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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-24012025-260446
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 437]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025/MAGHA 4, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th January, 2025
S.O. 441(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby constitutes the Taj Trapezium Zone
Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority), consisting of the following
persons, namely:-
1. Commissioner, Agra Division Chairman ;
2. District Magistrate, Agra, Uttar Pradesh Vice-chairmen ;
3. District Magistrate, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Member;
4. District Magistrate, Etah, Uttar Pradesh Member;
5. District Magistrate, Hathras, Uttar Pradesh Member;
6. District Magistrate, Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh Member;
7. District Magistrate, Bharatpur, Rajasthan Member;
8. Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Member;
Government of India or his representative, not below the rank of
Deputy Secretary
9. Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas or his Member;
representative, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary
10. Director General, Archaeological Survey of India or his Member;
representative, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary
11. Municipal Commissioner, Agra Member;
12. Principal Secretary, Environment Department, Government of Member;
Uttar Pradesh or his representative, not below the rank of Deputy
Secretary
13. Secretary, Environment Department Government of Rajasthan or Member;
his representative, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary
14. Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board or his Member;
representative
15. Member Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board or his Member;
representative
16. Member Secretary, Rajasthan Pollution Control Board or his Member;
representative
17. Inspector General of Police, Bharatpur Range or his Member;
representative
18. Inspector General of Police Agra Range or his representative Member;
19. Deputy Chief Wildlife Warden, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Member;
20. Superintending Mining Engineer, Department of Mines and Member;
Geology, Bharatpur, Rajasthan
21. Three representatives to be nominated by Central Government Member;
22. Vice-Chairman, Agra Development Authority Member-Convener.
2. The geographical limits of the Taj Trapezium Zone is defined in the shape of a trapezoid between 26° 45'N &
77° 15'E to 27° 45'N & 77° 15' E in the West of the Taj Mahal and in the East of Taj Mahal between 27° 00′N & 78°
30' E to 27° 30'N & 78° 30'E, lying in the Agra Division of the State of Uttar Pradesh and in the Bharatpur Division of
the State of Rajasthan.
3. The Authority shall, within the territorial limits of Agra Division and Bharatpur Division in the Taj
Trapezium Zone in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan respectively, have the power to -
(i) monitor the progress of implementation of various schemes for protection of the Taj Mahal and
programmes for protection and improvement of the environment in Taj Trapezium Zone;
(ii) exercise powers under section 5 of the said Act;
(iii) take all necessary steps to ensure compliance of specified emission standards by motor vehicles and
ensuring compliance of fuel quality standards;
(iv) deal with any environmental issue which may be referred to it by the Central Government or the
State Government of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan relating to the Taj Trapezium Zone.
4. The powers and functions of the Authority shall be subject to the overall supervision and control of the
Central Government.
5. The Authority shall have power to make a complaint under section 19 of the Act.
6. The Authority may co-opt experts for facilitating the work assigned to it.
7. The Authority shall furnish a report about its activities at least once in two months to the Central Government
in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
8. The Authority shall have its headquarters at Agra in the State of Uttar Pradesh for the purpose of this
notification.
[F. No. Z-20018/1/99-CPA]
VED PRAKASH MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
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