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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28042025-262739
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1871]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025/VAISAKHA 8, 1947
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th April, 2025
S.O. 1913(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 Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 4047(E), dated the 11th November, 2020;
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. 4047(E), dated the 11th November, 2020;
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 in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide S.O. 4047(E), dated the 11th November,
2020, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraph 5, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-
"5. Monitoring Committee. - The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee,
comprising of the following persons, namely: -
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| (i) | District Collector, Sirohi | Chairman, ex officio; |
| (ii) | Sub Divisional Officer, Mount Abu | Member, ex officio; |
| (iii) | Sub Divisional Officer, Sirohi | Member, ex officio; |
| (iv) | Sub Divisional Officer, Revder | Member, ex officio; |
| (v) | Sub Divisional Officer, Abu Road | Member, ex officio; |
| (vi) | Secretary, Urban Improvement Trust, Abu | Member, ex officio; |
| (vii) | Honorary Wildlife Warden, Mount Abu, Sirohi | Member, ex officio; |
| (viii)| one representative of non-governmental organisation | Member; |
| | working in the field of wildlife conservation to be | |
| | nominated by the State Government for a period of | |
| | three years | |
| (ix) | one expert in Biodiversity to be nominated by the State | Member; |
| | Government for a period of three years | |
| (x) | One expert in the area of ecology from reputed | Member; |
| | institution or university of the State to be nominated by | |
| | the State Government for a period of three years. | |
| (xi) | Chairperson, Nagarpalika, Abu Road | Member, ex officio; |
| (xii)| Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti, Abu Road | Member, ex officio; |
| (xiii)| Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti, Revder | Member, ex officio; |
| (xiv)| Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti, Pindwara | Member, ex officio; |
| (xv) | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Mount Abu | Member-Secretary, ex officio.”. |
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[F. No. 25/55/2015-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 S.O. 4047(E), dated the 11th November, 2020.