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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-18102024-257957
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4137]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024/ASVINA 22, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th October, 2024
S.O. 4500(E).—WHEREAS, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred
by sub-section (1) and 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 Neora Valley National Park, Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2994 (E), dated the 11th September, 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. 2994(E), dated
the 11th September, 2017;
Now, Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and 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. 2994 (E), dated the
11th September, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6, the following paragraph shall be respectively
substituted, namely: -
“5. Monitoring Committee. - (1) The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring
Committee consisting of the following persons, namely:-
(i) The Deputy Commissioner - Chairman, ex officio;
(ii) one representative of Non-Governmental - Member;
Organisations working in the field of
environment (including heritage conservation)
to be nominated by the Government of West
Bengal from time to time every three years
(iii) an expert in the area of ecology and - Member;
environment to be Member; nominated by the
Government of West Bengal from time to time
every three years
(iv) representative of the West Bengal Pollution Member, ex officio;
Control Board
(v) representative of District Land and Land Member, ex officio;
Reforms Officer
(vi) Member of the State Biodiversity Board Member, ex officio;
(vii) Divisional Forest Officer, Gorumara Wildlife Member Secretary.
Division 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 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 are 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
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 the Department,
representative from the industry associations or the stakeholders to assist the
committee in its deliberations depending on the requirements on case to case basis.
(5) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the action taken report annually of its
activities for the period up to the 31st March of every year to the Chief Wildlife
Warden of the State by the 30th June of that year 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. 25/38/2016-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. 2994(E), dated the
11th September, 2017.
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