Dachigam National Park Jammu and Kashmir

6111 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4059 ] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023/ ASVINA 4, 194 5 CG-DL-E-26092023-249010 (ii) वन; 1 ए79 34° 3' 15.251" उ 75° 8' 0.671" पू 4000 2 ए80 34° 2' 58.075" उ 75° 4' 43.320" पू 5800 3 ए78 34° 3' 54.827" उ 75° 10' 9.078" पू 1000 8 ए73 33° 55' 30.071" उ 75° 15' 57.71 8" पू 1000 मीटर सीओ 50/एल, ओउर 10 ए71 33° 57' 15.929" उ 75° 18' 3.605" पू 1000 मीटर खेलन वन 21 ए60 34° 5' 29.317" उ 75° 29' 6.805" पू 3500 29 ए51 34° 18' 58.878" उ 75° 16' 46.479" पू 1000 मीटर ससंध का वन 30 ए50 34° 18' 5.637" उ 75° 14' 56.678" पू 1000 मीटर ससंध निी 31 ए49 34° 17' 29.286" उ 75° 14' 31.634" पू 300 मीटर ससंध निी 42 ए38 34° 10' 54.508" उ 75° 7' 37.519" पू 1000 मीटर सीओ 34/एमबीएल , 53 ए28 34° 9' 21.172" उ 74° 55' 11.641" पू 200 मीटर मावस कोल 1. टी1 340 18’ 31.334” उ 750 16’ 1.008” पू 2. टी2 340 15’ 19.739” उ 750 24’ 55.872” पू 3. टी3 340 8’ 48.822” उ 750 32’ 56.938” पू 4. टी4 340 6’ 0.385” उ 750 31’ 49.779” पू 5. टी5 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56 ए25 34° 4' 35.364" उ 74° 51' 21.879" पू 57 ए24 34° 3' 6.963" उ 74° 54' 15.042" पू 58 ए23 34° 5' 0.460" उ 74° 57' 56.832" पू 59 ए22 34° 3' 23.601" उ 75° 0' 45.759" पू 60 ए21 34° 1' 32.777" उ 75° 1' 41.557" पू 61 ए20 33° 57' 50.300" उ 75° 2' 12.931" पू 62 ए 56 34° 11' 46.161" उ 75° 30' 28.774" पू संगारवान 34° 12' 7.839" उ 74° 55' 44.49 3" पू संगररि 34° 12' 23.998" उ 74° 53' 1.689" पू नीलपंचाल 34° 10' 36.535" उ 74° 57' 48.842" पू जलडवास 34° 10' 7.469" उ 74° 59' 6.327" पू सोनासर 34° 9' 58.283" उ 75° 4' 59.318" पू चक-ए-िारा 34° 10' 55.184" उ 74° 55' 42.793" पू िारावान 34° 10' 50.716" उ 74° 57' 3.790" पू परांगोम 34° 4' 37.377" उ 75° 5' 10.638" पू हिन्नार 34° 4' 40.119" उ 75° 3' 51.195" पू हकावन 34° 4' 9.288" उ 75° 3' 11.158" पू अरपाल नर 34° 0' 45.312" उ 75° 3' 50.430" पू मिवां 34° 0' 19.134" उ 75° 3' 7.192" पू नागंिर 34° 4' 2.450" उ 75° 2' 22.903" पू जवष्णु पि 34° 1' 56.086" उ 75° 0' 15.121" पू होकासर 34° 9' 46.028" उ 75° 6' 6.465" पू गोनहर 34° 6' 41.460" उ 75° 22' 38.632" पू नगराड 34° 3' 32.064" उ 75° 19' 20.233" पू हिक ु ट 34° 2' 56 .095" उ 75° 18' 19.490" पू वोवुगासु 34° 2' 49.620" उ 75° 17' 52.905" पू पहलगाम 34° 0' 48.271" उ 75° 19' 15.5 00" पू कौमागा 34° 0' 21.628" उ 75° 19' 19.049" पू नुनवानाह 33° 59' 59.090" उ 75° 19' 18.119" पू गांिीबल 33° 59' 34.662" उ 75° 19' 21.691" पू रकीिार 33° 58' 18.367" उ 75° 19' 16.612 " पू जलड्रू 33° 57' 59.147" उ 75° 19' 3.859" पू खेलन 33° 57' 25.722" उ 75° 18' 3.718" पू लार 33° 56' 2.720" उ 75° 17' 14.693" पू ओवर 33° 56' 10.072" उ 75° 16' 43.168" पू नालारओवुर 33° 56' 42.34 8" उ 75° 15' 53.970" पू िानवोट 33° 55' 43.079" उ 75° 16' 39.136" पू बानीमागा 33° 59' 57.120" उ 75° 12' 48.798" पू जलजचडोर 34° 1' 43.928" उ 75° 13' 2.038" पू पम्बागाई 34° 3' 55.140" उ 75° 11' 1.623" पू पंबाछखोि 34° 4' 28.345" उ 75° 9' 52.002" पू र्महर 34° 12' 21.636" उ 75° 9' 7.605" पू गुंबर 34° 12' 38.221" उ 75° 11' 16.754" पू थािवास 34° 18' 14.630" उ 75° 16' 22.825" पू कोकरण 34° 17' 5.503" उ 75° 20' 34.803" पू रंगा 34° 16' 1.997" उ 75° 22' 56.646" पू बालटाल 34° 15' 13.873" उ 75° 25' 10.132" पू डोमेल 34° 14' 8.346" उ 75° 24' 57.546" पू क ु िपाथर 34° 12' 47.019" उ 75° 27' 46.960" पू संगम 34° 12' 8.537" उ 75° 28' 47.432" पू प्रिमागा 34° 10' 36.596" उ 75° 31' 0.492" पू क ै नमार 34° 6' 33.065" उ 75° 33' 22.637" पू वॉिन 34° 6' 4.290" उ 75° 30' 27.261" पू वाहबल 34° 7' 8.131" उ 75° 30' 35.322" पू गुरलोपुन 34° 7' 37.227" उ 75° 27' 19.300" पू नौनार 34° 9' 43.038" उ 75° 27' 22.340" पू रबेमागा 34° 8' 40.610" उ 75° 25' 2. 823" पू MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 6th September , 2023 S.O. 4227 (E).— The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1), read with clause (v) and clause (xiv) of sub -section (2) and sub - section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (2 9 of 1986) is hereby published, as required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be take n into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification are made available to the public; Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposals contained in the draft notification may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Central Government within the period so specified to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira ParyavaranBhawan, Jorbagh Road, Al iganj, New Delhi -110 003, or send it to the e -mail address of the Ministry at [email protected] DRAFT NOTIFICATION WHEREAS, the Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sanctuary and Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over an area of 776 sq.km. and is located in the Srinagar, Ganderbal and Anantnag Districts in Kashmir province of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. AND WHEREAS, the Dachigam National Park, comprising an area of 141 sq.km. has been notif ied as National Park vide notification No. S.R.O:134, dated 10th April, 1990. The Overa Aru Wildlife Sanctuary comprising an area of 425 sq.km. has been notified as Wildlife Sanctuary vide S.R.O: 154 dated 19th March, 1987 and Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife San ctuary comprising an area of 210 sq.km. has been notified as Wildlife Sanctuary vide S.R.O: 156 dated 19th March, 1987. AND WHEREAS , the Dachigam National Park is located at a distance of 21 km, North -East from Srinagar city. The park lies in the great Zan skar mountain range between altitudes of 1600 metres to 4250 meters above mean sea level and forms the North -West branch of the Central Himalayan axis. The Dachigam is famous for harbouring the last viable and endemic population of Hangul (Kashmir red deer ), the only abode left in South -East Asia. The park has the prestige to be the recipient of the award for the best managed National Park in the country. AND WHEREAS, the Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sanctuary is located at a distance of 105 kilometer, North - East from Srinagar. The sanctuary lies between 34 37 N Latitude and 74o29’ to 74o36’ E Longitude and covers an altitudinal range of 3,015 m to 5,466 m above mean sea level. It comprises of forest compartment numbers from 56/S to 62/S of Sindh Forest Divis ion. The main faunal attraction of this area is the Kashmir musk deer ( Moschus cupreus) and Himalayan brown bear ( Ursus arctos) . The sanctuary is connected with other important wildlife areas, like Aru, Upper Dachigam and the Sindh forest. The Wildlife Sanc tuary is flanked by the large snow laden peaks of ‘Sonamarg’ and the Sindh River, which is famous for its trout and mahseer population. Thajwas glacier is one of the tourist attraction visited by tourists in the summer months. AND WHEREAS, the Overa -Aru Wi ldlife Sanctuary is located at a distance of 76 kilometres from South - East of Srinagar. It lies between 33o55'0"N to 34o20'0" N Latitude and 75o5'0" E to 75o32'30" E Longitude and falls in the Anantnag District of the Kashmir Valley. The forests of Overa -Aru sanctuary are blessed with a number of lakes and glaciers, which happen to be invaluable sources of water, feeding numerous streams that flow down into the villages situated near the periphery. AND WHEREAS, the Dachigam National Park comes under 2A prov ince of bio -geographic classification as suggested by Rodgers et al., 2002. As per revised Champion and Seth (1968), the vegetation of Dachigam National Park is typically Himalayan moist temperate forest, sub -alpine forest and alpine forest type and can be classified into moist temperate deciduous forest, Parrotia (pohu) scrub forest, west Himalayan low level blue pine forest, western mixed coniferous forest, deciduous alpine scrub, west Himalayan sub -alpine birch -rhododendron forest, dwarf juniper scrub, d ry temperate scrub. AND WHEREAS, some of the notable flora and fauna of the Dachigam National Park include Ulmus wallichiana , Salix alba , Populus sp., Prunus armeniaca,Quercus robur , Robina pseudoacacia ,Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana,Rosa webbiana , Rubus niveu s, Aesculus indica,Juglans regia , Pinus griffithi , angaarda (Lychniscornaria (L.)Desr)., Bajardantu( Potentilla atrosanguinaLodd.), trumbadu ( Picrishieracioides), Ghudkhura (Tussilago farfara), dodad ( Codonopsis ovate), ratanjot( Onosmahispidum wallichex), Kashmir red deer( Cervus hangluhanglu .), Kashmir musk deer( Moschus cupreus ), common leopard( Panthera pardus ), Himalayan brown bear( Ursus arctos isabellinus ), Asiatic black bear ( Ursus thibetanus ), Kashmir gray langur ( Semnopithecus ajax ), Himalayan griffon vu lture( Gyps himalayensis ), bearded vulture( Gypaetus barbatus ), Kashmir flycatcher( Ficedula subrubra ), etc. AND WHEREAS, the area of Thajwas Wildlife (Baltal) Sanctuary is covered mostly under thick snow, round the year. The tree species such as Abies pindrow , Betula ultilis, Juglans regia and Picea sp. constitute the major assemblage of tree flora. Indigofera Hetranth, Berberies Lycicum, and Rosa Webbiana constitute the major shrub cover of the area. The important faunal species of the area are grey langur (Presbytis entellus) , Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) , common leopard ( Panthera pardus) , snow leopard (Panther unica) , leopard cat (Felis bengalensis) , jackal (Canis aureus) , red fox( Vulpes vulpes) , Himalayan brown bear ( Ursus arctos) , Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) , Yellow throated martin ( Martis flavigula) , long -tailed marmot ( Mannota bobak) , Royle’s pika (Ochotona roylei) , Asiatic ibex ( Capra sibrica) , Kashmir musk deer (Moschus cupreus)etc. AND WHEREAS, due to variation in altitude, aspect and soil , a diversity of vegetation is discernible in the Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary. The vegetation of the Sanctuary is mainly fir ( Abis pindrow ) with kail ( Pinus griffithi ) in the lower elevations near Nallas. On varied physical variations the forest types fou nd are Riverian Vegetation (1600 -2300meters above mean sea level), Coniferous Forests:(2300 -3000 meters above mean sea level), Alpine Scrubs and Pastures:(Beyond 3000 -3500meters above mean sea level), Rock Faces:(Beyond 3500meters above mean sea level). Th e Overa -Aru forests are blessed with numerous plant species of great medicinal value.Some of the medical plants growing wild in the area include Aconitum heterophyllum, Arnebia benthamii, Artemisia absinthium, Berberis lycium, Bergenia lingulata, Datura st ramonium, Dioscore adeltoidea, Lavatera cashmeriana, Saussurea costus and Taxus wallichina . AND WHEREAS, the Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary falls in the North -West province (Province 2A) of the Himalayan Zone as per the bio -geographic demarcation by Rodgers and Panwar (1998). This province includes the whole Kashmir valley, characterized by temperate and sub -tropical climate Kashmiri stag or hangul ( Cervus hanglu hanglu) , Kashmir musk deer ( Moschus cupreus) , Himalayan black bear ( Ursus thibetanus) , Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos) , common leopard ( Panthera pardus) , Himalayan grey langur ( Presbytis ajax) , Rhesus macaque( Macaca mulata) , red fox ( Vulpus vulpes) , brown musk shrew ( Crocidura murina) , yellow throated martin (Martes flavigula) , long -tailed marmot (Marmot himaliyana) , Kashmir vampire( Mergaderma spectrum) , Leisler’s Hairy – armed bat ( Nyctalus lessleri) , Kashmir house rat( Rattus rattus) , birch mouse ( Sicista indica) , Kashmir flying squirrel ( Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) , serow( Capricornis sumatraenis) , Ro ule’s pika ( Ochotona royelii), Himalayan griffon vulture( Gyps himalayensis ), bearded vulture( Gypaetus barbatus ), Kashmir flycatcher( Ficedula subrubra ) etc. AND WHEREAS, the natural boundaries of Dachigam National Park, Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary and Thajwas Wildlife(Baltal) Sanctuary are connected at landscape level. The boundary of Dachigam National Park on North and North Eastern side merges with Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary while as Overa –Aru Wildlife Sanctuary on its North and North -Eastern side merg es with Thajwas Wildlife Sanctuary. The protected areas together form a landscape of rich biodiversity and hold good population of some of the important/endemic species of animals, birds and vegetation. The Eco -sensitive zone proposed makes these areas as one unit and will help gene flow across these areas to flourish the biodiversity. AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area, the extent and boundaries of Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sanctuary and Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary which are specified in paragraph 1 as Eco -sensitive Zone from ecological, environmental and biodiversity point of view and to prohibit industries or class of industries and their operations and processes in the said Eco -sensitive Zone; NOW, THER EFORE, 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) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the Environmen t Act), read with sub -rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby notifies an area to an extent varying from 200 meters to 13.15 kilometers around the boundary of Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) W ildlife Sanctuary and Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sanctuary and Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary Eco -sensitive Zone (hereafter in this notification referred to as the Eco -sensitive Zone) details of which are as under, namely: 1. Extent and boundaries of Eco -sensitive Zone . – (1)The extent of Eco -Sensitive Zone shall be of 200 m to 13.15 km from the boundary of Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sanct uary and Overa - Aru Wildlife Sanctuary and comprising of an area of 448.00 sq.km. The extent of Eco -sensitive zone in different directions (kilometres) are as given below: - Direction Extent Location West 200 m PWD Water Tank & Reservoir South 13.15 km Khrew CR Boundary South -West 5 km Khanmoh CR Boundary South -East 1 km Mamal Forest, Lidder Nala East 1 km Nichhang, Alpine pasture North - East 1 km Serbal Village,Sindh Forest North 1 km Forest of Sindh North -West 4 km Lidwas, Alpine Pasture Dara CR Bo undary (2) The boundary description of the Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sanctuary and Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary and its Eco -sensitive Zone is appended as Annexure -I. (3) The maps of the Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sa nctuary and Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary demarcating Eco -sensitive Zone along with boundary details and latitudes and longitudes are appended as Annexure -IIA, Annexure -IIB, Annexure -II C, Annexure -IID and Annexure -II E. (4) Lists of geo co -ordinates of the bou ndary of Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sanctuary and Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary and Eco -sensitive Zone are given in Table A and Table B of Annexure - III. (5) The list of village falling in the Eco -sensitive Zone along with their geo co -ordinates at prominent points is appended as Annexure -IV. 2. Zonal Master Plan for Eco -sensitive Zone. -(1) The Union Territory Government shall, for the purposes of the Eco-sensitive Zone prepare a Zonal Master Plan within a period of two years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, in consultation with local people and adhering to the stipulations given in this notification for approval of the competent authority in the Union Territory. (2) The Zonal Master Plan for the Eco -sensit ive Zone shall be prepared by the Union Territory Government in such manner as is specified in this notification and also in consonance with the relevant Central and Union Territory laws and the guidelines issued by the Central Government, if any. (3) The Zona l Master Plan shall be prepared in consultation with the following Departments of the Union Territory Government, for integrating the ecological and environmental considerations into the said plan: - (i) Environment; (ii) Forests; (iii) Agriculture; (iv) Revenue; (v) Urban Develop ment; (vi) Tourism; (vii) Rural Development; (viii) Irrigation & Flood Control; (ix) Pollution Control Board; (x) Municipality; (xi) Panchayati Raj; and (xi)Public Works Department. (4) The Zonal Master Plan shall not impose any restriction on the approved existing land use, infrastruct ure and activities, unless so specified in this notification and the Zonal Master Plan shall factor in improvement of all infrastructure and activities to be more efficient and eco -friendly. (5) The Zonal Master Plan shall provide for restoration of denuded ar eas, conservation of existing water bodies, management of catchment areas, watershed management, groundwater management, soil and moisture conservation, needs of local community and such other aspects of the ecology and environment that need attention. (6) The Zonal Master Plan shall demarcate all the existing worshipping places, villages and urban settlements, types and kinds of forests, agricultural areas, fertile lands, green area, such as, parks and like places, horticultural areas, orchards, lakes and othe r water bodies with supporting maps giving details of existing and proposed land use features. (7) The Zonal Master Plan shall regulate development in Eco -sensitive Zone and adhere to prohibited and regulated activities listed in the Table in paragraph 4 and a lso ensure and promote eco -friendly development for security of local communities’ livelihood. (8) The Zonal Master Plan shall be co -terminus with the Regional Development Plan. (9) The Zonal Master Plan so approved shall be the reference document for the Monitori ng Committee for carrying out its functions of monitoring in accordance with the provisions of this notification. 3. Measures to be taken by the Union Territory Government .-The Union Territory Government shall take the following measures for giving effect to the provisions of this notification, namely: - (1) Land use. – (a) Forests, horticulture areas, agricultural areas, parks and open spaces earmarked for recreational purposes in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall not be used or converted into areas for commercial or residential or industrial activities; Provided that the conversion of agricultural and other lands, for the purposes other than that specified at part (a) above, within the Eco -sensitive Zone may be permitted on the recommendation of the Monitoring Committee , and with the prior approval of the competent authority under Regional Town Planning Act and other rules and regulations of Central Government or Union Territory Government as applicable and vide provisions of this notification, to meet the residential ne eds of the local residents and for activities such as - (i) widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads; (ii) construction and renovation of infrastructure and civic amenities; (iii) small scale industries not causing pollution; (iv) cottage indu stries including village industries; convenience stores and local amenities supporting eco-tourism including home stay; and (v) promoted activities given in paragraph 4; Provided further that no use of tribal land shall be permitted for commercial and industri al development activities without the prior approval of the competent authority under Regional Town Planning Act and other rules and regulations of the Union Territory Government and without compliance of the provisions of article 244 of the Constitution o r the law for the time being in force, including the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (2 of 2007); Provided also that any error appearing in the land records within the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be corrected by the Union Territory Government, after obtaining the views of Monitoring Committee, once in each case and the correction of said error shall be intimated to the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Provided also that the correction of error shall not include change of land use in any case except as provided under this sub -paragraph. (b) Efforts shall be made to reforest the unused or unproductive agricultural areas with afforestation and habitat resto ration activities. (2) Natural water bodies. -The catchment areas of all natural springs shall be identified and plans for their conservation and rejuvenation shall be incorporated in the Zonal Master Plan and the guidelines shall be drawn up by the Union Terri tory Government in such a manner as to prohibit development activities at or near these areas which are detrimental to such areas. (3) Tourism or eco -tourism. - (a) All new eco -tourism activities or expansion of existing tourism activities within the Eco-sensit ive Zone shall be as per the Tourism Master Plan for the Eco -sensitive Zone. (b) The Tourism Master Plan shall be prepared by the Union Territory Department of Tourism in consultation with the Union Territory Departments of Environment and Forests. (c) The Tourism Master Plan shall form a component of the Zonal Master Plan. (d) The Tourism Master Plan shall be drawn based on the study of carrying capacity of the Eco -sensitive Zone. (e) The activities of eco -tourism shall be regulated as under, namely: - (i) new construction of hotels and resorts shall not be allowed within one kilometer from the boundary of the protected area or upto the extent of the Eco -sensitive Zone, whichever is nearer: Provided that beyond the distance of one kilometre from the boundary of the pro tected area till the extent of the Eco -sensitive Zone, the establishment of new hotels and resorts shall be allowed only in pre -defined and designated areas for eco -tourism facilities as per Tourism Master Plan; (ii) all new tourism activities or expansion of e xisting tourism activities within the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the eco -tourism guidelines issued by the National Tiger Conse rvation Authority (as amended from time to time) with emphasis on eco -tourism, eco - education and eco -development; (iii) until the Zonal Master Plan is approved, development for tourism and expansion of existing tourism activities shall be permitted by the concer ned regulatory authorities based on the actual site specific scrutiny and recommendation of the Monitoring Committee and no new hotel, resort or commercial establishment construction shall be permitted within Eco -sensitive Zone area. (4) Natural heritage. - All sites of valuable natural heritage in the Eco -sensitive Zone, such as the gene pool reserve areas, rock formations, waterfalls, springs, gorges, groves, caves, points, walks, rides, cliffs, etc. shall be identified and a heritage conservation plan shall be drawn up for their preservation and conservation as a part of the Zonal Master Plan. (5) Man -made heritage sites. - Buildings, structures, artefacts, areas and precincts of historical, architectural, aesthetic, and cultural significance shall be identified i n the Eco -sensitive Zone and heritage conservation plan for their conservation shall be prepared as part of the Zonal Master Plan. (6) Noise pollution. -Prevention and control of noise pollution in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 under the Environment Act . (7) Air pollution. - Prevention and control of air pollution in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Air (Prev ention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981) and the rules made there under. (8) Discharge of effluents. - Discharge of treated effluent in Eco -sensitive Zone shall be in accordance with the provisions of the General Standards for Discharge of Enviro nmental Pollutants covered under the Environment Act and the rules made there under or standards stipulated by the Union Territory Government, whichever is more stringent. (9) Solid wastes. -Disposal and Management of solid wastes shall be as under: - (a) the solid waste disposal and management in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number S.O. 1357 (E), dated the 8th April, 2016, as amended from time to time . The inorganic material may be disposed in an environmental acceptable manner at site identified outside the Eco -sensitive Zone; (b) safe and Environmentally Sound Management of Solid wast es in conformity with the existing rules and regulations using identified technologies may be allowed within Eco -sensitive Zone. (10) Bio-Medical Waste. – Bio-Medical Waste Management shall be as under: - (a) the Bio -Medical Waste disposal in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S.R. 343 (E), dated the 28th March, 2016, as ame nded from time to time . (b) safe and Environmentally Sound Management of Bio -Medical Wastes in conformity with the existing rules and regulations using identified technologies may be allowed within the Eco -sensitive Zone. (11) Plastic waste management .- The plastic waste management in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S. R. 340(E), dated the 18th March, 2016, as amended from time to time . (12) Construction and Demolition waste management. - The construction and demolition waste management in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the Construction an d Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S.R. 317(E), dated the 29th March, 2016, as amended from time to time. (13) E-waste. - The e - waste management in the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the E -Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, as amended from time to time. (14) Vehicula r traffic. – The vehicular movement of traffic shall be regulated in a habitat friendly manner and specific provisions in this regard shall be incorporated in the Zonal Master Plan and till such time as the Zonal Master plan is prepared and approved by the competent authority in the Union Territory Government, the Monitoring Committee shall monitor compliance of vehicular movement under the relevant Acts and the rules and regulations made thereunder. (15) Vehicular pollution .- Prevention and control of vehicular pollution shall be incompliance with applicable laws and efforts shall be made for use of cleaner fuels. (16) Industrial units. – (a) On or after the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, no new polluting industries shall be permitted to be set up within the Eco -sensitive Zone. (b) Only non -polluting industries shall be allowed within Eco -sensitive Zone as per the classification of Industries in the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016, as amended from ti me to time unless so specified in this notification, and in addition, the non -polluting cottage industries shall be promoted. (17) Protection of hill slopes. - The protection of hill slopes shall be as under: - (a) the Zonal Master Plan shall indicate areas on hill s lopes where no construction shall be permitted; (b) construction on existing steep hill slopes or slopes with a high degree of erosion shall not be permitted. 4. List of a ctivities prohibited or to be regulated within Eco -sensitive Zone. - All activities in the E co-sensitive Zone shall be governed by the provisions of the Environment Act and the rules made there under including the Coastal Regulation Zone, 2011 and the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and other applicable laws including the Fores t (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927), the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972) and amendments made thereto and be regulated in the manner specified in the Table below, namely: - TABLE Sl. No. Activity Description A. Prohibited Activities 1. Commercial mining, stone quarrying and crushing units. (a) All new and existing mining (minor and major minerals), stone quarrying and crushing units shall be prohibited with immediate effect except for meeting the domestic ne eds of bona fide local residents including digging of earth for construction or repair of houses within Eco - sensitive Zone; (b) The mining operations shall be carried out in accordance with the Orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 04.08.2006, 26.04.2023 and 28.04.2023 in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. UoI in W.P.(C) No.202 of 1995 and in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. UOI in W.P.(C) No.435 of 2012, dated 21.04.2014. 2. Setting of industries causing pollution (Water, Air, Soil, Noise, etc.). New industries and expansion of existing polluting industries in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall not be permitted: Provided that, non -polluting industries shall be allowed within Eco - Sensitive Zone as per classification of Industries in the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016, as amended from time to time, unless so specified in this notification and in addition, the non -polluting cottage industries shall be promoted. 3. Establishment of major hydroelectric project. Prohibited. 4. Use or production or processing of any hazardous substance. Prohibited. 5. Discharge of untreated effluents in natural water bodies or land area. Prohibited. 6. Setting up of new saw mills. New or expansion of existing saw mills shall not be permitted within the Eco -sensitive Zone. 7. Setting up of brick kilns. Prohibited. 8. Undertaking other activities related to tourism like over flying over the Eco -sensitive Zone area by hot air balloon, helicopter, drones, Microlites, etc. Prohibited. 9. Commercial use of Firewood Prohibited. B. Regulated Activities 10. Commercial establishment of hotels and resorts. No new commercial hotels and resorts shall be permitted within one kilometer of the boundary of the Protected Area or upto the extent of Eco-sensitive zone, whichever is nearer, except for small temporary structures for Eco -tourism activities: Provided that, beyond one kilometer from the boundary of the protected Area or upto the extent of Eco -sensitive Zone whichever is nearer, all new tourist activities or expansion of existing activities shall be in conformity with the Tourism Master Plan and guidelines as applicable. 11. Construction activities. (a) New commercial construction of any kind shall not be permitted within one kilometer from the boundar y of the Protected Area or upto extent of the Eco -sensitive Zone whichever is nearer: Provided that, local people shall be permitted to undertake construction in their land for their use including the activities listed in sub -paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 a s per building bye - laws to meet the residential needs of the local residents: Provided that the construction activity related to small scale industries not causing pollution shall be regulated and kept at the minimum, with the prior permission from the com petent authority as per applicable rules and regulations, if any. (b) Beyond one kilometer it shall be regulated as per the Zonal Master Plan. 12. Small scale non -polluting industries. Non-polluting industries as per classification of industries issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016, as amended from time to time, and non -hazardous, small -scale and service industry, agriculture, floriculture, horticulture or agro -based industry producing products from indigenous materials from the Eco -sensitive Zone shall be permitted by the competent Authority. 13. Felling of trees. (a) There shall be no felling of trees in the forest or Government or revenue or private lands without prior permission of the competent authority in the State Government. (b) The fel ling of trees shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the concerned Central or State Act and the rules made there under. 14. Collection of Forest Produce or Non-Timber Forest Produce. Regulated under applicable laws. 15. Erection of electrical and communication towers and laying of cables and other infrastructures. Regulated under applicable laws of underground cabling may be promoted. 16. Infrastructure including civic amenities. Taking measures of mitigation, as per applicable laws, rules and regulation and available guidelines. 17. Widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads. Taking measures of mitigation, as per applicable laws, rules and regulation and available guidelines. 18. Protection of Hill Slopes and river b anks. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 19. Movement of vehicular traffic at night. Regulated for commercial purpose under applicable laws. 20. Ongoing agriculture and horticulture practices by local communities along with dairies, dairy farming, aquacult ure and fisheries. Permitted as per the applicable laws for use of locals. 21. Establishment of large -scale commercial livestock and poultry farms by firms, corporate and companies. Regulated as per the applicable laws except for meeting local needs. 22. Disch arge of treated waste water/effluents in natural water bodies or land area. The discharge of treated waste water or effluents shall be avoided to enter into the water bodies and efforts shall be made for recycle and reuse of treated waste water. Otherwise, the discharge of treated waste water/effluent shall be regulated as per the applicable laws. 23. Commercial extraction of surface and ground water. Regulated under applicable laws. 24. Open Well, Bore Well, etc. for agriculture or other usage. Regulated and the activity should be strictly monitored by the appropriate authority. 25. Solid Waste Management. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 26. Introduction of exotic species. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 27. Eco-tourism. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 28. Use of polythene bags. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 29. Commercial Sign boards and hoardings. Regulated as per the applicable laws. C. Promoted Activities 30. Rain water harvesting. Shall be actively promoted. 31. Organic farming. Shall be act ively promoted. 32. Adoption of green technology for all activities. Shall be actively promoted. 33. Cottage industries including village artisans, etc. Shall be actively promoted. 34. Use of renewable energy and fuels. Bio-gas, solar light etc. shall be activel y promoted. 35. Agro -Forestry. Shall be actively promoted. 36. Plantation of Horticulture and Herbals. Shall be actively promoted. 37. Use of eco -friendly transport. Shall be actively promoted. 38. Skill Development. Shall be actively promoted. 39. Restoration of D egraded Land/ Forests/ Habitat. Shall be actively promoted. 40. Environmental Awareness. Shall be actively promoted. 5. Monitoring Committee for Monitoring the Eco -sensitive Zone Notification. - For effective monitoring of the provisions of this notification under sub -section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee, comprising of the following, namely: - Sl.No Constituent of the Monitoring Committee Designation 1. Divisional Comm issioner, Kashmir Chairman, ex -officio; 2. An expert in ecology and environment to be nominated by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for a term of three years each. Non-Official Member; 3. One representative of a Non -Governmental Organization working in th e field of environment conservation to be nominated by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for a term of three years each. Non-Official Member; 4. An expert in Biodiversity to be to be nominated by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for a term of three yea rs each. Non-Official Member; 5. Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Member, ex -officio; 6. Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal Member, ex -officio; 7. Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag Member, ex -officio; 8. Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama Member, ex -officio; 9. Municipal Commis sioner, Srinagar Member, ex -officio; 10. Director Tourism, Kashmir Member, ex -officio; 11. Vice -chairman, Srinagar Development Authority Member, ex -officio; 12. Regional Director, J&K State Pollution Control Board, Srinagar Member, ex -officio; 13. Senior Town Pl anner, Kashmir Member, ex -officio; 14. Divisional Forest Officer, Sindh Forest Division Member, ex -officio; 15. Divisional Forest Officer, Lidder Forest Division Member, ex -officio; 16. Divisional Forest Officer, Awantipura Member, ex -officio; 17. Divisional Fores t Officer, Urban Forestry Srinagar Member, ex -officio; 18. Chief Executive Officer, Sonmarg Development Authority Member, ex -officio; 19. Chief Executive Officer, Pahalgam Development Authority Member, ex -officio; 20. Wildlife Warden, Central Division Member, ex -officio; 21. Wildlife Warden ,South Division Member, ex -officio; 22. Regional Wildlife Warden, Kashmir Member Secretary, ex - officio. 6. Functions of the Monitoring Committee : (1) The Monitoring Committee shall, based on the actual site - specific conditions s crutinize, the activities that are covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forest number S.O. 1553 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, and are falling in the Eco -sensitive Zone, e xcept 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 mayb e, for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of the said notification. (2) The activities that are not covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 15 33 (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, shall be scrutinised by the Monitoring Committee based on the actual site -specific c onditions and referred to the concerned Regulatory Authorities. (3) The Member -Secretary of the Monitoring Committee or the concerned Collector(s) or the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forests shall be competent to file complaints 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 representatives or experts from concerned Departments, representatives from industry associations or conce rned stakeholders to assist in its deliberations depending on the requirements on issue to issue basis. (5) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report of its activities as on 31st March of every year by 30th June of that year to t he Chief Wildlife Warden in the state as per pro -forma appended at Annexure V . (6) The Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change may give such directions, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for effective dischar ge of its functions. 7. Additional measures. -The Central Government and Union Territory Government may specify additional measures, if any, for giving effect to provisions of this notification. 8. Supreme Court, etc. orders. - The provisions of this notifi cation shall be subject to the orders, if any passed or to be passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India or High Court or the National Green Tribunal. [F. No. 25/19/2020 -ESZ] DR. S. KERKETTA, Scientist ’G’ ANNEXURE - I BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF EC O-SENSITIVE ZONE AROUND DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARYIN THE UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR The description of the boundaries of eco -sensitive zone proposed around Dachigam National Park, Ov era – Aru and Thajwas Wildlife Sanctuary in physical terms (like roads, hills, river bodies etc.) by starting from a point on the boundary and then moving clockwise along the boundary and reaching back to the starting point is described as under: Sl. No. Clockwise point marked on map (Annexure - IIB ) Latitude Longitude Distance from PA boundary Description 1 A79 34° 3' 15.251" N 75° 8' 0.671" E 4000m Tral Wildlife Sanctuary Boundary 2 A80 34° 2' 58.075" N 75° 4' 43.320" E 5800M Tral Wildlife Sanctuary Boundary 3 A78 34° 3' 54.827" N 75° 10' 9.078" E 1000 m CO 22/TRAL FOREST AREA, PAMBACH KHOD 4 A77 34° 3' 32.136" N 75° 11' 49.204" E 1000 m CO 13/TRAL FOREST AREA 5 A76 34° 0' 51.106" N 75° 11' 47.399" E 1500 m CO 24/FOREST AREA 6 A75 33° 58' 40.560" N 75° 12' 45.305" E 1000m CO 3 FOREST AREA, WATWAGAR 7 A74 33° 55' 59.424" N 75° 14' 14.040" E 1000m CO 51/L FOREST AREA 8 A73 33° 55' 30.071" N 75° 15' 57.718" E 1000M CO 50/L, OWUR VILLAGE, Lidder Forest 9 A72 33° 56' 24.120" N 75° 17' 31.265" E 1000M CO 45/L, Lidder Nala 10 A71 33° 57' 15.929" N 75° 18' 3.605" E 1000M KHELAN FOREST 11 A70 33° 59' 22.631" N 75° 19' 46.479" E 1000M MAMAL FOREST, Lidder Nala 12 A69 34° 0' 39.145" N 75° 19' 30.680" E 1000 M MAMAL VILLAGE Lidder Forest 13 A68 34° 2' 18.510" N 75° 18' 46.000" E 1000M WACHRAN, Lidder Forest 14 A67 34° 4' 17.693" N 75° 20' 27.833" E 2000 M CO 19/L, FOREST AREA, Sangam 15 A66 34° 5' 56.905" N 75° 22' 34.820" E 2000 M CO 16, ALPINE PASTURE, sarnar 16 A65 34° 6' 33.678" N 75° 23' 43.486" E 2000 M Razdan Nar, ALPINE PASTURE 17 A64 34° 7' 17.036" N 75° 24' 47.423" E 2000 m CO 12/L, ALPINE PASTURE 18 A63 34° 7' 58.882" N 75° 25' 23.100" E 2000 m Rabemarg, Alpine Pasture 19 A62 34° 8' 0.552" N 75° 26' 31.540" E 2000 M CHHUT PASS, ALPINE PASTUR E 20 A61 34° 7' 4.716" N 75° 27' 28.791" E 2000 m Astanmarg, Alpine Pasture 21 A60 34° 5' 29.317" N 75° 29' 6.805" E 3500M WAHABAL TOP, ALPINE PASTURE 22 A59 34° 4' 56.071" N 75° 32' 7.704" E 2000M GUIDI GALI, ALPINE PASTURE 23 A58 34° 6' 41.702" N 75° 33' 43.985" E 2000M ALPINE PASTURE 24 A57 34° 9' 16.025" N 75° 33' 34.143" E 1000M NICHHANG, ALPINE PASTURE 25 A55 34° 13' 3.553" N 75° 28' 22.872" E 1000M Nagin pathar Sindh Forest 26 A54 34° 14' 27.098" N 75° 25' 33.864" E 1000M DOMEL FOREST, SINDH Forest 27 A53 34° 16' 48.778" N 75° 21' 57.738" E 1000M SERBAL VILLAGE,SINDH Forest 28 A52 34° 18' 6.772" N 75° 19' 50.204" E 1000M ICHAMARG Sindh Forest 29 A51 34° 18' 58.878" N 75° 16' 46.479" E 1000 m Forest of Sindh 30 A50 34° 18' 5.637" N 75° 14' 56.678" E 1000M SINDH RIVER 31 A49 34° 17' 29.286" N 75° 14' 31.634" E 300 M SINDH RIVER 32 A48 34° 16' 56.159" N 75° 14' 1.212" E 1000 m CO 53/S, Alpine Pasture 33 A47 34° 15' 49.113" N 75° 14' 49.986" E 1000 M GANJ FORESTS, SINDH DIVN 34 A46 34° 15' 16.878" N 75° 15' 1.176" E 1000 m CO 53/S, Alpine Pasture 35 A45 34° 14' 37.991" N 75° 13' 45.388" E 1000 m CO 53/S, Alpine Pasture 36 A44 34° 14' 18.503" N 75° 12' 42.915" E 1000 m CO 53/S, Alpine Pasture 37 A43 34° 13' 35.740" N 75° 11' 40.523" E 1000 m CO 49/S, Alpine Pasture 38 A42 34° 12' 36.944" N 75° 10' 45.661" E 1000 m CO 45/S, Alpine Pasture 39 A41 34° 12' 46.428" N 75° 9' 53.324" E 1000 m CO 44/S, Alpine Pasture 40 A40 34° 12' 31.919" N 75° 8' 33.634" E 1000 m CO 41/S, Alpine Pasture 41 A39 34° 12' 17.483" N 75° 7' 29.182" E 1000 m CO 39/S, Alpine Pasture 42 A38 34° 10' 54.508" N 75° 7' 37.519" E 1000 m CO 34/MBL, Alpine Pasture 43 A37 34° 9' 44.700" N 75° 5' 30.248" E 1000 m Hoka Sar, Alpine Pasture 44 A36 34° 11' 25.897" N 75° 3' 11.16 0" E 1000 m Sura Pharao Forest, Sindh 45 A35 34° 11' 30.915" N 75° 0' 43.381" E 1000 m Lidwas, Alpine Pasture 46 A34 34° 12' 58.353" N 74° 55' 33.494" E 4000 m Lidwas, Alpine Pasture Dara CR Boundary 47 A33 34° 12' 14.645" N 74° 53' 2.294" E 4000 m Tulapather, Forests Dara CR Boundary 48 A32 34° 12' 0.537" N 74° 55' 9.431" E 2500m Dara Nala, Darawan, Forests Dara CR Boundary 49 A31 34° 10' 56.846" N 74° 55' 30.008" E 500 m Chak -i-Dara village 50 A30 34° 10' 30.271" N 74° 54' 28.658" E 200 m Murinderba gh Village, Water body 51 A29/1 34° 10' 16.143" N 74° 55' 17.265" E 200 m Agriculture Land, Nu Thid Village 52 A29 34° 9' 22.069" N 74° 55' 46.856" E 200 m Mahadeo Nar, Agriculture Land 53 A28 34° 9' 21.172" N 74° 55' 11.641" E 200 m Mavas Kol 54 A27 34° 9' 38.496" N 74° 54' 20.173" E 200 m PWD Water Tank &Reservior 55 A26 34° 8' 25.731" N 74° 53' 17.089" E 1220m Nishat CR Boundary 56 A25 34° 4' 35.364" N 74° 51' 21.879" E 6500M Khanmoh CR Boundary Zawan Forest 57 A24 34° 3' 6.963" N 74° 54' 15.042" E 5000M Khanmoh CR Boundary 58 A23 34° 5' 0.460" N 74° 57' 56.832" E 1000M open scrub 59 A22 34° 3' 23.601" N 75° 0' 45.759" E 3350m Khanmoh CR Boundary 60 A21 34° 1' 32.777" N 75° 1' 41.557" E 6000M Khrew CR Boundary 61 A20 33° 57' 50.300" N 75° 2' 1 2.931" E 13150 M Khrew CR Boundary 62 A 56 34° 11' 46.161" N 75° 30' 28.774" E 1000M Panjtarni, Sindh Forest ANNEXURE -II A LOCATION MAP OF ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE OF DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATION ANNEXURE -II B SATELLITE MAP SHOWING BOUNDARIES OF ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE AROUND DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONG ITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATION ANNEXURE -II C TOPOSHEET MAP OF ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE AROUND DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE -II D LAND USE LAND COVER MAP OF ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE AROUND D ACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE -II E MAP OF ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE AROUND DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE -III TABL E SHOWING THE GEO -COORDINATES OF THE PROTECTED AREA OF DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Sl. No. GPS Point Latitude Longitude 1 T1 340 18’ 31.334” N 750 16’ 1.008” E 2 T2 340 15’ 19.739” N 750 24’ 55.872” E 3 T3 340 8’ 48.822” N 750 32’ 56.938” E 4 T4 340 6’ 0.385” N 750 31’ 49.779” E 5 T5 340 9’ 52.582” N 750 27’ 25.352” E 6 O1 340 15’ 39.604” N 750 15’ 37.636” E 7 O2 340 0’ 29.406” N 750 18’ 52.83” E 8 O3 340 11’ 44.538” N 750 7’ 40.264” E 9 O4 330 56’ 9.122” N 750 16’ 29.126” E 10 O5 340 4’ 12.609” N 750 12’ 19.830” E 11 O6 340 9’ 53.328” N 750 19’ 47.445” E 12 North 340 10’ 59.814” N 750 0’ 46.439” E 13 East 340 7’ 18.640” N 750 8’ 49.395” E 14 South 340 4’ 55.882” N 750 1’ 59.025” E 15 Northwest 340 9’ 16.933” N 740 55’ 51.029” E 16 Northeast 340 9’ 12.130” N 750 5’ 17.320” E 17 Southwest 340 5’ 59.836” N 740 58’ 31.401” E 18 Southeast 340 5’ 34.450” N 750 6’ 53.738” E B. TABLE SHOWING THE GEO -COORDINATES OF THE ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE B OUNDARIES OF DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Sl. No. Clockwise point marked on map Latitude Longitude 1 A79 34° 3' 15.251" N 75° 8' 0.671" E 2 A80 34° 2' 58.075" N 75° 4' 43.320" E 3 A78 34° 3' 54.827" N 75° 10' 9.078" E 4 A77 34° 3' 32.136" N 75° 11' 49.204" E 5 A76 34° 0' 51.106" N 75° 11' 47.399" E 6 A75 33° 58' 40.560" N 75° 12' 45.305" E 7 A74 33° 55' 59.424" N 75° 14' 14.040" E 8 A73 33° 55' 30.071" N 75° 15' 57.718" E 9 A72 33° 5 6' 24.120" N 75° 17' 31.265" E 10 A71 33° 57' 15.929" N 75° 18' 3.605" E 11 A70 33° 59' 22.631" N 75° 19' 46.479" E 12 A69 34° 0' 39.145" N 75° 19' 30.680" E 13 A68 34° 2' 18.510" N 75° 18' 46.000" E 14 A67 34° 4' 17.693" N 75° 20' 27.833" E 15 A66 34° 5' 56.905" N 75° 22' 34.820" E 16 A65 34° 6' 33.678" N 75° 23' 43.486" E 17 A64 34° 7' 17.036" N 75° 24' 47.423" E 18 A63 34° 7' 58.882" N 75° 25' 23.100" E 19 A62 34° 8' 0.552" N 75° 26' 31.540" E 20 A61 34° 7' 4.716" N 75° 27' 28.791" E 21 A60 34° 5' 29.317" N 75° 29' 6.805" E 22 A59 34° 4' 56.071" N 75° 32' 7.704" E 23 A58 34° 6' 41.702" N 75° 33' 43.985" E 24 A57 34° 9' 16.025" N 75° 33' 34.143" E 25 A55 34° 13' 3.553" N 75° 28' 22.872" E 26 A54 34° 14' 27.098" N 75° 25' 33.864" E 27 A53 34° 16' 48.778" N 75° 21' 57.738" E 28 A52 34° 18' 6.772" N 75° 19' 50.204" E 29 A51 34° 18' 58.878" N 75° 16' 46.479" E 30 A50 34° 18' 5.637" N 75° 14' 56.678" E 31 A49 34° 17' 29.286" N 75° 14' 31.634" E 32 A48 34° 16' 56.159" N 75° 14' 1.212" E 33 A47 34° 15' 49.113" N 75° 14' 49.986" E 34 A46 34° 15' 16.878" N 75° 15' 1.176" E 35 A45 34° 14' 37.991" N 75° 13' 45.388" E 36 A44 34° 14' 18.503" N 75° 12' 42.915" E 37 A43 34° 13' 35.740" N 75° 11' 40.523" E 38 A42 34° 12' 36.944" N 75° 10' 45.661 " E 39 A41 34° 12' 46.428" N 75° 9' 53.324" E 40 A40 34° 12' 31.919" N 75° 8' 33.634" E 41 A39 34° 12' 17.483" N 75° 7' 29.182" E 42 A38 34° 10' 54.508" N 75° 7' 37.519" E 43 A37 34° 9' 44.700" N 75° 5' 30.248" E 44 A36 34° 11' 25.897" N 75° 3' 11.16 0" E 45 A35 34° 11' 30.915" N 75° 0' 43.381" E 46 A34 34° 12' 58.353" N 74° 55' 33.494" E 47 A33 34° 12' 14.645" N 74° 53' 2.294" E 48 A32 34° 12' 0.537" N 74° 55' 9.431" E 49 A31 34° 10' 56.846" N 74° 55' 30.008" E 50 A30 34° 10' 30.271" N 74° 54' 2 8.658" E 51 A29/1 34° 10' 16.143" N 74° 55' 17.265" E 52 A29 34° 9' 22.069" N 74° 55' 46.856" E 53 A28 34° 9' 21.172" N 74° 55' 11.641" E 54 A27 34° 9' 38.496" N 74° 54' 20.173" E 55 A26 34° 8' 25.731" N 74° 53' 17.089" E 56 A25 34° 4' 35.364" N 74° 51' 21.879" E 57 A24 34° 3' 6.963" N 74° 54' 15.042" E 58 A23 34° 5' 0.460" N 74° 57' 56.832" E 59 A22 34° 3' 23.601" N 75° 0' 45.759" E 60 A21 34° 1' 32.777" N 75° 1' 41.557" E 61 A20 33° 57' 50.300" N 75° 2' 12.931" E 62 A 56 34° 11' 46.161" N 75° 30' 28.774" E ANNEXURE -IV LIST OF VILLAGE FALLING UNDER ECO -SENSITIVE ZONE AROUND DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK, THAJWAS (BALTAL) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND OVERA -ARU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH GEO -COORDINATES The following villages / townships fall within the proposed ESZ of Dachigam National Park, Thajwas (Baltal) Wildlife Sanctuary and Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary: Table A: List of Villages falling in the extent of the ESZ with Geo -coordinates (Dachigam National Park) Direction Name of the village Latitude (N) Longitude (E) West Harwan 34° 9' 6.755" N 74° 53' 55.414" E North - West Sangarwan 34° 12' 7.839" N 74° 55' 44.493" E Alipatanwar 34° 12' 34.883" N 74° 55' 7.277" E Sangrish 34° 12' 23.998" N 74° 53' 1.689" E Nilpanchal 34° 10' 36.535" N 74° 5 7' 48.842" E Lidwas 34° 10' 7.469" N 74° 59' 6.327" E Sonasar 34° 9' 58.283" N 75° 4' 59.318" E Chak -i-Dara 34° 10' 55.184" N 74° 55' 42.793" E Darawan 34° 10' 50.716" N 74° 57' 3.790" E South - East Narastan 34° 3' 44.756" N 75° 6' 8.078" E Parangom 34° 4' 37.377" N 75° 5' 10.638" E Zuastan 34° 4' 28.826" N 75° 4' 43.266" E Hajannar 34° 4' 40.119" N 75° 3' 51.195" E South Hakawan 34° 4' 9.288" N 75° 3' 11.158" E Arapal Nar 34° 0' 45.312" N 75° 3' 50.430" E Wahabkharun 33° 59' 41.933" N 75° 2' 26.015" E Mashawan 34° 0' 19.134" N 75° 3' 7.192" E South Sangri 34° 5' 44.981" N 74° 58' 47.442" E South Pahal Chak 34° 4' 57.139" N 75° 0' 16.550" E South - East Guasain 33° 59' 5.227" N 75° 0' 46.357" E North -East Darbal 34° 1' 21.075" N 75° 3' 18.698" E Sutturbal 34° 2' 25.226" N 75° 3' 15.799" E Sethapokhirin 34° 2' 54.372" N 75° 2' 53.756" E Nagandar 34° 4' 2.450" N 75° 2' 22.903" E Vishnu Pad 34° 1' 56.086" N 75° 0' 15.121" E Hokasar 34° 9' 46.028" N 75° 6' 6.465" E South - West Gharkut 34° 4' 45.188" N 74° 52' 26.657" E Chashma Shahi 34° 5' 4.522" N 74° 53' 19.845" E Astanmarg 34° 5' 41.483" N 74° 54' 35.626" E Table B: List of Villages falling in the extent of the ESZ with Geo -coordinates (Overa -Aru Wildlife Sanctuary) Direction Name of the village Latitude (N) Longitude (E) North - East Gonhar 34° 6' 41.460" N 75° 22' 38.632" E Koranpathar 34° 5' 6.212" N 75° 20' 37.691 " E Chuspanthal 34° 4' 30.433" N 75° 20' 25.571" E Naginpathri 34° 3' 48.163" N 75° 19' 55.467" E Nagrad 34° 3' 32.064" N 75° 19' 20.233" E Zarajtsak 34° 3' 14.452" N 75° 18' 25.916" E Hajkut 34° 2' 56.095" N 75° 18' 19.490" E Braripathri 34° 3' 9.923" N 75° 19' 31.748" E Zambarub 34° 3' 4.085" N 75° 19' 1.421" E Wowurgasu 34° 2' 49.620" N 75° 17' 52.905" E East Laripur 34° 2' 0.264" N 75° 18' 54.076" E Pahalgam 34° 0' 48.271" N 75° 19' 15.500" E South - East Kaumarg 34° 0' 21.628" N 75° 19' 19.049" E Nunwanah 33° 59' 59.090" N 75° 19' 18.119" E Ganshibal 33° 59' 34.662" N 75° 19' 21.691" E Nitroispathar 33° 58' 46.269" N 75° 19' 31.091" E Rakidar 33° 58' 18.367" N 75° 19' 16.612" E Lidru 33° 57' 59.147" N 75° 19' 3.859" E Khelan 33° 57' 25.722" N 75° 18' 3.718" E South Varsiran 33° 56' 44.701" N 75° 17' 35.401" E Lar 33° 56' 2.720" N 75° 17' 14.693" E Owar 33° 56' 10.072" N 75° 16' 43.168" E NalarOwur 33° 56' 42.348" N 75° 15' 53.970" E Dahwot 33° 55' 43.079" N 75° 16' 39.136" E South - West Watwagan 33° 58' 39.156" N 75° 12' 55.367" E Banimarg 33° 59' 57.120" N 75° 12' 48.798" E Lichidor 34° 1' 43.928" N 75° 13' 2.038" E Pambagai 34° 3' 55.140" N 75° 11' 1.623" E PambachKhod 34° 4' 28.345" N 75° 9' 52.002" E North Deo Masjid 34° 10' 17.132" N 75° 7' 8.045" E Yamhar 34° 12' 21.636" N 75° 9' 7.605" E Gumbar 34° 12' 38.221" N 75° 11' 16.754" E Table C: List of Villages falling in the extent of the ESZ with Geo -coordinates (Thajwas Wildlife Sanctuary) Direction Name of the village Latitude (N) Longitude (E) North - East Shitkari 34° 18' 27.051" N 75° 15' 37.234" E Thajwas 34° 18' 14.630" N 75° 16' 22.825" E North Sonamarg 34° 18' 12.004" N 75° 17' 57.697" E North - West Nilagarar 34° 17' 33.985" N 75° 19' 33.272" E Kokaran 34° 17' 5.503" N 75° 20' 34.803" E Ranga 34° 16' 1.997" N 75° 22' 56.646" E Baltal 34° 15' 13.873" N 75° 25' 10.132" E Domel 34° 14' 8.346" N 75° 24' 57.546" E Brarimarg 34° 13' 2.859" N 75° 26' 55.023" E Kuthpathar 34° 12' 47.019" N 75° 27' 46.960" E Naginpathar 34° 12' 27.517" N 75° 28' 20.634" E Sangam 34° 12' 8.537" N 75° 28' 47.432" E East Panjtarni 34° 11' 24.006" N 75° 30' 7.580" E Prajmarg 34° 10' 36.596" N 75° 31' 0.492" E South - East Nichhang 34° 8' 47.776" N 75° 33' 2.310" E Kainmar 34° 6' 33.065" N 75° 33' 22.637" E Vaujan 34° 6' 4.290" N 75° 30' 27.261" E Wahbal 34° 7' 8.131" N 75° 30' 35.322" E SaskatGulu 34° 7' 5.742" N 75° 28' 40.851" E Gurlopun 34° 7' 37.227" N 75° 27' 19.300" E South PoshapatharGulu 34° 8' 16.873" N 75° 27' 7.015" E Naunar 34° 9' 43.038" N 75° 27' 22.340" E South - West Keinar 34° 9' 2.534" N 75° 27' 35.277" E Rabemarg 34° 8' 40.610" N 75° 25' 2.823" E Danderangulu 34° 7' 39.144" N 75° 23' 54.155" E ANNEXURE -V Performa of Action Taken Report: - 1. Number and date o f meetings. 2. Minutes of the meetings: (mention noteworthy points. Attach minutes of the meeting as separate Annexure). 3. Status of preparation of Zonal Master Plan including Tourism Master Plan. 4. Summary of cases dealt with rectification of error apparent on face of land record (Eco -sensitive Zone wise). Details may be attached as Annexure. 5. Summary of cases scrutinized for activities covered under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 (Detai ls may be attached as separate Annexure). 6. Summary of cases scrutinized for activities not covered under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 (Details may be attached as separate Annexure). 7. Summary of complaints lodged under Section 19 of th e Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 8. Any other matter of importance. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New De lhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.