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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-02042025-262219
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1540]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025/CHAITRA 11, 1947
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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY
[PART II-SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st April, 2025
S.O. 1559(E).— WHEREAS the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1),
clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub-section (2), and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29
of 1986) read with sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, issued a notification to declare an
Eco-Sensitive Zone around Gaga Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Gujarat in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-
II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1865(E), dated the 07th June, 2017;
AND WHEREAS the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient in the public
interest to amend the said notification;
AND WHEREAS sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 provides that whenever it
appears to the Central Government that it is in the public interest to do so, it may dispense with the requirement of
notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986;
AND WHEREAS the Central Government is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to dispense with the
requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for
amending the notification number S.O. 1865(E), dated the 07th June, 2017;
Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub-
section (2) and sub-section(3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub-rule
(4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the following
amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1865(E), dated
the 7th June, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: -
"5. Monitoring Committee. – The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee consisting of
the following persons, namely: -
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| (i) | Collector, Devbhumi Dwarka District | Chairman, ex officio; |
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| (ii) | Representative of the Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Gujarat | Member, ex officio; |
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| (iii) | Regional officer, State Pollution Control Board | Member, ex officio; |
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| (iv) | One representative of a Non-Governmental Organisation working in the field of Environment or Wildlife (including heritage conservation) to be | Member; |
| | nominated by the Government of Gujarat from time to time every three years | |
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| (v) | An expert in the area of ecology or ornithology or wildlife from a reputed institution or university to be nominated by the Government of Gujarat | Member; |
| | from time to time every three years | |
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| (vi) | Senior Town Planer of area | Member, ex-officio; |
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| (vii) | Member, State Biodiversity Board | Member, ex-officio; |
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| (viii)| Deputy Conservator of Forest, Jamagar and Devbhumi Dwarka | Member Secretary, |
| | | ex- officio. |
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6. Functions of the Monitoring Committee.- (1) The Monitoring Committee shall, based on the actual site-
specific conditions scrutinise, the activities covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Government of
India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forest, number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September,
2006, and are falling in the Eco-sensitive Zone, except for the prohibited activities as specified in the Table
under paragraph 4 thereof, and referred to the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change or the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, as the case may be, for prior
environmental clearances under the provisions of the said notification.
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(2) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and falling in the
Eco-sensitive Zone, except for the prohibited activities specified in the Table under paragraph 4 thereof, shall
be scrutinised by the Monitoring Committee based on the actual site-specific conditions and referred to the
concerned regulatory authorities.
(3) The Member-Secretary of the Monitoring Committee or the Collector or the Deputy Conservator of Forests
shall be competent to file complaint under section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 against any
person who contravenes the provisions of this notification.
(4) The Monitoring Committee may invite a representative or expert from the Department concerned,
representative from the industry associations or stakeholders to assist the committee in its deliberations
depending on the requirements on case-to-case basis.
(5) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report of its activities annually for the period
up to the 31st March of every year to the Chief Wildlife Warden by the 30th June of that year in pro-forma
specified in Annexure-IV.
(6) The Central Government may give such directions in writing, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for
effective discharge of its functions.".
[F. No. 25/84/2015-ESZ-RE]
DR. S. KERKETTA, Scientist "G"
Note.- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (ii), vide S.O. 1865(E), dated the 7th June, 2017.