informed about the arrangements made for meetings in advance and carry on with the other work of the Committee. 2. Keeping in mind the basic needs of the public and with regard to the progress of the developmental works, in cases where the trees are to be removed for widening of roads, a Technical Committee consisting of three to five members to inspect the spots has to be formed and its report obtained. 3. In the absence of the Chairman for the meetings, Dr Parmeshwar shall be Acting Chairman to conduct the meetings. 4. The applicant officers should be present with all the necessary documents, and place them before the committee and the concerned Assistant Conservator of Forests and the Forest Officers and the Area Forest Officers should attend the meetings with all the concerned records. 5. The committee shall take up for discussion the traffic situation in the city, representations from Senior Citizens, children and the differently abled and give suitable directions 6. The proceedings of the meetings shall be held in Kannada and decisions recorded in Kannada only. 7. In case consensus is not arrived at in any matter, the fact must be brought to the notice of the legal aid committees Lok Adalath as per the order of the Hon ble High Court of Karnataka. The Legal Aid Commitees decision shall be final and directions will be issued to carry out the order Copy : Commissioner 1. Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, 3 rd floor, 2. Principal Secretary, City Development Department, Multi Storey building, Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi, 3. Principal Secretary, Forest, Environment and Ecology Department, Multi storey Building Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi,, 4. Principal Secretary, Home and Transport Department,Vidhana Soudha, 5. Secretary, Metropolitan and Transport Authority, No. 340, Vikasa Soudha, 6. Secretary, City Development Department, Government of India, Nirman Bhavan Delhi-110001. 7. Secretary, Environment and Forest Department, Government of India,
Paryavarana Bhavan, Ego-complex, Lodhi Road Delhi. 8. Secretary, Road Transport and Highway, Sarige Bhavan,1,Parliament street, Delhi 10001. 9. Commissioner, Development Authority, T.Chowdiah road, - 560026. 10. Secretary, City Planning Department, Multi-storey Building, Dr Ambedkar Veedhi, 11. Planning Officer, Metro Rail Corporation std.,3 rd floor, BMTC complex, K.H road, Shanthinagar, -560027. 12. Commissioner of Police, city, Infantry road, 13. Special Commissioner (Project),, 14. Special Commissioner (Administration), 15. Special Commissioner (Revenue and finance), Bruhut Mahanagara Palike. 16. Conservator of Forests, Assistant Conservator of Forests (Sub-Divisional-1&2) and all RFO s of the area,, 17. Assistant Conservator of Forests, city division, Aranya Bhavan, 18. To all Assistant Commissioners/ Joint commissioners of Bruhut Mahanagara Palike for further necessary action. 19. Chief Engineer (Projects)and all Officers working under him for further Necessary action. 20. Chief Engineer (major roads)and all Officers working under him for Further necessary action. 21. Chief Engineer (SWD)and all Officers working under him for further Necessary action. 22. Chief Engineer(Project-2)lakes and parks/assistant Conservator of Forests/ RFO s /Executive Engineer/ Assistant Executive Engineer for further necessary action. 23. All the Zonal Executive Engineers for further action. 24. Joint Commissioner(Horticulture) and all Horticulture Officers of Zones for further action. 25. Chief Accounts Officers for further action. 26. Dr.Robert John Chandran, Trustee Environment Support Group,No.105, East end B main road, Jayanagar 9 th block, east, -560069. 27. Shri Leo Saldanha, no.1 Pearl Gardens, Vajarahalli Kanakpura Road, -560062. 28. Smt. Kathyayini Chamaraj, trustee, CIVIC,,No.6,2 nd floor, Kasthuri apartment, 35/23, Langford Road, Shanthinagar, 560025. 29. Office files.
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