Amendment of ESZ around Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary Hariyana

8285 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5119] NEW DELHI , MON DAY , DEC EMBER 23, 2024 /PAUSA 2, 194 6 CG-DL-E-26122024-259623 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi the 23rd December , 2024 S.O. 5534(E).—WHEREAS, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1), clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub -section (2), section (3) and sub -section of 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 Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, Haryana in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number S.O.436(E), dated the 14th February, 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. 436(E), dated the 14th February, 2017; 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, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extra ordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number S.O. 436(E), dated the 14th February, 2017, namely: - In the said notification, for paragraph 5 the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: - “5. Monitoring Committee . - (1) The Centra l Government hereby constitutes a committee for effective monitoring of the Provisions of this notification consisting of the following persons, namely: - a) Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra Chairman, ex officio ; b) Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kuruks hetra Member , ex officio ; c) One representative of Non -Governmental Organisation working in the field of environment (including heritage conversation) to be nominated by the Government of Haryana for a period of three years Member; d) Regional Offi cer, Haryana State Pollution Control Board Member , ex officio ; e) District Town Planner, Kurukshetra Member , ex officio ; f) One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the Government of Haryana for a period of three years. Member; g) Divisional Wildlife Officer, Panchkula Member , ex officio ; h) Member of the State Biodiversity Board Member , ex officio ; i) Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Kurukshetra Member Secretary , ex officio . (2) The M onitoring C ommittee 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. 1553 (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 Stat e Environment Impact Assessment Authority, as the case maybe, for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of the said 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 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 authoritie s. (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 prov isions of t his 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 c ase basis. (6) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report of its activities annualy for the period up to the 31st March of every year to the Chief Wildlife Warden by the 30th June of that year in proforma specified in Annex ure-III. (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. 25/46/2014 -ESZ-RE] Dr. S. KERKETTA , Scientist “G” Note: - The principal notification wa s published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification number S.O. 436(E), dated the 14th February, 2017. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, N ew Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.