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Notification amending the Eco-Sensitive Zone notification (S.O. 680(E), dated 29th March 2012) issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, revising the timeline for the Zonal Master Plan and reconstituting the Monitoring Committee.

Detailed Summary

Vide S.O. 3141(E) dated 14th July 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, acting under sub-section (1) and clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub-section (2) 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 (dispensing with the prior notice ordinarily required under sub-rule (3)(a) of rule 5, in the public interest), amended the Eco-Sensitive Zone notification S.O. 680(E) dated 29th March 2012: paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (1) was substituted to require the State Government to prepare a Zonal Master Plan for the Eco-Sensitive Zone, in consultation with local people, within two years of the amendment's publication (removing the earlier requirement, in sub-paragraph (6), for Central Government approval of the plan); and paragraph 4, sub-paragraph (2), clauses (a) to (h) were substituted to reconstitute the monitoring committee with thirteen members, comprising the Commissioner of Kolhan Revenue Division as Chairman, representatives of the Central Pollution Control Board, the Jharkhand Departments of Forests and Environment, Mines, Industries, Revenue, Irrigation and Public Works, an NGO representative nominated by the State Government (for up to three years), the Regional Officer of the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, Ranchi, the Senior Town Planner of the Government of Jharkhand, an ecology/environment expert (for up to three years), and the Divisional Forest Officer in charge of the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary as Convener; the notification (F. No. Jharkhand/1/2011-ESZ-RE) was signed by Dr. S. Kerketta, Scientist 'G'.

Full Text

4545 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3012 ] NEW DEL HI, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2023/ASHADHA 23, 194 5 CG-DL-E-14072023-247345 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATI ON New Delhi, the 14th July, 2023 S.O. 3141(E).— Whereas the Central Government, in exercise of the power conferred by sub section (1) and clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub -section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the En vironment (Protection) Rules, 1986 issued in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part - II, Section 3, sub -section (ii), vide number S.O. 680 (E), dated the 29th March, 2012; And whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary and expe dient 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 dispe nse 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 und er clause (a) of sub rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for amending the notification number S.O. 680 (E), dated the 29th March, 2012 ; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) and clauses (v) and (x iv) of sub - sections (2) 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 th e 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 notification number S.O. 680 (E), dated the 29th March, 2012, namely: - In the said not ification, - (i) in paragraph 2, – (a) for sub -paragraph (1), the following sub -paragraph shall be substituted, namely: - “(1) The State Government shall, prepare a Zonal Master Plan, for the purposes of the Eco -sensitive Zone, in consultation with local people an d in accordance with this notification, within a period of two years from the date of publication of this amendment notification.”; (b) in sub -paragraph (6), the words, “and approval thereof by the Central Government”, shall be omitted; (ii) in paragraph 4, in sub-paragraph (2) for clause (a) to (h) , the following clauses shall be substituted, namely: - “ Serial number Constituents Designation (i) The Commissioner of Kolhan Revenue Division Chairman; (ii) A representative of the Central Pollution Control Board, constituted under subsection 1 of section 3 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1 974 ( 1 6 of 1974) Member; (iii) A representative of the Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Jharkhand Member; (iv) A representative of the Depa rtment of Mines, Government of Jharkhand Member; (v) A representative of the Department of Industries, Government of Jharkhand Member; (vi) A representative of the Department of Revenue, Government of Jharkhand Member; (vii) A representative of the Department of Irrigation, Government of Jharkhand Member; (viii) A representative of the Department of Public Works, Government of Jharkhand Member; (ix) A representative of Non -governmental Organi zations working in the field of environment (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the State Government for a period not exceeding 3 years in each case Member; (x) The Regional Officer, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, Ranchi Member; (xi) The Senior Town Planner, Government of Jharkhand Member; (xii) One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the State Government for a period not exceeding 3 years in each case Member; (xiii) The Divisional Forest Officer, In -charge of the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Convener ”. [F. No. Jharkhand/1/2011 -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. 680 (E), dated the 29th March, 2012. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, D elhi-110054.

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