Constitution of the Board
The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board was constituted under Section 4 of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 by the Government of Meghalaya vide Notification No. PHE. 161/83/1 Dated the 16th November, 1983. The Government of Meghalaya vide Notification No.ENV.6/2008/106 Dated the 15th May, 2014 has transferred the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board from the Administrative Control of the Public Health Engineering Department to the Forests and Environment Department. The last reconstitution of the Board was notified vide Notification No. FOR.107/2014/559 Dated 28th January 2021.
The Board consists of 17(seventeen) members nominated by the State Government as per provisions laid down in Sub-Section (2) of Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Besides the Chairman and the Member Secretary, there are 5(five) official members representing various State Government Departments, 5(five) members representing Local Authorities, 2(two) Members representing the Companies or Corporations owned, managed or controlled by the State Government and 3(three) Non-official Members. The list of the present Members of the Board is given below:-
| CURRENT LIST OF BOARD MEMBERS | ||
| Sl No. | Name |
Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shri. R. Nainamalai, IFS, CF (CC, R&T) Shillong Addl. Charge as CF (P&GIS). | Chairman |
| 2. | Dr. George H. Chyrmang, MFS | Member Secretary |
| OFFICIAL MEMBERS | ||
| 3. | Chief Conservator of Forests/Conservator of Forests nominated by the principal Chief Conservator of Forests & HoFF, Meghalaya | Member |
| 4. | Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering, Meghalaya, | Member |
| 5. | The Director of Commerce & Industries, Meghalaya, or his nominee | Member |
| 6. | The Director of Health Services (Research, etc), Meghalaya, or his nominee | Member |
| 7. | The Director, Urban affairs, Meghalaya, or his nominee | Member |
| MEMBER FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES | ||
| 8. | The Chief Executive Member, Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council or his nominee | Member |
| 9. | The Chief Executive Member, Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council or his nominee | Member |
| 10. | The Chief Executive Member,Garo Hills Autonomous District Council or his nominee | Member |
| 11. | The Chairman, Shillong Municipal Board or his nominee | Member |
| 12. | TThe Chairman,Tura Municipal Board or his nominee | Member |
| NON OFFICIAL MEMBERS | ||
| 13. | Dr. (Mrs) W. Papang, Retd. Director of A.H & Vet, Department Bishop Falls, Lower Mawprem, Shillong | Member |
| 14. | Shri. Y. Shylla, Retd. Director of Horticulture, Mynthong Near District Library, Jowai, West Jaintia Hills District | Member |
| 15. | Shri. B. M. Momin, Retd. Director of Fisheries, Upper Chandmary, West Garo Hills District, Tura | Member |
| REPRESENTATIVES FROM COMPANIES or CORPORATION | ||
| 16. | The Managing Director, Meghalaya Industrial Deveopment Corporation or his nominee | Member |
| 17. | The Managing Director, Meghalaya Mineral Development Corporation or his nominee | Member |