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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-09012025-260073
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 113]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025/PAUSHA 17, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th January, 2025
S.O. 115(E)-WHEREAS the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred under 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 Melukote Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 3084(E), dated the 21st September, 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. 3084(E), dated the 21st September, 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. 3084(E), dated
the 21st September, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: -
"5. Monitoring Committee. - The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee for
effective monitoring of the provisions of this notification consisting of the following persons, namely:-
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| (i) | The Regional Commissioner, Mysuru | Chairman, ex officio; |
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| (ii)| Hon'ble Member of Legislative Assembly, | Member, ex officio; |
| | Melukote* | |
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| (iii)| One representative of the Department of | Member, ex officio; |
| | Environment, Government of Karnataka | |
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| (iv)| One representative of the Department of Urban | Member, ex officio; |
| | Development, Government of Karnataka | |
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| (v) | Regional officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control | Member, ex officio; |
| | Board, Mysuru | |
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| (vi)| Deputy Commissioner, Mandya District | Member, ex officio; |
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| (vii)| One expert in ecology or wildlife from a reputed | Member; |
| | institution or university to be nominated by the | |
| | Government of Karnataka for a period of three | |
| | years | |
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| (viii)| One representative of a non-governmental | Member; |
| | organisation working in the field of environment or | |
| | wildlife or nature conservation including heritage | |
| | conservation to be nominated by the Government | |
| | of Karnataka for a period of three years | |
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| (ix)| Member, Karnataka State Biodiversity Board | Member, ex officio; |
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| (x) | The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, | Member, ex officio; |
| | Mandya | |
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| (xi)| The Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife | Member Secretary, |
| | Division, Mysuru | ex officio. |
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*(Subject to the State Government of Karnataka obtaining relevant approvals inter alia including permission from the
Speaker of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka, if required).
6. Functions of 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 (Ε),
dated the 14th September, 2006 and 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 that
notification.
(2) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred in sub-paragraph (1) and falling in
the Eco-Sensitive Zone, except for the prohibited activities 9specified 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.
(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, 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.
(5) 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 by the 30th June of that year in
proforma specified in Annexure V.
(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. 25/133/2015-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 number S.O. 3084 (E), dated the 21st September, 2017.