Bhubaneswar : Siddhanta Das, expert member of National Green Tribunal (NGT) and former DG (Forests) has been appointed the Chairman of Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
Das a retired IFS officer served 4 years as Secretary of Odisha State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and made a mark for strict enforcement of Environment Laws. He also served for 2 years as Project Director of a Food Security programme for selected tribal populace taken up under World Food Programme (WFP), a branch of the United Nations.
After retirement, he has joined the National Green Tribunal as an Expert Member with effect from January 1.