K.Deenabandu, former IAS officer, has been made chairman of theState-level Expert Appraisal Committee(SEAC).
The Committee’smainfunction isassistthe State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority(SEIAA), which isempowered to grantenvironmentalclearance toprojects for the purpose ofmitigatingpollution and protectingthe environment.
According to a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on January 11, Mr.Deenabanduwill hold the office forthree years.
