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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-13032025-261605
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1160]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025/PHALGUNA 22, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th March, 2025
S.O. 1173(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 Attiveri Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-
II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1815(E), dated the 06th 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. 1815(E), dated the 06th 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, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1815(E), dated
the 06th June, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: -
"5. Monitoring Committee- There shall be a Committee to be known as Monitoring Committee constituted by
the Central Government which shall comprise of the following persons specified in the Table below,
namely: -
(1) Deputy Commissioner, Uttar Kannada - Chairman, ex-officio;
(2) Representative of the Department of Forest, Ecology and Member, ex-officio;
Environment, Government of Karnataka
(3) Representative of the Department of Urban Development, - Member, ex-officio;
Government of Karnataka
(4) Representative of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board - Member, ex-officio;
(5) One expert in ecology or wildlife from a reputed institution or - Member;
university to be nominated by the Government of Karnataka from
time to time every three years
(6) One representative of a Non-governmental Organisation working in - Member;
the field of Environment or Wildlife (including heritage
conservation) to be nominated by the Government of Karnataka from
time to time every three years
(7) Member, State Biodiversity Board - Member, ex-officio;
(8) The Conservator of Forests and Director - Member Secretary,
ex- officio.
6. 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 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 representative or expert from the Department concerned, representative
from industry associations or 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 proforma
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'.
[F. No. 25/144/2015-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. 1815(E), dated the 06th June, 2017.