Order

Learned Attorney General has shown to us the draft of the order pro­posed to be made by the Government of India. Ministry of Environment and Forests in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 3 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 constituting an Authority to be known as the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for the National Capital Region consisting of the persons, namely, (1) Shri Bhure Lal; (2) Shri D.K. Biswas, Chairman - Central Pollution Control Board; (3) Shri Anil Aggarwal; (4) Shri Jagdish Khattar; and (5) Smt. Kiran Dhingra and to invest the Authori­ty with the powers and functions specified therein. We are satisfied that this step being taken by the Government is appropriate and time­ly. We would, however, like to add that except for the Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board being an ex-officio Member of the Authority, the remaining four persons named above are to be in the Committee not merely by virtue of their office but because of the personal qualifications on account of which they are included in the Committee. The learned Attorney General states that the order had not been formerly been made so far