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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-17102024-257990
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4184]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024/ASVINA 24, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th October, 2024
S.O. 4548(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 Pocharam Wildlife
Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide
number S.O.1699 (E), dated the 26th May 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, 1986provides 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. 1699 (E), dated the 26th May 2017;
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 India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1699 (E), dated the 26th May 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, -
(a) For paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely:-
"5. Monitoring Committee. - The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee
for effective monitoring of the provisions of this notification consisting of the following persons, namely:-
(a) District Collector, Nizamabad Chairman, ex officio
(b) One representative of District Collector, Medak Member, ex officio;
(c) One representative of Non-Governmental Organisation working in the
field of environment to be nominated by the Government of Telangana
for a period of three years Member
(d) One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the
Government of Telangana for a period of three years. Member
(e) Regional Officer, State Pollution Control Board Member, ex officio;
(f) Senior Town Planner of the area or Chief Urban Planner or City Planner Member, ex officio;
(g) Divisional Forest Officer (Territorial), Medak Member, ex officio;
(h) Divisional Forest Officer (Territorial), Nizambad Member, ex officio;
(i) Member, State Biodiversity Board Member, ex officio;
(j) Divisional Forest Officer, Wildlife management, Medak and District
Wildlife Warden Medak Member, ex-officio
Secretary.;
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, vide
number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, and 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 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 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 concerned.
(3) 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.
(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 annual action taken report of its activities
annually for the period up to the 31st March of every year by the 30th June of that year to the
Chief Wildlife Warden in pro-forma 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. 25/60/2014-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. 1699(E), dated the 26th May 2017.
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