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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-12032025-261573
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1113]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025/PHALGUNA 20, 1946
1655 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi,the 11th March 2025
S.O. 1122(E).ā 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 Renebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary, Karnataka in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2147(E), dated the 06th July, 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. 2147(E), dated
the 06th July, 2017;
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 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. 2147(E), dated the 06th
July, 2017 namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6, 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) | Regional Commissioner, Belagavi | Chairman, ex officio; |
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| (b) | Hon'ble Member of Legislative Assembly one each from Ranebennur, | Member, ex officio; |
| | Haveri and Byadgi Constituencies* | |
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| (c) | One representative of the Department of Environment, Government of | Member, ex officio; |
| | Karnataka | |
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| (d) | One representative of the Department of Urban Development, Government | Member, ex officio; |
| | of Karnataka | |
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| (e) | Regional officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board | Member, ex officio; |
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| (f) | Deputy Commissioner or his representative, Haveri District | Member, ex officio; |
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| (g) | One expert in ecology or wildlife from a reputed institution or | Member; |
| | university to be nominated by the Government of Karnataka for a period| |
| | of three years | |
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| (h) | One representative of a non- governmental organisation working in the | Member; |
| | field of environment or wildlife including heritage conservation to be| |
| | nominated by the Government of Karnataka for a period of three years | |
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| (i) | Member, State Biodiversity Board | Member, ex officio; |
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| (j) | Assistant Conservator of Forests, Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary, | Member -Secretary, |
| | Wildlife Sub-Division, Ranebennur | ex officio. |
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*(Subject to the State Government of Karnataka obtaining relevant approvals inter alia including
permission from the Speaker of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka, if required).
6. Functions of 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
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 may
be, for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of that notification.
(2) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred in sub-paragraph (1)
and falling in the Eco-Sensitive Zone, except for the prohibited activities 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.
(3) 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.
(4) The Monitoring Committee may invite a representative or expert from the Department, a
representative from the industry associations or stakeholders to assist the committee in its
deliberations depending on the requirements on a case to case basis.
(5) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the action taken report of its activities annually
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 V.
(6) The Central Government may give such directions in writing, as it deems fit, to the
Monitoring Committee for effective discharge of its functions.ā.
[F. No. 25/136/2015-ESZ-RE]
Dr. S. KERKETTA, Scientist āGā
Note. - The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide S.O. 2147(E), dated the 06th July, 2017.