Sisir Kumar Ratho has been appointed as Chairman of the Odisha State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA, Odisha).
The appointment was made by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change on the recommendation of the State Government. Ratho superannuated as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force, Odisha on June 30.
Ratho has coauthored a book “Agro Forestry Manual for Asia Pacific Region” published by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Secretariat, Bonn (Germany) in 2004. He also published a book titled “Eternal Wisdom of the Tribes” during his tenure as Joint Secretary in the National Commission for Schedule Tribes, New Delhi in 2018.
With his vast experience in environment and forest sector, Ratho is expected to bring transformation in the accordance of Environment Clearances by the SEIAA through an objective and expeditious manner.