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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.
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