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Notification amending the Eco-Sensitive Zone declared around the Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.

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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, by notification S.O. 5293(E) dated 9th December 2024 and issued 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 (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, further amended the principal notification S.O. 654(E) dated 11th February 2020 (previously amended by S.O. 4331(E) dated 3rd October 2024) that declared an Eco-Sensitive Zone around the Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra; the Central Government dispensed with prior public notice under rule 5(3)(a) in the public interest; the amendment substitutes sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1 to specify the Eco-Sensitive Zone extends 0 to 400 metres around the Sanctuary with a total area of 590.78 square kilometres across 100 patches (three patches at 0 metres) in Tehsil Karjat of District Ahmednagar and the Municipal Corporation limits of Nehru Nagar and Pratap Nagar in North Solapur Taluka, Maharashtra; it also substitutes the boundary description for Patch No. 28 in Annexure 1A, the area entries for serial number 28 (2619.80/2105.08) and the revised total (36672.98/59078.14) in Annexure 1B, replaces Annexures IIB, IIC, IID and IIE (maps), and substitutes coordinate entries 194 to 198 in Annexure III; issued under file number 25/38/2018-ESZ and signed by Dr. S. Kerketta, Scientist "G".

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-09122024-259280 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4898] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 18, 1946 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th December, 2024 S.O. 5293(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 the Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 654 (E), dated the 11th February, 2020; 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. 654 (E), dated the 11th February, 2020; 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 further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, number S.O. 654 (E), dated the 11th February, 2020, namely:- In the said notification, (i) in paragraph 1, for sub- paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely: - "(2) The Eco-sensitive Zone shall extend from 0 metre to 400 meters around the Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary and the area of the Eco-sensitive Zone is 590.78 square kilometres comprising of 100 patches out of which three patches have 0 metres from the Eco-sensitive Zone and falling in Tehsil Karjat of District Ahmednagar and Municipal Corporation limits of Nehru Nagar and Pratap Nagar in North Solapur Taluka of the State of Maharashtra.>>; (ii) in Annexure 1A, in the Table, for patch no. 28 and the entries relating thereto, the following patch no. and entries shall be substituted, namely: - "28 The Eco-sensitive Zone is surrounded clockwise from the North by road, Gat no. 317, 315, 31, 313, 321, 322, 324, 364, 363, 359, 358, 355, road 337, 338, 349, 348, 345, 344, 342 in Chandgaon village of Taluka Shrigonda. Gat no. 407, road 294, 297, 300, 318, 321, 24, 382, 386, 387, 377, 379, 380, 327, 328, 330, 336, 347, 346, 345, 354 in village Rakshaswadi khurd of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 325, 305, 302, 297, 309, 308, 307, 314, 315, 321, 319, 328 to 330, 332 to 338, 342, 345, road 390, 386, 345, 384, 383, 380, 379, 378, 377, 372, 371, 368, road 365, 384, 383, 380 road 355 road 134, 137, 138, 140 to 145 in village Rakshaswadi budruk of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 67, 68, 76, 77, 73 road 80, 114, 113, 112, 111 road 60, 56, 50, 48, 40, 41, 37, 36, road 17, 15, 5, 4, 98, 99, 102, 103, 92, 105, 106, 80, 83, V.B. Rakshaswadi budruk, in village Balwandi of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 213, road 202, 201, 195, 197, 193, 188, 189, 181, 180, 145, 146, 141, 132, 133, 116, 124, 119 in village Talwadi of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 570, 522, 521, 523, 518, 517, 510, 507, 508, 504, 535, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 497 to 500, 409, 415, 416, 417, 418, 430, 432, 440, 438, 439, Road 390, 389, 388, 387, 386, 385, 384, 383, 349, 363, 372, 374,392/B in village Baradgaon Sudrik of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 29, 16, 66 to 75, 33, 34, 37, 38, 36, 42, 47, 45, 46 in village Hingangaon of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 203, 228, 199, 195, 196, 129, 193, 183, 190, 184, 188, road 530, 526, 515, 524, 523 road 512, 513, 510 in village Jalalpur of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 503, 510, 509, 511, 512, 499, 403/1, 498, 499, 403/2, 401, 393, 392, 391, 387, 386, 389, 383, 365/B, Road 373, 372, 371, 370, 366, road 362, 364, 361, 140/8, 149 in village Shedgaon of Taluka Shrigonda. Gat no. 128, 127, 126, 125, 123, 122, 121, 118, 117, 116, 84, 83, 103, 102, 99, 97, 96, 91, 94, 93, 92, 5, 7, road, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, nala, 179, 260, 151, 152, 153, 154, 144, 139, 141, 140, 138, nala in village Taju of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 176, 185, 202, road, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, nala, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 278, 279, 283, 288, 287 in village Rakshaswadi budruk of Taluka Karjat. Gat no. 140/2, 141, 142, 138, 135, 131, 127, 126, 125, 121 road 172, 108, 107, 106 in village Shedgaon of Taluka Shrigonda, and Gat no. 28, 29, 40, 37, 38, 39, 44, 62, road, 60, 59, 46, 50, 49, 48, road, 4/C/1, road, 4/A, Road in village Takali Kadewalit of Taluka Shrigonda."; (iii) in Annexure 1B, in the Table,- (a) for serial number (28) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely: - +-----+-----+----------+----------+ | (28)| 28. | 2619.80 | 2105.08 | +-----+-----+----------+----------+ (b) In the entries occurring after serial number (100), for the entry relating to total, the following shall be submitted, namely: - +-------+-----------+------------+ | Total | 36672.98 | 59078.14" | +-------+-----------+------------+ (iv) for Annexure- IIB, the following Annexure shall be substituted, namely: - "Annexure IIB Google map of- Annexure IIB GOOGLE MAP OF GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND ITS ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE Legend Google Earth Image Landsat/Copernicus 60 km (v) for Annexure- IIC, the following Annexure shall be substituted, namely: - "Annexure- IIC ANNEXURE - IIC PACTH MAP OF THE GREAT INDIAN BUSTERD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND ITS ECO - SENSITIVE ZONE MAP SHOWING GIB SANCTUARY AND ESZ PATCH WISE MAP IN AHMEDNAGAR AND SOLAPUR FOREST DIVISION. Legend GIB Sactuery Boundary GIB ESZ Bourady Village Boundary Taluka Boundary Patch No. (vi) for Annexure- IID, the following Annexure shall be substituted, namely: - "Annexure -IID ANNEXURE - IID MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF THE GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ON SURVEY OF INDIA (SOI)TOPOSHEET MAP SHOWING GIB SANCTUARY AND ESZ MAP IN AHMEDNAGAR AND SOLAPUR FOREST DIVISION. Legend GIB Sactuary Boundary GIB ESZ Boundary Village Boundary Taluka Boundary (vii) in Annexure- IIE, for Patch No.28, the following Patch shall be substituted, namely: - "PATCH ΝΟ.28 GIB ESZ PATCH WISE BOUNDARY DISCRIPTION MAP PATCH NO. - 28 Legend GIB Area ESZ Area Village Boundary Gut Boundary PA A ESZ 1 "; (viii) in Annexure- III, in co-ordinates of PATCH NO.28, under the heading “AREA OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE", for number 194, 195, 196, 197, 198 and entries relating thereto, namely: - +-----+-----------------------------------+ | | Area of the Eco-sensitive Zone | +=====+===================================+ | 194 | E 74°47'11.015" N 18°27'30.328" | +-----+-----------------------------------+ | 195 | E 74°47′15.468" N 18°27′29.234" | +-----+-----------------------------------+ | 196 | E 74°47′18.804" N 18°27′27.175" | +-----+-----------------------------------+ | 197 | E 74°47'20.456" N 18°28'14.951" | +-----+-----------------------------------+ | 198 | E 74°47′18.336" N 18°28'07.917" | +-----+-----------------------------------+ [F. No. 25/38/2018-ESZ] 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. 654 (E), dated the 11th February, 2020 and amended vide number S.O. 4331 (E), dated the 3rd October, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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