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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-17012025-260294
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 286]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025/PAUSHA 25, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th January, 2025
S.O. 288(E).—WHEREAS the Central Government, 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 (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, issued a notification to declare
an Eco-Sensitive Zone around Bandhavgarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Panpatha Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O.4027 (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 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. 4027 (E), dated the 14th December, 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. 4027 (E), dated
the 14th December, 2016, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6 relating to monitoring committee and terms of reference
respectively, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely:
"5. Monitoring Committee. - The Central Government hereby constitutes a committee for effective monitoring
of the provisions of this notification consisting of the following persons, namely:-
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| (i) | Divisional Commissioner, Shahdol | Chairman, ex officio; |
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| (ii) | Divisional Commissioner, Jabalpur | Member, ex officio; |
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| (iii) | District Collector, Umaria | Member, ex officio; |
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| (iv) | District Collector, Shahdol | Member, ex officio; |
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| (v) | District Collector, Katni | Member, ex officio; |
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| (vi) | Superintending Engineer PWD, Shahdol | Member, ex officio; |
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| (vii) | Superintending Engineer Public Health Department, Shahdol | Member, ex officio; |
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| (viii)| Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat, Umaria | Member, ex officio; |
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| (ix) | Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat, Shahdol | Member, ex officio; |
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| (x) | Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat, Katni | Member, ex officio; |
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| (xi) | Representative of the Town & Country Planning Department | Member, ex officio; |
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| (xii) | Representative of the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board | Member, ex officio; |
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| (xiii)| One representative of Non-governmental Organisations working in | Member; |
| | the field of environment (including heritage conservation) to be | |
| | nominated by the Government of Madhya Pradesh after every three | |
| | years. | |
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| (xiv) | One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated| Member; |
| | by the Government of Madhya Pradesh after every three years. | |
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| (xv) | Member of State Biodiversity Board | Member, ex officio; |
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| (xvi) | Field Director, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Umaria | Member Secretary, ex |
| | | officio; |
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6. Functions of the Monitoring Committee. – (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
the 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 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.
(3) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (2) and falling
in the Eco-sensitive Zone, except for the prohibited activities 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 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 Environment (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 assist 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 pro-forma
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. 25/178/2015-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. 4027(E), dated the 14th December, 2016.