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8178 GI/202 4 (1)
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 5063] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 18, 2024 /AGRAHAYANA 27 , 194 6
CG-DL-E-19122024-259522
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi , the 18th December, 2024
S.O. 54 71(E). — WHEREAS the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferr ed 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 Karnala Wildlife Sanctuary,
Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number S.O.
230(E), dated the 22nd January, 2016 ;
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. 230(E), dated the 22nd January, 2016 ;
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. . 230(E), dated the 22nd January, 2016 , 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
consisting of the following persons, namely:
(i) The Collector of Raigad District Chairman; exofficio ,
(ii) A representative of Zilla Parishad, Raigad Member; exofficio ,
(iii) A representative of Department of Revenue, Government of
Maharashtra
Member; exofficio ,
(iv) A representative of Non -Governmental Organisation working in the
field of environment to be nominated by the Government of
Maharashtra from time to time every three years. Member;
(v) 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;
(vi) The Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board,
Mumbai Member; exofficio ,
(vii) The Senior Town Planner of the area Member; exofficio ,
(viii) Representative of Special Planning Authority (SPA) - Navi Mumbai
Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) Member; exofficio,
(ix) Representative of Industry Department/Maharashtra Industrial
Development Corporation (MIDC Maharashtra State Pollution
Control Board Member; exofficio ,
(x) The Deputy Conservator of Forest - Alibag Division MemberSecretary,
exofficio .”
5A. 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 of 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 -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. 25/48/2014 -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. 230(E), dated the 22nd January, 2016.
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