The committee includes a senior officer from the National

Disaster Management Authority, senior scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, and an ecological expert from the GB Pant Institute, Himachal Pradesh.

Other members are the chief town planner, Shimla and the senior architect (planner) from the Public Works Department, a senior scientist from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), a professor from the School of Planning and Architect, New Delhi and a senior scientist from the Institute of Himalaya Forest Research Institute.

The order was passed on the plea filed by Himachal resident Yogendra Mohan Sengupta who had sought a detailed study on the carrying capacity of hills in Shimla.

The green panel had on May 30, 2014 restrained the municipal corporation, the state government and other authorities from carrying out any construction or permitting any construction in the green areas of the city.

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