—(1) The State Government shall, with effect from such date as it may, by notification, appoint, constitute an Authority to be called the East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority.

(2)

[ The Authority shall consist of the following Members:-

(i)

Minister-in-Charge, Department of Environment,

Government of West Bengal,

Chairperson

(ii)

the Chief Secretary to the Government of West

Bengal,.

Member;

(iii)

the Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal

Secretary or the Secretary, as the case may be, Department of

Environment, Government of West Bengal,

Member Secretary;

(iv)

the Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal

Secretary or the Secretary, as the case may be, Department of

Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation,

Government of West Bengal.

Member

(v)

the Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal

Secretary or the Secretary, as the case may be, Department of

Fisheries, Government of West Bengal,

Member

(vi)

the Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal

Secretary or the Secretary, as the case may be, Department of

Forests, Government of West Bengal,

Member

(vii)

the Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal

Secretary or the Secretary, as the case may be, Department of

Panchayats and Rural Development,

Member

(viii)

the Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal

Secretary or the Secretary, as the case may be, Department of

Irrigation and Waterways,

Member

(ix)

the Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal

Secretary or the Secretary, as the case may be, Department of

Tourism,

Member;

(x)

four experts to be nominated by the State

Government each in the areas of wetland ecology, hydrology,

fisheries and Socio-economics.

Member;]

(3)

The Authority shall be a body corporate with the name specified in sub-section (1) having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and may, by the aforesaid name, sue or be sued.