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Notification amending a 2017 Eco-Sensitive Zone notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to reconstitute the Monitoring Committee and restate its functions.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, via notification S.O. 2772(E) dated 15th July 2024, exercising powers under 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), amends its notification S.O. 2146(E) dated 6th July 2017 by substituting paragraph 5 to reconstitute the Monitoring Committee — comprising the Deputy Commissioner of Tamenglong District as ex officio Chairman, the Senior Town Planner of the area, the Senior Environment Engineer of the Manipur State Pollution Control Board (Imphal), one NGO representative and one wildlife/ecology/environment expert nominated by the Manipur State Government for three years, a Member of the Manipur State Biodiversity Board, and the Divisional Forest Officer, Tamenglong as ex officio Member Secretary — and by substituting paragraph 6 to define the Committee's functions, including scrutinising activities under the Schedule to notification S.O. 1533(E) dated 14th September 2006 falling in the Eco-Sensitive Zone and referring them for prior environmental clearance, filing complaints under section 19 of the Act, and submitting an annual action-taken report to the Chief Wildlife Warden by 30th June in the format at Annexure-IV; the notification is issued under F. No. 25/2/2015-ESZ-RE and signed by Dr. S. Kerketta, Scientist "G".

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-16072024-255471 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2636] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th July, 2024 S.O. 2772(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) and clause (xiv) of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 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 notification number S.O. 2146(E), dated the 06th July, 2017, namely:- In the said notification, (a) for paragraph 5, - the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: - "5. Monitoring Committee. The Central Government constitutes a Committee to be known as Monitoring Committee which shall comprise of the following persons namely: (1) Deputy Commissioner, Tamenglong District Chairman, ex officio; (2) Senior Town Planner of the area Member, ex officio; (3) Senior Environment Engineer, Manipur State Pollution Control Board, Member, ex officio; Imphal (4) One representative of a Non-Governmental Organisation working in the Member; field of Environment or Wildlife (including heritage conservation) nominated by the State Government of Manipur for a period of three years (5) One expert in wildlife or ecology or environment nominated by the State Member; Government of Manipur for a period of three years (6) Member, Manipur State Biodiversity Board Member, ex officio; (7) Divisional Forest Officer, Tamenglong Member Secretary, ex officio; (b) for paragraph 6, - the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: - "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 Forest, number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, and are 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 the said notification. (2) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and are 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 Deputy Commissioner 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 of the State by the 30th June of that year in proforma specified in Annexure-IV. (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. 25/2/2015-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. 2146(E), dated the 06th July, 2017. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2024.07.16 22:25:39 +05'30

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