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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-04042025-262283
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1575]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025/ CHAITRA 13, 1947
2344 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd April, 2025
S.O. 1594(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 Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-
II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide S.O. 1603(E), dated the 17th May, 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. 1603(E), dated the 17th May, 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 in the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate
Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide S.O. 1603(E), dated
the 17th May, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraph shall be substituted namely:
"5. Monitoring Committee. -The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring committee consisting of
the following persons specified in the Table below, namely: -
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| (i) | The Collector of Raigad District | Chairman; exofficio, |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| (ii)| A representative of Non-governmental Organisation working in| Member; |
| | the field of environment to be nominated by the Government | |
| | of Maharashtra from time to time every three years. | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| (iii)| One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be | Member; |
| | nominated by the Government of Maharashtra from time to | |
| | time every three years. | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| (iv)| Member-Secretary or Member of the Maharashtra State | Member; exofficio, |
| | Biodiversity Board | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| (v) | Conservator of Forest, Thane district | Member; exofficio, |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| (vi)| The Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control | Member; exofficio, |
| | Board | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| (vii)| The Senior Town Planner of the area | Member; exofficio, |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| (viii)| The Deputy Conservator of Forest, Wildlife Division, Thane| Member Secretary exofficio. |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
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, vide 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.
(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 as 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 representative or expert from Department concerned,
representative from industry associations or stakeholders to assist 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 for the period up
to the 31st March of every year by the 30th June of that year to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State 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. 25/16/2015-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. 1603 (E), dated the 17th May, 2017.
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AMIT KUMAR
JAISWAL
Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR
JAISWAL
Date: 2025.04.04 16:33:12 +05'30'