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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-18012025-260317
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 322]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY,17, 2025/PAUSHA 27, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the17th January,2025
S.O. 324(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 Gangewadi New Great Indian Bustard
Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii),
vide number S.O. 1752(E), dated the 31st 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, 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. 1752(E), dated the 31st 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 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. 1752(E), dated the 31st May, 2017;namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: -
"5. Monitoring Committee. The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee
consisting of the following persons, namely:
1. District Collector, Osmanabad Chairman, ex officio;
2. Representative of District Collector, Solapur. Member, ex officio;
3. A representative of Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad Member, ex officio;
4. A representative of Zilla Parishad, Solapur Member, ex officio;
5. A representative of Non-Governmental Organisation Member;
working in the field of environment to be nominated
by the Government of Maharashtra after every three
years.
6. One expert in the area of ecology and environment Member;
to be nominated by the Government of Maharashtra
after every three years.
7. The Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Member, ex officio;
Control Board, Osmanabad
8. Town Planning Officer, Solapur Member, ex officio;
9. Town Planning Officer, Osmanabad Member, ex officio;
10. Member of State Biodiversity Board Member, ex officio;
11. Representative of Conservator of Forest, Solapur Member, ex officio;
Forest Division
12. Divisional Forest Officer, Osmanabad Member Secretary,
ex officio.
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 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 thatyear
to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State in pro-forma specified in
Annexure- IV, appended to this notification.
(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. 25/129/2015-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. 1752(E), dated the 31st May, 2017.