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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-16082024-256414
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3141]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024/SHRAVANA 23, 1946
5174 GI/2024
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th August, 2024
S.O. 3456(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 Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 3595(E), dated the 30th
November, 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 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. 3595(E), dated the 30th November, 2016;
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. 3595(E), dated
the 30th November, 2016, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6 the following paragraphs shall be respectively substituted,
namely: -
"5. Monitoring Committee. - (1) The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring
Committee consisting of the following persons, namely:-
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| No. | Person/Role | Position |
+=====+==========================================================================================+=========================+
| (i) | District Collector, Yavatmal | Chairman, ex officio |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (ii)| A representative of District Collector, Nanded | Member, ex officio |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (iii)| Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Yavatmal | Member, ex officio |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (iv)| A representative of a Non-Governmental Organisation working in the field of environment | Member |
| | (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the Government of Maharashtra | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (v) | One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the Government of | Member |
| | Maharashtra | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (vi)| Member- Secretary or Member of Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board | Member, ex officio |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (vii)| Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board | Member, ex officio |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (viii)| Town Planning Officer, Yavatmal | Member, ex officio |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (ix)| Deputy Conservator of Forests, Pusad Forest Division | 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 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 IV.
(6) The Central Government may give such directions, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for
effective discharge of its functions."
[F. No. 25/52/2014-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. 3595(E), dated the 30th November, 2016.
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