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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-11072024-255325
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2568]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2024/ASHADHA 19, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th July, 2024
S.O. 2704(E).—Whereas the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and
clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub-section (2) of section (3) 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 in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1814 (E), dated the 7th June, 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. 1814 (E), dated the 7th June, 2017;
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
amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate
Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1814
(E), dated the 7th June, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: -
"5. Monitoring Committee. – (1) The Central Government hereby constitute a Monitoring Committee
consisting of the following persons, namely: -
i. District Collector, Bargarh, Government of Odisha - Chairman, ex officio;
ii. Superintendent of Police, Bargarh District - Member, ex officio;
iii. A representative of Non-governmental Organisation working in the field of environment to be
nominated by the Government of Odisha from time to time every three years - Member;
iv. One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the Government of
Odisha from time to time every three years - Member;
v. Member-Secretary or Member, Odisha State Biodiversity Board - Member, ex officio;
vi. Divisional Forest Officer, Bargarh Division - Member, ex officio;
vii. Regional Officer, Odisha State Pollution Control Board - Member, ex officio;
viii. Divisional Forest Officer, Hirakud Wildlife Division - Member Secretary, ex officio.
5A. Functions of the 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 Forests, vide number S.O. 1533 (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 may be, for prior environmental clearances under the
provisions of the said notification.
(2) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (1) 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 concerned regulatory authorities.
(3) The Member-Secretary of the Monitoring Committee or the concerned Collector or the concerned 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 representative or expert from concerned Department, representative
from industry associations or concerned stakeholders to assist in its deliberations depending on the
requirements on case to case basis.
(5) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report of its activities for the period up to the
31st March of every year by the 30th June of that year to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State in pro-forma
specified in Annexure III.
(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. 25/39/2015-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 notification number S.O. 1814(E), dated the 7th June, 2017.
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