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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-05102024-257720
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3978]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2024/ASVINA 12, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4 October, 2024
S.O. 4337(E).- WHEREAS, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-
section (1) and 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 Baraila Lake Salim Ali Jubba Sahni
Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide
number S.O.3517(E), dated the 23rd November, 2016;
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. S.O.3517(E), dated the 23rd November,
2016;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and 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.3517(E), dated the 23rd November, 2016, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5 the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: -
"5. Monitoring Committee. (1) The Central Government hereby constitutes a
committee for effective monitoring of the Provisions of this notification consisting of the following
persons, namely:-
(a) District Collector, Vaishali District
Chairman, ex officio;
(b) One representative of the Revenue Department, State Government of
Bihar
Member, ex officio;
(c) One representative of the Water Resource Department, State
Government of Bihar
Member, ex officio;
(d) One representative of the Public Works Department, State Government
of Bihar
Member, ex officio;
(e) One representative of Bihar State Pollution Control Board, Patna
Member, ex officio;
(f) One representative of Non-governmental Organisations working in the
field of environment (including heritage conservation) to be nominated Member
by the State Government of Bihar for a period of three years.
(g) An expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by Member
the Government of Bihar for a period of three years.
(h) One representative of Bihar State Biodiversity Board
Member, ex officio;
(i) Divisional Forest Officer, Vaishali District
Member-Secretary.
(2) 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 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 notification.
(3) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (2) 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 regulatory authorities concerned.
(4) 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.
(5) The Monitoring Committee may invite a representative or expert from the Department, a
representative from the industry associations or stakeholders to assist the committee in its
deliberations depending on the requirements on a case to case basis.
(6) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the action taken report of its activities annually for the
period up to the 31st March of every year to the Chief Wildlife Warden in the State by the 30th June
of that year in proforma specified in Annexure-III.
(7) 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. 25/31/2015-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 notification number S.O. 3517 (E), dated the 23rd November,
2016.
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