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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-18012025-260305
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 314] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY,17, 2025/ PAUSHA 27, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 17th January,2025
S.O. 316(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 Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary, Sikkim
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2168(E), dated
the 27th August, 2014;
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. 2168(E), dated the 27th August, 2014;
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. 2168(E), dated the 27th August, 2014, namely :-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5, the following paragraph 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) Chief Secretary, Government of Sikkim Chairman, ex officio;
(2) Chief Wild Life Warden, Government of Sikkim Member, ex-officio;
(3) PCCF, Government of Sikkim Member, ex officio;
(4) Representative of State Pollution Control Board Member, ex officio;
(5) One expert in ecology/environment/wildlife from Member;
Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of
Himalayan Environment, Regional Centre Sikkim
to be nominated by the Government of Sikkim
after every three years
(6) One representative of a Non-Governmental Member;
Organization working in the field of
Environment/Wildlife (including heritage
conservation) to be nominated by the Government
of Sikkim after every three years
(7) One representative of Rural Management and Member, ex officio;
Development Department, Government of Sikkim
(8) One representative of Agriculture Department, Member, ex officio;
Government of Sikkim
(9) One representative of Urban Development and Member ex officio;
Housing Department, Government of Sikkim
(10) Concerned District Collector Member, ex officio;
(11) Divisional Forest Officer (In-charge of PA) Member, ex officio;
Member;
(12) Chief Conservator of Forest Member Secretary,
ex officio;
(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 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 that 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 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 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 for the period up
to the 31st March of every year to the Chief Wildlife Warden by the 30th June of that year in proforma
specified in Annexure-III.
(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. 25/14/2013-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. 2168(E), dated the 27th August, 2014 and was last amended
vide number S.O. 4748(E), dated the 31st October, 2023.