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5920 GI/202 4 (1)
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3605 ] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 13, 2024/BHADRA 22, 1946
CG-DL-E-14092024-257167
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CL IMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th September , 2024
S.O. 3943 (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 Envir onment (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 Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number S.O. 4029 (E), dated the 14th December, 2016;
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 W HEREAS, 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. 4 029 (E), dated the 1 4th December, 2016;
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, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in the
Gazette of Indi a, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number S.O. 4029 (E), dated the 14th
December, 2016, namely: -
In the said notification, for paragraphs 5, the following paragraph shall be respectively substituted, namely: -
“5. Monitoring Com mittee . - The Central Government hereby constitutes a committee for effective monitoring
of the Provisions of this notification consisting of the following persons, namely: -
i. Divisional Commissioner, Ujjain Chairman, ex officio;
ii. District Collector, Mand saur or Neemuch Member, ex officio;
iii. Divisional Forest Officer Mandsaur or Neemuch Member, ex officio;
iv. Chief Municipal Officer Nagar palika Mandsaur or Neemuch Member, ex officio;
v. Superintendent Engineer, Public Health Department or Water Resources
Department or Public Work Department or Madhya Pradesh Electricity
Board Mandsaur or Neemuch Member, ex officio;
vi. One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the
Government of Madhya Pradesh for a period of three years. Memb er;
vii. One representative of Non -governmental Organisations working in the field
of environment (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the
Government of Madhya Pradesh for a period of three years. Member;
viii. Chief Executive Officer of Jila Pan chayat, Mandsaur or Neemuch Member, ex officio;
ix. Member of State Biodiversity Board Member, ex officio;
x. Representative of the Town and Country Planning Board; Member, ex officio;
xi. Representative of Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board Member, ex offi cio;
xii. Chief Conservator of Forests, Ujjain. Member Secretary. ex
officio.
(2) 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 th e erstwhile Ministry of Environment and
Forest, 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 maybe, for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of
the said notification.
(3) The activities not c overed in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub -paragraph (2) 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 ba sed on the actual site -specific conditions and
referred to the regulatory authorities.
(4) 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 Envir onment (Protection) Act, 1986, against any
person who contravenes the provisions of this notification.
(5) The Monitoring Committee may invite a representative or expert from the Department, a representative from
the industry associations or stakeholders to a ssist the committee in its deliberations depending on the
requirements on a case to case basis.
(6) 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 proforma specified
in Annexure -IV.
(7) 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. 25/78/2015 -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. 4029(E), dated the 14th December, 2016.
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