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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-22032025-261846
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1315] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025/PHALGUNA 29, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th March, 2025
S.O. 1333(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 Fambonglho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2171 (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. 2171 (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 further
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. 2171 (E), dated
the 27th August, 2014, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: -
"5. Monitoring Committee. - (1) The Central Government hereby constitutes a 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 Wildlife Warden, Government of Sikkim - Member, ex officio;
(3) Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Government of Sikkim - Member, ex officio;
(4) Representative of State Pollution Control Board - Member, ex officio;
(5) one expert in ecology/environment/wildlife from Govind - Member;
Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment,
Regional Centre Sikkim to be nominated by the Government
of Sikkim for a period of three years
(6) one representative of a Non-Governmental Organization - Member;
working in the field of Environment/Wildlife (including
heritage conservation) to be nominated by the Government of
Sikkim for a period of three years
(7) one Representative of Rural Management and Development - Member, ex officio;
Department, Government of Sikkim
(8) One Representative of Agriculture Department, Government - Member, ex officio;
of Sikkim
(9) One Representative of Urban Development and Housing - Member, ex officio;
Department, Government of Sikkim
(10) Concerned District Collector - Member, ex officio;
(11) Divisional Forest Officer (In-charge of Protected Area) - Member, ex officio;
(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 Forests,
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 maybe, 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
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 in pro forma specified in Annexure- III by the 30th June of that
year.
(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. 25/12/2013-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 S.O. 2171(E), dated the 27th August, 2014 and was last amended vide S.O. 5693(E), dated the
07th December, 2022.