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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-18012025-260304
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 288]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY,15, 2025/PAUSHA 25, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 15th January,2025
S.O. 290(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 Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary,
Telangana in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O.
2859 (E), dated the 01st September, 2017;
AND WHEREAS the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary andexpedient 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. 2859 (E), dated the 01st September, 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. 2859 (E), dated the 01st September, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, For paragraph 5, 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:-
(1) District Collector, Khammam Chairman, exofficio;
(2) A representative of a Non-Governmental Organisation Member;
working in the field of environment shall be nominated
by the state Government of Telangana after every three
years.
(3) One expert in the area of ecology and environment shall Member;
be nominated by the Government of Telangana after
every three years.
(4) Regional Officer, Telangana State Pollution Control Member, exofficio;
Board
(5) Senior Town Planner of the area or Chief Urban Planner Member, exofficio;
or City Planner
(6) Member, Telangana State Biodiversity Board. Member, exofficio;
(7) Wildlife Warden, Paloncha, Khammam District Member Secretary,
exofficio."
(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, 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
maybe, 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 concerned.
(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 annual 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. 25/16/2014-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. S.O. 2859(E), dated the 01st September, 2017.