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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-14082024-256349
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3130]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024/SHRAVANA 22, 1946
5123 GI/2024
(1)
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th August, 2024
S.O. 3445(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 Jaikawadi Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2202 (E), dated the 12th 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 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 the notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for
amending the notification number S.O. 2202(E), dated the 12th July, 2017;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the of the powers conferred by the sub-section (1) and clauses (v) and (xiv) of
sub-section (2) and sub-section(3) of section 3 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, (29 of 1986) read with the 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, Forest and Climate
Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number
S.O. 2202(E), dated the 12th July, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraph shall be respectively substituted,
namely:-
"5. Monitoring Committee- The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee consisting
of the following persons, namely:-
(i) District Collector, Aurangabad - Chairman, exofficio
(ii) A representative of District Collector, Ahmadnagar -Member, exofficio
(iii) A representative of Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad -Member, exofficio
(iv) A representative of Zilla Parishad, Ahmadnagar -Member, exofficio
(v) One representative of Non-governmental Organisation working in
the field of environment to be nominated by the Government of
Maharashtra from time to time every three years -Member,exofficio
(vi) One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be
nominated by the Government of Maharashtra from time to time
every three years -Member, exofficio
(vii) The Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board -Member, exofficio
(viii) Member of the State Biodiversity Board -Member, exofficio
(ix) The Senior Town Planner -Member, exofficio
(x) The Deputy Conservator of Forest, Ahmadnagar -Member, exofficio
(xi) The Deputy Conservator of Forests, Aurangabad -Member-Secretary, exofficio.
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 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-V.
(6) The Central Government may give such directions, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for
effective discharge of its functions.".
[F. No. 25/17/2015-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. 2202(E), dated the 12th July, 2017.
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