Anil Kumar Jha, who stepped down as Chairman, Coal India Limited, the Maharatna coal mining giant in January 2020 on attaining superannuation has been appointed as a Member of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, through a Government gazette dated July 23. Jha will hold the office as Member of EAC for a term of one year till June 5, 2021.
The ten member committee consisting of a Chairman including Jha, as Member, assumes importance in safeguarding the overall environment status and also on the basis of merit advises environment clearances.
