Declaration of ESZ around Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka

5140 GI/202 3 (1) रजजस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3411] NEW DELH I, WEDNES DAY, AUGUST 9, 2023/ SHRAVANA 18, 1945 CG-DL-E-10082023-248003 (3) 1 15° 39' 17.824" ई 74° 15' 8.283" पू 2 15° 37' 33.566" ई 74° 14' 38.632" पू 3 15° 37' 22.233" ई 74° 14' 53.144" पू 4 15° 37' 35.888" ई 74° 15' 12.495" पू 5 15° 36' 56.704" ई 74° 15' 50.955" पू 6 15° 36' 23.875" ई 74° 15' 36.013" पू 7 15° 35' 33.765" ई 74° 15' 37.243" पू 8 15° 34' 49.465" ई 74° 14' 54.959" पू 9 15° 34' 38.681" ई 74° 15' 2.717" पू 10 15° 34' 0.322" ई 74° 14' 42.498" पू 11 15° 33' 44.118" ई 74° 15' 24.996" पू 12 15° 33' 53.768" ई 74° 15' 44.741" पू 13 15° 32' 58.636" ई 74° 16' 23.451" पू 14 15° 31' 21.526" ई 74° 16' 41.706" पू 15 15° 31' 30.043" ई 74° 17' 29.571" पू 16 15° 31' 1.035" ई 74° 19' 35.949" पू 17 15° 31' 5.700" ई 74° 20' 31.167" पू 18 15° 30' 26.257" ई 74° 21' 12.532" पू 19 15° 28 ' 49.597" ई 74° 22' 30.251" पू 20 15° 30' 46.685" ई 74° 25' 24.960" पू 21 15° 31' 40.818" ई 74° 24' 29.412" पू 22 15° 32' 25.818" ई 74° 24' 32.292" पू 23 15° 32' 57.498" ई 74° 25' 32.412" पू 24 15° 35' 4.578" ई 74° 24' 10.332" पू 25 15° 34' 37.447" ई 74° 22' 47.932" पू 26 15° 34' 43.965" ई 74° 22' 10.903" पू 27 15° 35' 12.270" ई 74° 22' 28.710" पू 28 15° 35' 23.960" ई 74° 22' 53.792" पू 29 15° 35' 43.415" ई 74° 22' 38.672" पू 30 15° 35' 53.646" ई 74° 22' 7.555" पू 31 15° 36' 4.992" ई 74° 22' 28. 359" पू 32 15° 36' 30.385" ई 74° 22' 47.160" पू 33 15° 36' 43.509" ई 74° 23' 28.228" पू 34 15° 37' 2.329" ई 74° 23' 32.929" पू 35 15° 37' 24.960" ई 74° 22' 29.217" पू 36 15° 36' 52.459" ई 74° 22' 19.008" पू 37 15° 36' 15.008" ई 74° 21' 51.217" पू 38 15° 36' 4.725" ई 74° 21' 14.297" पू 39 15° 37' 23.709" ई 74° 21' 42.735" पू 40 15° 37' 12.590" ई 74° 21' 31.071" पू 41 15° 37' 31.635" ई 74° 20' 42.959" पू 42 15° 36' 24.782" ई 74° 20' 1.725" पू 43 15° 35' 59.572" ई 74° 19' 9.299" पू 44 15° 36' 19.6 70" ई 74° 18' 42.768" पू 45 15° 36' 30.832" ई 74° 18' 12.327" पू 46 15° 36' 50.867" ई 74° 18' 37.149" पू 47 15° 36' 50.716" ई 74° 19' 36.580" पू 48 15° 37' 14.547" ई 74° 20' 10.161" पू 49 15° 38' 20.416" ई 74° 18' 49.208" पू 50 15° 38' 42.043" ई 74° 17' 41.244" पू 51 15° 39' 29.538" ई 74° 16' 5.772" पू 1 15° 39' 55.972" ई 74° 14' 46.070" पू 2 15° 39' 31.808" ई 74° 14' 40.372" पू 3 15° 39' 18.043" ई 74° 15' 8.065" पू 4 15° 39' 29.538" ई 74° 16' 5.772" पू 5 15° 38' 37.338" ई 74° 17' 24.972" पू 6 15° 38' 42.043" ई 74° 17' 41.244" पू 7 15° 38' 20.416" ई 74° 18' 49.208" पू 8 15° 37' 21.668" ई 74° 20' 10.387" पू 9 15° 36' 30.832" ई 74° 18' 12.327" पू 10 15° 36' 11.658" ई 74° 18' 27.977" पू 11 15° 36' 24.782" ई 74° 20' 1.725" पू 12 15° 37' 31.635" ई 74° 20' 42.959" पू 13 15° 37' 23.709" ई 74° 21' 42.735" पू 14 15° 36' 4.910" ई 74° 21' 12.889" पू 15 15° 36' 15.976" ई 74° 21' 50.536" पू 16 15° 36' 52.459" ई 74° 22' 19.008" पू 17 15° 37' 24.960" ई 74° 22' 29.217" पू 18 15° 36' 4.992" ई 74° 22' 28.359" पू 19 15° 34' 43.965" ई 74° 22' 10.903" पू 20 15° 35' 4.578" ई 74° 24' 10.332" पू 21 15° 32' 57.498" ई 74° 25' 32.412" पू 22 15° 32' 25.818" ई 74° 24' 32.292" पू 23 15° 31' 40.818" ई 74° 24' 29.412" पू 24 15° 30' 46.685" ई 74° 25' 24.960" पू 25 15° 28' 49.597" ई 74° 22' 30.251" पू 26 15° 28' 26.319" ई 74° 22' 18.503" पू 27 15° 28' 23.380" ई 74° 24' 56.166" पू 28 15° 28' 29.705" ई 74° 25' 9.09 3" पू 29 15° 28' 56.827" ई 74° 24' 41.271" पू 30 15° 29' 23.688" ई 74° 24' 37.357" पू 31 15° 29' 57.893" ई 74° 25' 22.899" पू 32 15° 29' 26.917" ई 74° 25' 23.915" पू 33 15° 29' 9.347" ई 74° 26' 3.865" पू 34 15° 29' 14.466" ई 74° 27' 4.633" पू 35 15° 29' 58.850" ई 74° 27' 8.658" पू 36 15° 30' 50.719" ई 74° 26' 33.410" पू 37 15° 30' 43.549" ई 74° 26' 6.808" पू 38 15° 31' 23.790" ई 74° 25' 58.176" पू 39 15° 31' 39.051" ई 74° 25' 18.731" पू 40 15° 32' 13.947" ई 74° 25' 19.975" पू 41 15° 32' 14.691" ई 74° 25' 59.104" पू 42 15° 33' 2.296" ई 74° 26' 22.488" पू 43 15° 34' 11.637" ई 74° 25' 49.089" पू 44 15° 34' 31.727" ई 74° 25' 43.909" पू 45 15° 34' 43.915" ई 74° 25' 14.881" पू 46 15° 35' 32.733" ई 74° 24' 53.097" पू 47 15° 37' 38.002" ई 74° 23' 19.267" पू 48 15° 38' 45.234" ई 74° 23' 21.981" पू 49 15° 39' 5.411" ई 74° 20' 27.259" पू 50 15° 39' 15.596" ई 74° 18' 42.697" पू 51 15° 40' 6.488" ई 74° 18' 3.859" पू 52 15° 39' 36.595" ई 74° 17' 35.797" पू 53 15° 39' 40.634" ई 74° 16' 59.324" पू 54 15° 40' 0.888" ई 74° 16' 53.152" पू 55 15° 40' 5.279" ई 74° 16' 34.000" पू 56 15° 40' 14.367" ई 74° 15' 56.429" पू 57 15° 40' 12.271" ई 74° 15' 40.852" पू 58 15° 39' 53.361" ई 74° 14' 59.031" पू क ु ल 530.59 5618 -2/7/1894 1042 -29/3/1921 5618 -2/7/1894 1042 -29/3/1921 5618 -2/7/1894 1098 -1/2/1919 1042 -29/3/1921 5618 -2/7/1894 1042 -29/3/1921 5618 -2/7/1894 5618 -2/7/1894 5618 -2/7/1894 5697 -19-3-1927 5618 -2/7/1894 1356 -19/5/1920 7425 -9/11/1888 15471 -14/9/1936 524-27/11/1903 5618 -2/7/1894 1356 -19/5/1920 5618 -2/7/1894 6008 -24/6/1911 12 वारकाडपते खानापुर 15.4957 74.4304 2459.82 5618 -2/7/1894 9494 -10/7/1894 3655 -21/2/1924 7एफ-1/3/1879 क ु ल 11244.79 22 0.9 129 1.31 55 2.53 52 3.34 64 1.63 11 7.40 09 6.45 22 0.40 23 0.50 24 2.87 25 3.44 26 1.31 34 0.50 35 0.20 36 6.0 33 3.13 29 2.04 30 1.61 15 3.03 18 0.82 31 2.22 32 2.53 37 2.73 38 0.2 50 7.79 51 1.92 48 0.76 49 3.74 44 0.32 43 5.16 42 3.74 41 7.08 40 0.6 39 0.36 191 0.91 192 0.6 193 1.31 184 3.94 183 1.0 188 1.10 189 0.35 182 5.97 10 2.1 185 1.6 14 6.1 19 0.3 17 0.9 26 1.3 48 0.8 49 1.7 50 2.3 58 4.2 83 0.8 84 0.45 28 0.68 26 0.24 30 0.29 39 0.69 37 2.31 40 0.89 41 0.68 42 0.24 31 2.9 33 4.6 32 2.8 23 0.79 22 6.2 21 0.8 20 2.4 19 0.84 18 0.32 17 0.10 16 0.51 15 1.36 14 5.2 86 4.2 87 8.2 89 2.3 12 1.31 03 0.45 01 1.31 70 1.3 04 0.48 05 0.14 06 0.05 07 0.06 08 0.12 09 4.2 10 1.8 11 7.2 85 1.82 90 0.08 60 1.32 61 2.92 55 5.2 56 0.09 57 0.93 62 4.3 63 1.2 65 0.45 66 0.9 67 1.5 68 0.8 69 1.3 क ु ल 100.91 57 2.7 09 4.53 02 6.2 06 4.8 73 1.22 69 2.26 02 1.90 17 2.3 28 4.2 2 0.71 3 0.32 4 1.23 5 0.36 6 1.70 7 3.51 8 2.19 9 0.56 10 0.53 11 2.14 12 0.94 13 1.90 14 2.18 15 1.29 16 6.98 17 0.49 18 0.89 19 0.50 20 0.12 21 4.2 22 2.8 23 1.8 26 09 28 0.53 29 2.48 30 0.15 31 0.78 32 0.87 33 0.65 34 4.12 35 2.39 36 2.15 37 3.77 38 0.38 39 1.44 40 0.45 41 4.93 42 0.97 2 1.30 3 0.51 4 0.26 5 0.56 6 0.07 7 0.12 8 0.10 9 0.13 10 0.12 11 0.50 12 0.56 13 0.6 15 0.77 16 0.14 17 0.53 18 0.49 19 0.31 20 0.15 21 0.08 22 0.85 23 0.11 24 0.19 25 0.46 26 0.38 28 0.10 29 2.10 30 0.66 31 0.29 32 1.07 33 0.09 34 0.16 35 0.09 37 0.15 38 1.72 41 1.30 42 1.77 43 1.77 44 0.47 45 0.10 46 0.13 47 0.73 29 0.9 28 4.6 57 2.8 33 4.9 72 46.1 52 4.85 53 4.54 54 1542.77 34 0.56 29 0.95 27 8.21 88 3.72 82 2.67 80 0.08 81 0.48 79 0.12 64 0.02 41 0.33 42 1.16 13 0.35 02 0.16 45 0.09 46 0.06 क ु ल 1576.63 60 1.18 58 1.38 56 601.11 क ु ल 611.17 04 4.75 05 9.2 79 236.2 75 4.28 01 160.0 74 0.12 03 0.3 क ु ल 415.96 क ु ल 794.42 03 4.55 क ु ल 633.96 57 337.31 51 5.66 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th August, 2023 S.O. 3565 (E).—In supersession of Ministry‟s draft notificat ion S.O. 74 (E), dated 7th January, 2016, the following notification which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by sub - section (1) read with clause (v) of sub -section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby published as required under sub -rule (3) of rule 5 of the environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the draft notification will be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the dated on which copies of the Gazette of India containing this notification are made available to the public. Any person desirous of making any objection or suggestion in respect of th e said draft notification may forward the same in writing for consideration of the Central Government within the period so specified to the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jorbagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi -110 003, or send it to the e -mail address of the Ministry at esz - [email protected] DRAFT NOTIFICATION AND WHEREAS, Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is spread in the catchment area of Mahadayi River in Khanapur taluk of Belagavi distri ct in Karnataka. It shares boundary with Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka and Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa.The total area of the Sanctuary is 19042.58 Ha. The Sanctuary has been carved out of reserve forest areas with high floral and faunal diversity. AND WHEREAS, Western Ghats due to their unique location play a vital role for conservation of biodiversity in the peninsula. The ecological abundance supported by them, their rich biodiversity and sensitive geomorphology add further uniqueness. Bhimgad region has extensive biodiversity and provides corridor for tiger and other wild animals with adjacent protected areas. Barapede cave of Bhimgad is the only known roosting site for Wroughton‟s Free Tailed bats in India.Bhi mgad region is also one of rare habitats in the country for Theobalds‟s tomb bat at Krishnapur caves. AND WHEREAS, the following features provide uniqueness to Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary: The area is in the core zone of Western Ghats comprising of semi eve rgreen & evergreen dense forests with steep slopes. The region is having rich floral and faunal diversity. This region is having lot of wildlife significance. It is habitat for Critically endangered and endemic Species Like Wroughton‟sfree tailed bats ( Otomopswroughtoni ) and Theobald‟s tomb bats (Taphozous theobaldi ). Barapede caves are known to be the only roosting and breeding place for Wroughton‟s free tailed bats in India. The forests with beautiful mosaic of woodlands and grass lands are the habitat fo r Tiger, Leopard, Indian Gaur, Sloth Bear, Sambar, Barking deer, Chital, Wild dog, King Cobra and a variety of other mammals and reptiles. This region with richest reservoirs of biodiversity is located in the east of Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa and in the north of Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka. This entire stretch acts as natural corridor for tigers and other wildlife between Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Kali Tiger Reserve, Bhagwan Mahaveer & Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuaries. This area is the p lace of origin and Catchment basin for many important rivers like Mahadayi, Bail nadi etc. apart from number of streams. The area encompasses several geo -morphological lime stone formations with lots of caves, which support wide variety of fauna and flora endemic to this location. Apart from above, the Sanctuary covers historical Bhimg ad fort ruins, which needs to be protected. AND WHEREAS, the forests of Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary are mainly Evergreen and Semi -evergreen type occurring in almost equal proportions. Hemmadaga Section has more of semi -evergreen vegetation and rest of the area has evergreen type of vegetation. Peripheral region around the sanctuary has moist deciduous forests. Vast stretches of grass lands occur in mosaic with thick vegetation on hill slopes. The lateritic plateaus (Sadas) are devoid of big tree growth and only grass growth is seen. AND WHEREAS, Dominant tree species in Evergreen forests of Bhimgad WLS are Anjan ( Memecylon edule ), Hebbalasu ( Artocarpus hirsutus ), Wate ( Artocarpus lakoocha ), Rampatri ( Myristica malabaricum ), Dalchini (Cinnamomum sps ), Nandi( Lagerstroemia lanceolata ), Dhup ( Vateria indica ), Ashok ( Saracaindica ), Fishtail palm (Caryotaurens ), Gowada ( Mappia foetida ). AND WHEREAS, Top canopy in this type of vegetation is dominated by tree species like Nandi (Lagerstroemia lanceolata ), Ha rada ( Terminalia chebula ), Kaval ( Careya arborea ), Amla ( Emblica officinalis ), Tare (Terminalia bellirica ), Honne ( Pterocarpus marsupium ), Kindal ( Terminalia paniculata ), Shisham ( Dalbergia latifolia ), Jack ( Artocarpus spp ), Murki ( Buchanania lanzan ), Dhup (Dipterocarpus indicus ), Gulmavu ( Machilus macaranyha ), Jamun ( Syzigium cumini)etc. AND WHEREAS, 2A/C2 type gives place to a secondary serial type which corresponds to southern tropical secondary moist deciduous forests and these are found in Hemmadaga S ection of the Wildlife Sanctuary. Tree species Zizyphus, Butea monosperma, Terminalia chebula, Emblica officinalis are found along with Lasiosiphon eriocephalus. AND WHEREAS, Most of the open spaces in the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary are either grass land or under some kind of weed growth. Amongst exotic weeds Lantana infestation, although not very extensive, is seen in Abnali & Hemmadaga forest areas.Remaining areas are infested by Eupatorium in lower altitudes. AND WHEREAS, most of the hills of Bhimgad re gion have the presence of two dominant species of Strobilanthes namely Strobilanthes sessilis and Strobilanthes callosus commonly known as Bekra and Karvy, respectively. Nearly 1000 Ha Forest area is completely dominated with Bekra ( Strobilanthes sessilis ). From a distance it looks like vast stretch of grass lands since Bekra does not allow any other species to come up in the area where it has grown. AND WHEREAS, grasslands on lateritic plateau form mosaic pattern with thick vegetation around them.More th an 2000 ha Grasslands are available in Talewadi, Mendil, Gavali, and Hemmadaga areas of the sanctuary. In other portion of the sanctuary also small grass lands are seen amidst thick forests there by encouraging herbivore population. AND WHEREAS, Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is a rich reservoir of medicinal plants. One such area in semi evergreen forests of Amagoan has been identified for Medicinal Plants Conservation Area (MPCA) during 2010 - 11. Out of the recorded species, about 82% of the plants are found to be of medicinal value. Around 47% of the recorded plant species are trees, followed by shrubs (28%) and herbs (18%). The area is also home to several endemic plant species such as Ancistrocladus heyneanus, Diospyros paniculata, Euonymus indicus, Mast ixia arborea, etc. Several among the recorded medicinal plants such as Aristolochia tagala, Diospyros montana, Emblica officinalis, Garcinia indica, Nothapodytes nimmoniana etc., are with high medicinal and economic value. AND WHEREAS, Bhimgad wildlife San ctuary is a habitat for variety of mammals, reptiles, birds, butterflies & other insects. Apart from the fact that Bhimgad is the only known place for roosting & breeding of Wroughton free tailed bats, the region has other important predator &prey animals . Presence of resident tigers and their good prey base in the sanctuary indicates it is a good habitat for the Tigers. The Sanctuary is home to variety of Fauna such as Sambar ( Cervus unicolor ),Indian Gaur ( Bos gauras ), Four Horned Antelope (Tetracerus q uadricornis), Barking deer ( Muntiacus muntjak ), Wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), Indian crested porcupine ( Hystixindica ),Indian Hare (Lepus nigricollis ), Indian spotted chevrotain ( Tragulus meminna ), Gray Langur( Presbytis entellus ), Red Slender Loris ( Loris tardig radus ), Chital ( Axis axis ), Leopard ( Panthera pardus ), Dhole or Indian Wild Dog ( Cuon alpinus ), Leopard Cat ( Felis bengalensis ) Sloth Bear ( Melursus ursinus ), Golden Jackal ( Canis aureus ), Python ( Python molurus ), King Cobra ( Ophiophagus hannah ), Russell‟ s viper ( Daboia russelii ), Common Krait ( Bungarus caeruleus ), Rat snake ( Ptyas mucosa ), Vine Snake ( Ahaetulla nasuta ), Common IndianMonitor ( Varanus bengalensis ), Indian Flying Lizard ( Draco dussumieri ), Malabar Gaint squirrel ( Ratufa indica )etc., Bhimgad region is also considered as one of the most ideal habitats for tigers. Six to Eight tigers are known to be resident and also moving from the Sanctuary to the surrounding forests of Karnataka and Goa State. AND WHEREAS, the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary h as a very good population of avifauna includes Great Indian hornbills and variety of Drongos, Wagtails, Wood peckers, Kingfishers, Eagles, Egrets, Sunbirds,Owls, Doves etc. Grey Jungle fowl, Jungle myna, Crow, Pheasants, Paradise flycatcher etc., are also commonly seen in the region. AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area, the extent and boundaries of which are specified in paragraph 1 of this notification around the protected area of Bhimgad Bird Sanctuary as Eco - sensitive Zone fro m ecological and environmental point of view and to prohibit industries or class of industries and their operations and processes in the said Eco -sensitive Zone. AND WHEREAS, now by reason of ecological, environmental, faunal, floral, geographical or zo ological association or importance, for the purpose of protecting propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment, the Government of India, in exercise of the powers conferred under by sub -section (1) read with clause (v) and clause (xiv) of sub-section (2) of section (3) of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (29 of 1986) hereby declares the area, the situation and limits of which are specified in the schedule to this notification as the “Eco -sensitive Zone” of the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuar y. 1. Extent and boundaries of the Eco -Sensitive Zone. - (1) The Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Khanapur Taluk of Belagavi District of Karnataka State and comprises of 13 villages viz; I to XIII. The boundary description of the said Eco -Sensitive Zo ne is given at Annexure -A and the map of the Eco -Sensitive Zone with Key locations on its boundary is at Annexure -B. The Eco -sensitive Zone is spread over an area of 117.75 square kilometer with an extent varying from 0 kilometer (Inter State Boundary and Kali Tiger Reserve) to 3.23 kilometers around the boundary of The Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary. (2) The G.P.S. co -ordinates of Key locations are annexed as Annexure -C. (3) Details of villages that falls within the ESZ are included at Annexure –D. Further, the details of Reserved Forest Area within the ESZ are given at Annexure – E. And revenue area details within the ESZ boundary are given at Annexure -F and reserved forest that falls within the ambit of ESZ is given at Annexure -G. (4) All activities in the Forest Block Ar eas shall be governed by the provisions of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980) and all the activities in the Protected Area (Sanctuary) shall be governed by the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972) including relevant State Acts/Rules/Guidelines as applicable. (5) The range of the Eco -Sensitive Zone varies from 0.00 kilometers to 3.23 kilometers. (6) In short 11244.79 ha of reserve forest and 530.59 ha. of revenue comes within the limits of ESZ. 2. Zon al Master Plan. - (1) The State Government shall, for the purposes of the Eco -sensitive Zone, prepare a Zonal Master Plan, in consultation with local people and adhering to the stipulations given in this notification for consideration, within a period of tw o years from the publication of this notification. (2) The Zonal Master Plan shall be prepared in consultation with all concerned State Departments of Environment, Forest, urban Development, Tourism, Municipal, Revenue and the Karnataka State Pollution Contr ol Board with a view to include therein various aspects of the environment and ecology for integrating the ecological and environmental considerations into the said plan, namely: - (i) Environment; (ii) Forest and Wildlife; (iii) Agriculture; (iv) Reve nue; (v) Urban Development; (vi) Tourism; (vii) Rural Development; (viii) Irrigation and Flood Control; (ix) Municipal; (x) Panchayati Raj; (xi) Public Works Department, Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited, National Highway Authority of I ndia; (xii) Hubballi Electricity Supply Company Limited; (xiii) Police Department (Home); (xiv) Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (3) The Zonal Master Plan shall provide for restoration of denuded areas, conservation of existing water bodies, manageme nt of catchment areas, watershed management, groundwater management, soil and moisture conservation, needs of local community and such other aspects of the ecology and environment that need attention. (4) The Zonal Master Plan would also ensure that no restr ictions are imposed on the existing legal land use pattern, as well as the legal infrastructure and activities and same would continue as before. However, the Zonal Master Plan would also factor in improvement of all infrastructure / activities to be more efficient and eco -friendlier. (5) The Zonal Master Plan shall demarcate all the existing worshipping places, village settlements, types and kinds of forests, agricultural areas, fertile lands, green areas such as parks and like places, horticultural areas, orchards, lakes and other water bodies. (6) No change of land use from green uses such as tea gardens, horticulture areas, agriculture parks and others like places to non -green uses shall be permitted in the Zonal Master Plan. However, to meet the residential ne eds of the local residents due to the natural growth of existing local population, strictly limited conversion of agricultural lands may be permitted, with the prior approval of the State Government. (7) There shall ordinarily be no reduction in Forest Zone, Green Zones and Agricultural area. (8) Pending the preparation of the Zone Master Plan for Eco -Sensitive Zone and approval thereof by the Ministry of Environment and Forests all new constructions and other developmental activities shall be referred to the Ministry of Environment and Forests by the Monitoring Committee as per sub -para (4) of paragraph 4 of the notification. (9) The Monitoring Committee oversees the proper execution of the Zonal Master Plan by all Departments and stakeholders as well. This Committe e would also look into the grievances of people and find amicable solution of such grievances. (10) Adequate publicity shall be given to the provisions of the Zonal Master Plan. 3. Measures to be taken by the State Government. - The State Government shall take the following measures for giving effect to the provisions of this notification, namely: - (1) Land use. – (a) Forests, horticulture areas, agricultural areas, parks and open spaces earmarked for recreational purposes in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall not b e used or converted into areas for commercial or residential or industrial activities: Provided that the conversion of agricultural and other lands, for the purpose other than that specified at part(a) above, within the Eco -sensitive Zone may be permitted on the recommendation of the Monitoring Committee, and with the prior approval of the competent authority under Regional Town Planning Act and other rules and regulations of Central Government or State Government as applicable and vide provisions of this N otification, to meet the residential needs of the local residents and for activities such as: - (i) widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads; (ii) construction and renovation of infrastructure and civic amenities; (iii) sma ll scale industries not causing pollution; (iv) cottage industries including village industries; convenience stores and local amenities supporting eco - tourism and (v) promoted activities given under paragraph 4: Provided further that no use of tribal land shall be permitted for commercial and industrial development activities without the prior approval of the competent authority under Regional Town Planning Act and other rules and regulations of the State Government and without compliance of the provisions of article 244 of the Constitution or the law for the time being in force, including the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (2 of 2007): Provided also that any error appearing in the land records within the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be corrected by the State Government, after obtaining the views of Monitoring Committee, once in each case and the correction of said error shall be intimated to the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Fo rest and Climate Change: (a) Provided also that the correction of error shall not include change of land use in any case except as provided under this sub -paragraph. (b) Efforts shall be made to reforest the unused or unproductive agricultural areas with a fforestation and habitat restoration activities. (2) Natural water bodies. -The catchment areas of all natural springs shall be identified and plans for their conservation and rejuvenation shall be incorporated in the Zonal Master Plan and the guidelines s hall be drawn up by the State Government in such a manner as to prohibit development activities at or near these areas which are detrimental to such areas. (3) Tourism or eco -tourism. - (a) All new eco -tourism activities or expansion of existing tourism ac tivities within the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be as per the Tourism Master Plan for the Eco -sensitive Zone. (b) The Tourism Master Plan shall be prepared by the State Department of Tourism in consultation with State Departments of Environment and Forests. (c) The Tourism Master Plan shall form a component of the Zonal Master Plan. (d) The Tourism Master Plan shall be drawn based on the study of carrying capacity of the Eco sensitive Zone. (e) The activities of eco -tourism shall be regulated/prohibited as und er, namely: - (i) No new Commercial Hotels and Resorts or expansion of existing Commercial Hotels and Resorts shall be permitted within the Eco -Sensitive Zone.; (ii) all new tourism activities or expansion of existing tourism activities within the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the eco -tourism guidelines issued by National Tiger Conservation Authority (as amended from time to time) w ith emphasis one co -tourism, eco -education and eco -development; (iii) development for tourism and expansion of existing tourism activities shall be permitted by the concerned regulatory authorities based on the actual site -specific scrutiny and recommendat ion of the Monitoring Committee and no new Commercial Hotels and Resorts or expansion of existing Commercial Hotels and Resorts shall be permitted within the Eco -Sensitive Zone. (4) Natural heritage. - All sites of valuable natural heritage in the Eco -sensitive Zone, such as the gene pool reserve areas, rock formations, waterfalls, springs, gorges, groves, caves, points, walks, rides, cliffs, etc. shall be identified and a heritage conservation plan shall be drawn up for their preservation and conservation as a part of the Zonal Master Plan. (5) Man -made heritage sites. - Buildings, structures, arte facts, areas and precincts of historical, architectural, aesthetic, and cultural significance shall be identified in the Eco -sensitive Zone and heritage conserva tion plan for their conservation shall be prepared as part of the Zonal Master Plan. (6) Noise pollution. - Prevention and control of noise pollution in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be complied in accordance with the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regu lation and Control) Rules,2000 under the Environment Act. (7) Air pollution. - Prevention and control of air pollution in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be compiled in accordance with the provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of1981) and the rules made thereunder. (8) Discharge of effluents. - Discharge of treated effluent in Eco -sensitive Zone shall be in accordance with the provisions of the General Standards for Discharge of Environmental Pollutants covered under the Env ironment Act and the rules made thereunder or standards stipulated by State Government whichever is more stringent. (9) Solid wastes. - Disposal and Management of solid wastes shall be as under: - (a) the solid waste disposal and management in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number S.O. 1357(E), dated the 8thApril, 2016; the i norganic material may be disposed in an environmental acceptable manner at site identified outside the Eco -sensitive Zone; (b) safe and Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Solid wastes in conformity with the existing rules and regulations using ident ified technologies may be allowed within Eco -sensitive Zone. (10) Bio -Medical Waste. – Bio Medical Waste Management shall be as under: - (a) the Bio -Medical Waste disposal in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the Bio -Medical Waste Management, Rules, 2016 published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S.R. 343 (E),dated the 28thMarch, 2016. (b) safe and Environmentally Sound Management of Bio -Medical Waste s in conformity with the existing rules and regulations using identified technologies may be allowed within the Eco sensitive Zone. (11) Plastic waste management. - The plastic waste management in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the prov isions of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S.R. 340(E), dated the 18thMarch, 2016, as amended from time to time. (12) Constru ction and demolition waste management. - The construction and demolition waste management in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 published by the Government of In dia in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S.R. 317(E), dated the 29thMarch, 2016, as amended from time to time. (13) E -waste. - The e - waste management in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per th e provisions of the E-Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, as amended from time to time. (14) Vehicular traffic. – The vehicular movement of traffic shall be regulated in a habitat friendly manner and specific provisions in this regard shall be incorporated in the Zonal Master Plan and till such time as the Zonal Master plan is prepared, the Monitoring Committee shall monitor compliance of vehicular movement under the r elevant Acts and the rules and regulations made thereunder. (15) Vehicular pollution. - Prevention and control of vehicular pollution shall be in compliance with applicable laws and efforts shall be made for use of cleaner fuels. (16) Industrial units. – (i) On or after the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, no new polluting industries shall be permitted to be set up within the Eco -sensitive Zone. (ii) Only non -polluting industries shall be allowed within Eco -sensitive Zone as per the classification of Industries in the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016,unless so specified in this notification, and in addition, the non -polluting cottage industries shall be promoted. (17) Protection of hill slope s. - The protection of hill slopes shall be as under: - (a) the Zonal Master Plan shall indicate areas on hill slopes where no construction shall be permitted; (b) Construction shall not be permitted on existing steep hill slopes or slopes with a high degr ee of erosion. 4. Prohibited, Regulated and Permitted Activities in Eco -Sensitive Zone. - All activities in the Bhimgad Wildlife Eco -Sensitive Zone shall be governed by the provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and other appli cable laws including the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927) and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986)and amendments made thereto and be regu lated in the manner specified in the Table below, namely: Prohibited, Regulated and Promoted activities in the Eco -Sensitive Zone of Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary Sl. No. Activity Remarks 1 2 3 Prohibited Activities 1. Commercial Mining, Commercial quarryin g, Stone Quarrying, Sand Mining and Crushing units. (a) All new and existing Commercial Mining, Commercial quarrying, Stone Quarrying, Sand Mining and Crushing units are prohibited except for the domestic needs of bonafide local residents including digging of earth for construction or repair of houses. (b) The mining operations shall strictly be in accordance with the interim order of the Hon‟ble Supreme Court dated 4thAugust, 2006 in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India in Writ Peti tion (Civil) No. 202 of 1995 and order of the Hon‟ble Supreme Court dated 21stApril, 2014 in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 435 of 2012. 2. Setting of industries causing pollution (Water, Air, Soil, Noise, etc.) . New industries and expansion of existing polluting industries in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall not be permitted: Provided that non -polluting industries shall be allowed within Eco -sensitive Zone as per classification of Industries in the guidelines i ssued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016, unless otherwise specified in this notification and in addition the non - polluting cottage industries shall be promoted. 3. Setting up of saw mills. No new or expansion of existing saw mills sh all be permitted within the Eco -Sensitive Zone. 4. Establishment of Industries No new or expansion of existing industries shall be permitted within the Eco -Sensitive Zone. 5. Commercial use of firewood. Prohibited. 6. Establishment of new major Hydroelectric projects, Thermal Power Plants, Nuclear Power Plants and irrigation projects. Prohibited. 7. Introduction of Exotic Species Prohibited. 8. Establishment of Commercial Hotels and Resorts No new or expansion of existing establishment shall be permitted within the Eco -SensitiveZone. 9. Discharge of effluents and solid waste including medical waste in natural water bodies or terrestrial area. Prohibited. 10. Change in Land use pattern from Agriculture and Horticulture Prohibited in the Eco -Sensitive Zone for commerc ial purposes such as resorts, establishment of industries, residential layouts. 11. Establishment of large -scale green houses and other commercial agricultural/horticultural ventures by companies/firms/corporate houses, etc. are prohibited. Prohibited. 12. Com mercial use of natural water resources including ground water harvesting for commercial mineral water plants, aerated drinks bottling plants etc. Prohibited. 13. Use of Polythene bags by tourists, commercial hotels and resorts. Prohibited. 14. Undertaking acti vities related to tourism like Prohibited. However, Forest Department may use Drones over-flying the Eco Sensitive Zone area by any Aircraft, Hot Air Balloons, Helicopter, Gliders, Parasailing, Drones, Microlites etc. for creating awareness on forest, envi ronment and wildlife conservation for making documentaries for non - commercial purpose. 15. Sign Boards and hoardings Prohibited. However, permitted within village limits of Eco-Sensitive Zone. Also permitted for Forest Department and User Agencies such as P ublic Works Department, Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited, KSHIP, NHAI etc. to put in order to create awareness on wildlife such as sign boards to follow speed limit etc. on public roads passing through Sanctuary and Eco Sensitive Zone in the interest of wildlife. 16. Use or production or processing of any hazardous substances. Prohibited. 17. Establishment of large -scale commercial livestock and poultry farms by firms, companies, corporates etc. Prohibited. However, initiatives on a small -scale by the local farmers are permitted. 18. Setting up of brick kilns. All new and existing brick kiln units are prohibited. 19. Establishment of solid waste disposal site and common incineration facility for solid and bio medical waste. No new solid waste disposal site and waste treatment or processing facility of solid waste shall be permitted within Eco-Sensitive Zone and installation of common or individual incineration facility for treatment of any form of solid waste generated from industrial process and health establishments, hospitals, etc. shall be prohibited. 20. Erection of wind mills Prohibited. 21. Construction of new roads Prohibited within Bhimgad Sanctuary limits as per “Guidelines for Roads in Protected Areas” issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change dated 22nd December, 2014. Construction of roads outside the Sanctuary shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the concerned Central or State Acts and the rules made there under. 22. Railways, Ropeways, Cable Cars Prohibited. 23. Erection of electrical cables, transmission lines beyond 11kV. Prohibited. Regulated Activities 24. Commercial establishment of hotels and resorts* No new commercial hotels and resorts shall be permitted within one kilometer of the boundary of the protect ed area or upto the extent of Eco -sensitive Zone, whichever is nearer, except for small temporary structures for eco - tourism activities Provided that, beyond one kilometer from the boundary of the protected area or upto the extent of Eco -sensitive Zone whichever is nearer, all new tourist activities or expansion of existing activities shall be in conformity with the Tourism Master Plan and guidelines as applicable. 25. Construction activities* No new commercial construction of any kind shall be permitted with in the Eco Sensitive Zone. However, local people may be allowed to undertake construction in their land for their bonafide use to meet the residential needs of the local residents such as: (i) Small scale industries not causing pollution termed as per Clas sification done by Central Pollution Control Board of February 2016; However, such industries not causing pollution shall be regulated and kept at the minimum, with the prior permission from the competent authority as per applicable rules and regulations, if any and construction of such industries shall not be permanent in nature. (ii) Cottage industries including village industries; convenience stores and local amenities supporting eco - tourism and construction of such industries shall not be permanent in n ature. 26. Felling of trees. (a) There shall be no felling of trees in the forest or Government or revenue or private lands without prior permission of the Competent Authority; (b) The felling of trees shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the concerned Central or State Acts and the rules made there under. 27. Commercial use of water resources including ground water harvesting. (a) The extraction of surface water and ground water shall be permitted only for local people for their bona fide agricultural use and domestic consumption of the occupier of the land; (b) Extraction of surface water and ground water for industrial or commercial use shall not be permitted. (c) no sale of surface water or ground water shall be permitted; (d) Steps shall be taken to prevent contamination or pollution of water from any source including agriculture. 28. Erection of electrical cables, transmission lines. Regulated as per applicable laws. Provided that any future laying of electric cables/ transmission lines for domestic purposes up to 11KV, cabling has to be mandatorily done underground and indication tiles/cable protection covers shall be mandatorily put by the user agencies.The “sag” point between the two towers of existing electric lines should be at safe dis tance from the ground in order to avoid electrocution of wild animals. 29. Telecommunication towers and Optical fiber cable lines. Regulated as per applicable laws. 30. Electric fencing, compound for commercial hotels/resorts/private homestays, private farms and large -scale commercial Agricultural and horticultural ventures by firms, corporate houses, companies. Regulated as per applicable laws. 31. Widening and strengthening of existing roads. Regulated as per applicable laws. 32. Protection of hill slopes and ri ver banks. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 33. Movement of vehicular traffic at night. Regulated for commercial purpose under applicable laws. Further, restrictions on State Highway 30 passing through Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary and Eco -Sensitive Zone between 6pm to 6am shall continue. 34. Drastic Change of Agriculture systems. Regulated under applicable laws. 35. Fishing Regulated under applicable laws. Promoted Activities 36. Ongoing agriculture and horticulture practices by local communities along with dairies, dairy farming, aquaculture and fisheries. Permitted under applicable laws for use of locals. However, excessive expansion of some of these activities should be regulated as per the Zonal Master Plan. 37. Erection of Electrical cables for housing, agric ultural and other self -subsistence purposes. Promote underground cabling. 38. Rain water harvesting. Shall be actively promoted. 39. Organic farming. Shall be actively promoted. 40. Adoption of green technology for all activities. Shall be actively promoted. 41. Use of renewable energy sources. Bio gas, solar light etc. to be promoted. 42. Agro -Forestry Shall be actively promoted. 43. Skill Development Shall be actively promoted. 44. Environment Awareness Shall be actively promoted. 5. Monitoring Committee for Monitori ng the Eco -Sensitive Zone Notification: For monitoring compliance of the provisions of this notification, the Central Government constitutes a Monitoring Committee comprising of the following namely: - S.N. Constituent of the Monitoring Committee Designatio n 1. Regional Commissioner, Belagavi Chairman , ‘ex-officio’ ; 2. Deputy Commissioner or his representative, Belagavi District Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 3. Superintendent of Police or his representative - Belagavi District Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 4. Representative of the Department of Environment, Government of Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 5. Representative of Pollution Control Board, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 6. Representative of Energy Department, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 7. Representative of Tourism Dep artment, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 8. Representative of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 9. Representative of Public Work, Ports and Inland Water Transport Department, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 10. Representative of Health Department, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 11. Representative of Urban Development Department, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 12. Representative of Animal Husbandry Department, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 13. Representative of Minor I rrigation Department, Karnataka Member , ‘ex-officio’ ; 14. One expert in Ecology from reputed institution or university of the State of Karnataka to be nominated by the State Government of Karnataka for a tenure not exceeding 3 years each Member; 15. Representa tive of Non -governmental Organizations working in the field of natural conservation (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the State Government of Karnataka for a tenure not exceeding 3 years each Member; 16. Deputy Conservator of Forests, Terr itorial Division, Belagavi Member Secretary , ‘ex-officio’ . 6. Terms and Functions: (1) The Monitoring Committee shall, based on the actual site -specific conditions scrutinize, the activities that are covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Go vernment of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forest number S.O. 1553 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, and are 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 maybe, for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of the said notification. (2) The activities that are not covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006 and are falling in the Eco -sensitive Zone, excep t 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 concerned Regulatory Authorities. (3) The Member -Secret ary of the Monitoring Committee or the concerned Collector(s) or the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forests shall be competent to file complaints 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 representatives or experts from concerned Departments, representatives from industry associations or concerned stakeholders to assist in its deliberations depending on the requirements on iss ue to issue basis. (5) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report of its activities as on 31st March of every year by 30th June of that year to the Chief Wildlife Warden in the state as per pro -forma appended at Annexure H . (6) The C entral Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change may give such directions, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for effective discharge of its functions. 7. Additional measures: - The Central Government and State Government may specify additional measures, if any, for giving effect to provisions of this notification. 8. Orders, Supreme Court, etc.: - The provisions of this notification shall be subject to the orders, if any passed or to be passed by the Hon‟ble Supreme Court of I ndia or High Court or the National Green Tribunal. [F. No. 25/158/2015 -ESZ-RE] Dr. S. KERKETTA, Scientist „G‟ ANNEXURE -A BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF THE ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE AROUN D BHIMGAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY North: The boundary of eco -sensitive zone starts at 15 ° 39' 55.972" N, 74° 14' 46.070" E near Parwad village and runs towards Gavase Village with GPS point 15° 39' 16.500" N, 74° 17' 22.207" E. It shares common boundary with Amagav Village with GPS points 15° 38' 44.070" N, 74° 18' 27.404" E. At Sy. No. 8 it takes right turn and moves further towards Chapoli Village with GPS point 15° 38' 15.655" N, 74° 20' 37.043" E. Then the boundary of ESZ follows KotniNadi and takes turn at GPS point 15° 36' 30.832" N, 74° 18' 12.327" E and further continues at the boundar y of Sy. No. 70 of Gavali Village. The ESZ Boundary shares common boundary with Kapoli K. Chapoli and Kiravali villages with GPS point 15° 37' 55.620" N, 74° 22' 31.882" E. A smallportion of land belonging to Pastole Village falls within the ESZ Boundary with GPS point 15° 36' 52.459" N, 74° 22' 19.008" E.The ESZ Boundary runs along the boundary of Sy. No. 36 till Sy. 52 of Kabanali Village with the GPS point 15° 37' 8.297" N, 74° 23' 48.479" E. East: The ESZ boundary continues from Kabanali and enters K ongale Village with GPS point 15° 35' 39.440" N, 74° 23' 21.121" E and continues with the boundary of Sy. No. 43, Sy. No. 44 and Sy. No. 25 and enters Nerse Village at Sy. No. 125 and runs towards Shiroli Village at Sy. No. 97, 96 with GPS point 15° 34' 15 .666" N, 74° 25' 11.594" E. Further, ESZ Boundary runs along the Nerse and Jamagaon Village at GPS Point 15° 34' 55.597" N, 74° 23' 40.982" E and NerseAvanali Village with GPS Point 15° 33' 42.894" N, 74° 25' 8.580" E. South: From the above point the boun dary enters Dongragaon Village through the GPS point 15° 34' 11.637" N, 74° 25' 49.089" E and crosses Haltara Nala and further moves towards Varakarpati Village with GPS point 15° 29' 59.861" N, 74° 26' 14.173" E. Then the boundary runs along HemmadagaiVar akarpati Village and enters Devuli Village of UTTARA Kannada District at GPS point 15° 28' 36.783" N, 74° 23' 27.491" E andcrosses TarvaNadi and finally joins DandeliAnshi Tiger Reserve at GPS point 15° 28' 26.319" N, 74° 22' 18.503" E. West : From the ab ove point the boundary runs through the common boundary of the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary and the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary till it reaches the Interstate state boundary of the Goa and Karnataka states. Then runs all along the Interstate boundary till it reaches the starting point. ANNEXURE –B MAPS OF ECO SENSITIVE ZONE OF BHIMGAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE -C GPS COORDINATES OF P ROTECTED AREA BOUNDA RY AND ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE BOUND ARY OF BHIMGAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Key Location (Global Positionin g System) on Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary Boundary POINT ID LATITUDE LONGITUDE 1 15° 39' 17.824" N 74° 15' 8.283" E 2 15° 37' 33.566" N 74° 14' 38.632" E 3 15° 37' 22.233" N 74° 14' 53.144" E 4 15° 37' 35.888" N 74° 15' 12.495" E 5 15° 36' 56.704" N 74° 15' 50.955" E 6 15° 36' 23.875" N 74° 15' 36.013" E 7 15° 35' 33.765" N 74° 15' 37.243" E 8 15° 34' 49.465" N 74° 14' 54.959" E 9 15° 34' 38.681" N 74° 15' 2.717" E 10 15° 34' 0.322" N 74° 14' 42.498" E 11 15° 33' 44.118" N 74° 15' 24.996" E 12 15° 33' 53.768" N 74° 15' 44.741" E 13 15° 32' 58.636" N 74° 16' 23.451" E 14 15° 31' 21.526" N 74° 16' 41.706" E 15 15° 31' 30.043" N 74° 17' 29.571" E 16 15° 31' 1.035" N 74° 19' 35.949" E 17 15° 31' 5.700" N 74° 20' 31.167" E 18 15° 30' 26.257" N 74° 21' 12.532" E 19 15° 28' 49.597" N 74° 22' 30.251" E 20 15° 30' 46.685" N 74° 25' 24.960" E 21 15° 31' 40.818" N 74° 24' 29.412" E 22 15° 32' 25.818" N 74° 24' 32.292" E 23 15° 32' 57.498" N 74° 25' 32.412" E 24 15° 35' 4.578" N 74° 24' 10.332" E 25 15° 34' 37.447" N 74° 22' 47.932" E 26 15° 34' 43.965" N 74° 22' 10.903" E 27 15° 35' 12.270" N 74° 22' 28.710" E 28 15° 35' 23.960" N 74° 22' 53.792" E 29 15° 35' 43.415" N 74° 22' 38.672" E 30 15° 35' 53.646" N 74° 22' 7.555" E 31 15° 36' 4.992" N 74° 22' 28.359" E 32 15° 36' 30.385" N 74° 22' 47.160" E 33 15° 36' 43.509" N 74° 23' 28.228" E 34 15° 37' 2.329" N 74° 23' 32.929" E 35 15° 37' 24.960" N 74° 22' 29.217" E POINT ID LATITUDE LONGITUDE 36 15° 36' 52.459" N 74° 22' 19.008" E 37 15° 36' 15.008" N 74° 21' 51.217" E 38 15° 36' 4.725" N 74° 21' 14.297" E 39 15° 37' 23.709" N 74° 21' 42.735" E 40 15° 37' 12.590" N 74° 21' 31.071" E 41 15° 37' 31.635" N 74° 20' 42.959" E 42 15° 36' 24.782" N 74° 20' 1.725" E 43 15° 35' 59.572" N 74° 19' 9.299" E 44 15° 36' 19.6 70" N 74° 18' 42.768" E 45 15° 36' 30.832" N 74° 18' 12.327" E 46 15° 36' 50.867" N 74° 18' 37.149" E 47 15° 36' 50.716" N 74° 19' 36.580" E 48 15° 37' 14.547" N 74° 20' 10.161" E 49 15° 38' 20.416" N 74° 18' 49.208" E 50 15° 38' 42.043" N 74° 17' 41 .244" E 51 15° 39' 29.538" N 74° 16' 5.772" E Key Location (Global Positioning System) on Eco Sensitive Zone Boundary POINT ID LATITUDE LONGITUDE 1 15° 39' 55.972" N 74° 14' 46.070" E 2 15° 39' 31.808" N 74° 14' 40.372" E 3 15° 39' 18.043" N 74° 15' 8.065" E 4 15° 39' 29.538" N 74° 16' 5.772" E 5 15° 38' 37.338" N 74° 17' 24.972" E 6 15° 38' 42.043" N 74° 17' 41.244" E 7 15° 38' 20.416" N 74° 18' 49.208" E 8 15° 37' 21.668" N 74° 20' 10.387" E 9 15° 36' 30.832" N 74° 18' 12.327" E 10 15° 36' 1 1.658" N 74° 18' 27.977" E 11 15° 36' 24.782" N 74° 20' 1.725" E 12 15° 37' 31.635" N 74° 20' 42.959" E 13 15° 37' 23.709" N 74° 21' 42.735" E 14 15° 36' 4.910" N 74° 21' 12.889" E 15 15° 36' 15.976" N 74° 21' 50.536" E 16 15° 36' 52.459" N 74° 22' 1 9.008" E 17 15° 37' 24.960" N 74° 22' 29.217" E 18 15° 36' 4.992" N 74° 22' 28.359" E 19 15° 34' 43.965" N 74° 22' 10.903" E POINT ID LATITUDE LONGITUDE 20 15° 35' 4.578" N 74° 24' 10.332" E 21 15° 32' 57.498" N 74° 25' 32.412" E 22 15° 32' 25.818" N 74° 24' 32.292" E 23 15° 3 1' 40.818" N 74° 24' 29.412" E 24 15° 30' 46.685" N 74° 25' 24.960" E 25 15° 28' 49.597" N 74° 22' 30.251" E 26 15° 28' 26.319" N 74° 22' 18.503" E 27 15° 28' 23.380" N 74° 24' 56.166" E 28 15° 28' 29.705" N 74° 25' 9.093" E 29 15° 28' 56.827" N 74° 24' 41.271" E 30 15° 29' 23.688" N 74° 24' 37.357" E 31 15° 29' 57.893" N 74° 25' 22.899" E 32 15° 29' 26.917" N 74° 25' 23.915" E 33 15° 29' 9.347" N 74° 26' 3.865" E 34 15° 29' 14.466" N 74° 27' 4.633" E 35 15° 29' 58.850" N 74° 27' 8.658" E 36 15° 30' 50.719" N 74° 26' 33.410" E 37 15° 30' 43.549" N 74° 26' 6.808" E 38 15° 31' 23.790" N 74° 25' 58.176" E 39 15° 31' 39.051" N 74° 25' 18.731" E 40 15° 32' 13.947" N 74° 25' 19.975" E 41 15° 32' 14.691" N 74° 25' 59.104" E 42 15° 33' 2.296" N 74° 26' 22.488" E 43 15° 34' 11.637" N 74° 25' 49.089" E 44 15° 34' 31.727" N 74° 25' 43.909" E 45 15° 34' 43.915" N 74° 25' 14.881" E 46 15° 35' 32.733" N 74° 24' 53.097" E 47 15° 37' 38.002" N 74° 23' 19.267" E 48 15° 38' 45.234" N 74° 23' 21.981" E 49 15° 39' 5.411" N 74° 20' 27.259" E 50 15° 39' 15.596" N 74° 18' 42.697" E 51 15° 40' 6.488" N 74° 18' 3.859" E 52 15° 39' 36.595" N 74° 17' 35.797" E 53 15° 39' 40.634" N 74° 16' 59.324" E 54 15° 40' 0.888" N 74° 16' 53.152" E 55 15° 40' 5.279" N 74° 16' 34.000" E 56 15° 40' 14.367" N 74° 15' 56.429" E 57 15° 40' 12.271" N 74° 15' 40.852" E 58 15° 39' 53.361" N 74° 14' 59.031" E ANNEXURE -D DETAILS OF VILLAGES FALLING WITH ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE BOUND ARY OF BHIMGAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Sl No Villag e Name Hobli Name Taluk Name District Name Latitude Longitude Area Ha 1. Chikale Jamboti Khanapur Belagavi 15° 39' 44.191" N 74° 15' 52.464" E 23.3 2. Gavase Jamboti Khanapur Belagavi 15° 39' 16.500" N 74° 17' 22.207" E 21.86 3. Amagaov Jamboti Khanapur Belagavi 15° 38' 44.070" N 74° 18' 27.404" E 9.76 4. Chapoli Jamboti Khanapur Belagavi 15° 38' 15.655" N 74° 20' 37.043" E 17.95 5. Gavali Jamboti Khanapur Belagavi 15° 36' 24.654" N 74° 19' 2.350" E 129.9 6. Kiravali Gunji Khanapur Belagavi 15° 37' 55.620" N 74° 22' 31.882" E 71.94 7. Pastole Gunji Khanapur Belagavi 15° 37' 7.018" N 74° 22' 2.240" E 23.75 8. Kabanali Gunji Khanapur Belagavi 15° 37' 8.297" N 74° 23' 48.479" E 8.5 9. Kongale Jamboti Khanapur Belagavi 15° 35' 39.440" N 74° 23' 21.121" E 100.91 10. Nera se Gunji Khanapur Belagavi 15° 35' 1.323" N 74° 24' 41.428" E 1.05 11. Shiroli Gunji Khanapur Belagavi 15° 34' 15.666" N 74° 25' 11.594" E 94.42 12. Dongaragaov Gunji Khanapur Belagavi 15° 31' 55.707" N 74° 24' 53.680" E 22.66 13. Varakarpati Gunji Khanapur Bela gavi 15° 29' 59.861" N 74° 26' 14.173" E 4.59 TOTAL 530.59 ANNEXURE –E DETAILS OF RESERVE F OREST AREA LOCATED W ITHIN THE ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE BOUND ARY OF BHIMGAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Map ID Name of the village Taluka Lat Long Area in Ha. Notification No. 1 Chikale Khanapur 15.6649 74.2608 415.96 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 1042 -29/3/1921 2 Gavase Khanapur 15.6641 74.299 794.42 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 1042 -29/3/1921 3 Chapoli Khanapur 15.6649 74.3311 2384.22 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 1098 -1/2/1919 1042 -29/3/1921 4 Amgaon Khanapur 15.6466 74.3065 633.96 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 1042 -29/3/1921 AFO265FAFG -24/11/1959 5 Gawali Khanapur 15.6201 74.3352 192.58 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 6 Pastoli Khanapur 15.6157 74.365 461.6 7F-1/3/1879 Map ID Name of the village Taluka Lat Long Area in Ha. Notification No. 5618 -2/7/1894 7 Kaba nalli Khanapur 15.6307 74.3818 611.17 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 5697 -19-3-1927 8 Kongala Khanapur 15.5936 74.3936 1576.63 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 1356 -19/5/1920 9 Nerse Khanapur 15.5997 74.4197 169.24 7F-1/3/1879 7425 -9/11/1888 15471 -14/9/1936 524-27/11/1903 10 Shiroli Khanapur 15.5643 74.43 285.42 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 1356 -19/5/1920 11 Dongargoan Khanapur 15.5333 74.4382 1259.77 7F-1/3/1879 5618 -2/7/1894 6008 -24/6/1911 12 Warkadpate Khanapur 15.4957 74.4304 2459.82 5618 -2/7/1894 9494 -10/7/ 1894 3655 -21/2/1924 7F-1/3/1879 Total 11244.79 ANNEXURE – F REVENUE LAND INCLUDE D WITHIN THE ESZ BOU NDARY Sl no Village Revenue Survey No Area (hectares) 1 WARKADPATE 116 2.38 22 0.9 129 1.31 Total 4.59 2 DONGARAGAON 54 1.31 55 2.53 52 3.34 64 1.63 11 7.40 09 6.45 Total 22.66 3 SHIROLI 199 1.94 22 0.40 23 0.50 24 2.87 25 3.44 26 1.31 34 0.50 35 0.20 36 6.0 33 3.13 29 2.04 30 1.61 15 3.03 18 0.82 31 2.22 32 2.53 37 2.73 38 0.2 50 7.79 51 1.92 48 0.76 49 3.74 44 0.32 43 5.16 42 3.74 41 7.08 40 0.6 39 0.36 191 0.91 192 0.6 193 1.31 184 3.94 183 1.0 188 1.10 189 0.35 182 5.97 10 2.1 185 1.6 14 6.1 19 0.3 17 0.9 26 1.3 Total 94.42 4 NERSE 126 1.05 Total 1.05 5 KONGALA 47 1.2 48 0.8 49 1.7 50 2.3 58 4.2 83 0.8 84 0.45 28 0.68 26 0.24 30 0.29 39 0.69 37 2.31 40 0.89 41 0.68 42 0.24 31 2.9 33 4.6 32 2.8 23 0.79 22 6.2 21 0.8 20 2.4 19 0.84 18 0.32 17 0.10 16 0.51 15 1.36 14 5.2 86 4.2 87 8.2 89 2.3 12 1.31 03 0.45 01 1.31 70 1.3 04 0.48 05 0.14 06 0.05 07 0.06 08 0.12 09 4.2 10 1.8 11 7.2 85 1.82 90 0.08 60 1.32 61 2.92 55 5.2 56 0.09 57 0.93 62 4.3 63 1.2 65 0.45 66 0.9 67 1.5 68 0.8 69 1.3 Total 100.91 06 KABANALI 27 5.6 57 2.7 Total 8.5 07 CHIKALE 08 4.29 09 4.53 02 6.2 06 4.8 73 1.22 69 2.26 Total 23.3 08 GAVASE 11p 21.86 Total 21.86 09 AMAGAON 01 1.36 02 1.90 17 2.3 28 4.2 Total 9.76 10 KIRAVALE 1 0.98 2 0.71 3 0.32 4 1.23 5 0.36 6 1.70 7 3.51 8 2.19 9 0.56 10 0.53 11 2.14 12 0.94 13 1.90 14 2.18 15 1.29 16 6.98 17 0.49 18 0.89 19 0.50 20 0.12 21 4.2 22 2.8 23 1.8 26 09 28 0.53 29 2.48 30 0.15 31 0.78 32 0.87 33 0.65 34 4.12 35 2.39 36 2.15 37 3.77 38 0.38 39 1.44 40 0.45 41 4.93 42 0.97 Total 71.94 11 PASTOLI 1 1.76 2 1.30 3 0.51 4 0.26 5 0.56 6 0.07 7 0.12 8 0.10 9 0.13 10 0.12 11 0.50 12 0.56 13 0.6 15 0.77 16 0.14 17 0.53 18 0.49 19 0.31 20 0.15 21 0.08 22 0.85 23 0.11 24 0.19 25 0.46 26 0.38 28 0.10 29 2.10 30 0.66 31 0.29 32 1.07 33 0.09 34 0.16 35 0.09 37 0.15 38 1.72 41 1.30 42 1.77 43 1.77 44 0.47 45 0.10 46 0.13 47 0.73 Total 23.75 12 CHAPOLI 23 4.75 29 0.9 28 4.6 57 2.8 33 4.9 Total 17.95 13 GAVALI 71 83.8 72 46.1 Total 129.9 Grand Total 530.59 Note: All the Revenue Survey Numbers mentioned above are fully included i n the Eco Sensitive Zone ANNEXURE – G RESERVE FOREST LAND THAT IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE ESZ BOUNDARY OF DIFFERENT VILLAGES Sl no Village Forest Survey Number Area(Ha) Remarks 1 KONGALA 51 5.66 52 4.85 53 4.54 54 1542.77 34 0.56 29 0.95 27 8.21 88 3.72 82 2.67 80 0.08 81 0.48 79 0.12 64 0.02 41 0.33 42 1.16 13 0.35 02 0.16 45 0.09 46 0.06 TOTAL 1576.63 2 KABANALI 59 7.50 60 1.18 58 1.38 56 601.11 TOTAL 611.17 3 CHIKALE 07 1.11 04 4.75 05 9.2 79 236.2 75 4.28 01 160.0 74 0.12 03 0.3 TOTAL 415.96 4 GAVASE 04 794.42 TOTAL 794.42 5 AMAGAON 07P 629.41 03 4.55 TOTAL 633.96 6 PASTOLI 27 124.29 57 337.31 51 5.66 ANNEXURE –H Performa of Action Taken Report: Eco-sensitive Zone Monitoring Committee 1. Number and date of meetings. 2. Minutes of the meetings: (mention noteworthy points. Attach minutes of the meeting as separate Annexure). 3. Status of preparation of Zonal Ma ster Plan including Tourism Master Plan. 4. Summary of cases dealt with rectification of error apparent on face of land record (Eco -sensitive Zone wise). Details may be attached as Annexure. 5. Summary of cases scrutinised for activities covered under the Enviro nment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 (Details may be attached as separate Annexure). 6. Summary of cases scrutinised for activities not covered under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 (Details may be attached as separate Annexure). 7. Summary of complaints lodged under section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 8. Any other matter of importance. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.