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8138 GI/202 4 (1)
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 5034] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , DECEMBER 16, 2024 /AGRAHAYANA 25, 194 6
CG-DL-E-17122024-259458
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AN D CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th December 2024
S.O.5441(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 Tadoba -Andheri Tiger Reserve,
Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number
S.O.3249(E), dated the 11th September, 2019;
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.3249(E), dated the 11th September,
2019;
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 in the Ministry of
Environment and Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II,
Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number S.O.3249(E), dated the 11th September, 2019,namely : -
In the said notification, for paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: -
“5. Monitoring Committee . - The Central Government hereby Monitoring Committee, consisting of
the following persons, namely: -
(i) District Collector, Chandarpur District Chairman, ex -officio;
(ii) one representative of Non -governmental organization
working in the field of Environment (including heritage
conservation) to be nominated by the State government for a
term of the year in each case. Member;
(iii) one expert in the area of ecology and environment to be
nominated by the Government of Maharashtra from time to
time every three years. Member;
(iv) Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board Member, ex -officio;
(v) Member of State Biodiversity Board Member, ex -officio;
(vi) Senior Town Planner of the area Member, ex -officio;
(vii) A representative of the Departments of Environment, Water
Resources, Revenue, Police, Public Works Department,
Industries/ Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation ,
Urban Development of the Government of Maharashtra Member, ex -officio;
(viii) Representative of Field Director, Tadoba -Andhari Tiger
Reserve Member, ex -officio;
(ix) Deputy Director (Buffer), Tadoba -Andhari Tiger Reserve. Member Secretary, ex -
officio.
“6. Functions of 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 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 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 representative or expert from Department concerned,
representative from industry associations or 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 -V.
(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.25/02/2014 -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. 3249 (E), dated the 11th September, 2019.
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