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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-09012025-260088
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 148]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025/PAUSHA 19, 1946
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th January, 2025
S.O. 150(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 Bir Dosanjh Wildlife Sanctuary, Punjab in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2480 (E), dated the 21st July, 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. 2480 (E), dated the 21st July, 2016;
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. 2480 (E), dated the 21st July, 2016,
namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5, 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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| (a) | The Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Government of Punjab | Chairman, ex officio; |
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| (b) | Representative of Department of Rural Development and Panchayat, Government of | Member, ex officio; |
| | Punjab | |
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| (c) | Representative of the Regional Office, Punjab State Pollution Control Board | Member, ex officio; |
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| (d) | One representative of Non-governmental Organisations working in the field of | Member |
| | environment (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the Government | |
| | of Punjab for a period of three years. | |
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| (e) | One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the | Member |
| | Government of Punjab for a period of three years. | |
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| (f) | One representative of Department of Rural Development and Housing Department, | Member, ex officio; |
| | Government of Punjab | |
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| (g) | One representative of Agricultural, Government of Punjab | Member, ex officio; |
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| (h) | One representative of District Collector of Patiala | Member, ex officio; |
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| (i) | One representative of State Biodiversity Board | Member, ex officio; |
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| (j) | Divisional Forest Officer (In-charge of Protected Area) | Member Secretary, ex |
| | | officio. |
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(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 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 maybe, for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of that
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 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 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
industry associations or stakeholders to assist the committee in its deliberations depending on the requirements
on case to case basis.
(6) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report of its activities 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.
(7) The Central Government may give such directions in writing, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for
effective discharge of its functions.".
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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. 2480 (E), dated the 21st July, 2016.