Amendment in ESZ notification around ghugua fossil national park Madhya Pradesh

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22082024-256549 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3233] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024/ SHRAVANA 30, 1946 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st August, 2024 S.O. 3549 (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 Ghugua Fossil National Park, Madhya Pradesh in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O.3064(E), dated the 18th 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. 3064(E), dated the 18th 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. 3064(E), dated the 18th September, 2017, 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:- (i) Divisional Commissioner Division, Rewa – Chairman, ex officio; (ii) District Collector Singrauli District – Member, ex officio; (iii) Superintending Engineer Public Works Department Rewa – Member, ex officio; (iv) Superintending Engineer Public Health Department Rewa – Member, ex officio; (v) Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat Singrauli – Member, ex officio; (vi) One Representative of the Town and Country Planning Department – Member, ex officio; (vii) One Representative of the Pollution Control Board Singrauli – Member, ex officio; (viii) A representative of the Association of Hotels and Lodges of Singrauli – Member, ex officio; (ix) One representative of non-governmental organisation working in the field of environment nominated by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh for a period of three years – Member; (x) One expert in the area of ecology or environment nominated by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh period of three years for a – Member; (xi) Field Director Ghughua Fossil National Park, Sidhi – 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 the that notification. (3) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (2) and are 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. (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 one representative or expert from Department concerned, one representative from the industry associations or the stakeholders to assist the committee in its deliberations depending on the requirements on case to case basis. (6) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the action taken report annually 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 in pro forma specified in Annexure-III appended to this notification. (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. 25/85/2015-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. 3064(E), dated the 18th September, 2017.