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Date: 16-Jul-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment in Cotigao Wlidlife Sanctuary Goa

Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · ESZ Division

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification announces an amendment to a previous notification (S.O. 608(E), dated 24th February 2015) that declared an Eco-sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa, India.
  • The amendment primarily focuses on establishing a Monitoring Committee to oversee the ESZ's effective implementation and enforcement.

Key Changes

  • A new paragraph 5 has been added, detailing the constitution of a Monitoring Committee. This committee will consist of seven members, including the Chief Secretary of Goa (Chairman), the Member-Secretary of the State Pollution Control Board, Principal Secretary from various Goa Government departments, an ecology expert, a representative from an NGO, a representative from a community-based organization, and the Chief Conservator of Forests (Member-Secretary).
  • The Monitoring Committee's responsibilities include scrutinizing activities within the ESZ, referring activities requiring environmental clearances to the appropriate authorities, and taking action against violations of the notification.
  • The committee will submit annual reports to the Chief Wildlife Warden of Goa.
  • The Central Government can issue directions to the Monitoring Committee as needed.

Impact Analysis

Government of Goa

  • Potential increase in workload and resource allocation for effective monitoring and enforcement.

Local Communities

  • Increased opportunity for participation through the community-based organization representative on the Monitoring Committee.

Industries and Businesses

  • Opportunity to engage with the Monitoring Committee and contribute to its deliberations.

NGOs and Environmental Groups

  • Enhanced ability to advocate for environmental protection within the ESZ.

Suggested Action Items

  • Conduct awareness campaigns to educate stakeholders about the ESZ regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986): The primary legal framework under which the notification and the ESZ are established. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: Rules that provide detailed guidelines for implementing the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa: The wildlife sanctuary around which the Eco-sensitive Zone has been declared. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing its implementation. State Pollution Control Board, Goa: A key entity involved in environmental monitoring and regulation in Goa. Government of India notification S.O. 608(E), dated 24th February 2015: The original notification declaring the Eco-sensitive Zone, amended by this notification. Government of India notification S.O. 1533 (E), dated 14th September 2006: Notification referenced in the amended notification regarding activities covered in the Eco-sensitive Zone. State Environment Impact Assessment Authority: The state-level authority responsible for environmental impact assessments.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-17072024-255476 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D7H0x7x2x0 24-255476 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 2646] नई दिल्ली, मंगलवार, िुलाई 16, 2024/आिाढ 25, 1946 No. 2646] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024/ASHADHA 25, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 16 िुलाई, 2024 का.आ. 2782(अ).—केन्द्रीर् सरकार ने, पर्ाावरण (सरं क्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के साथ परित पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के खडं (v) और खडं (xiv) तथा उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, कोटीगांव वन्द्र्िीव अभर्ारण्र्, गोवा के आसपास एक पाररजस्ट्थजतकी सवं ेिी िोन घोजित करन े के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में संखर्ांक का.आ. 608 (अ) तारीख 24 फरवरी, 2015 द्वारा एक अजधसूचना िारी की थी; और, केंरीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ै दक उि अजधसूचना का संिोधन करना लोकजहत म ें आवश्र्क और समीचीन ह;ै और, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 का उप-जनर्म (4) र्ह उपबंध करता ह ै दक िब भी केंरीर् सरकार को र्ह प्रतीत होता ह ै दक ऐसा करना लोकजहत म ें ह,ै तो इसके जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उप-जनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन नोरटस की अपेक्षा से अजभमुजि िी िा सकेगी ह;ै और, केन्द्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ै दक अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 608 (अ) द्वारा, तारीख 24 फरवरी, 2015 4273 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] में संिोधन करने के जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खडं (क) के अधीन नोरटस की अपेक्षा से अजभमुजि िने ा लोकजहत में ह;ै अतः, अब, केन्द्रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (4) के साथ परित पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के खडं (v) और खंड (xiv) तथा उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए, भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतना मंत्रालर् की भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें संखर्ांक का.आ. 608 (अ), तारीख 24 फरवरी, 2015 द्वारा प्रकाजित अजधसूचना में जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाात्:- उि अजधसूचना म,ें पैरा 5 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत पैरा रखे िाएंगे, अथाात:् - “5. मानीटरी सजमजत.–केन्द्रीर् सरकार इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों की प्रभावी मानीटरी के जलए मानीटरी सजमजत का गिन करती ह ैिो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों से जमलकर बनगे ी, अथाात्: - (i) मुखर् सजचव, गोवा सरकार अध्र्क्ष, पिेन; (ii) सिस्ट्र् सजचव, राज्र् प्रििू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोड ा सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (iii) वन और पर्ाावरण, ग्रामीण जवकास, कृजि, िहरी जवकास, आवास, सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; खनन, बंिरगाह, पररवहन और रािस्ट्व जवभागों से गोवा सरकार के प्रधान सजचव (iv) प्रजतजित संस्ट्थान र्ा जवश्वजवद्यालर् से पाररजस्ट्थजतकी और पर्ाावरण म ें सिस्ट् र्; एक जविेिज्ञ को प्रत्र्ेक तीन विा के बाि गोवा सरकार द्वारा नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा (v) जवरासत संरक्षण सजहत पर्ाावरण र्ा वन्द्र् िीव के क्षेत्र में काम करन े सिस्ट् र्; वाले एक गैर-सरकारी संगिन का एक प्रजतजनजध, जिसे प्रत्र्ेक तीन विा के बाि गोवा सरकार द्वारा नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा। (vi) प्रत्र्ेक तीन विा के बाि गोवा सरकार द्वारा समुिार् आधाररत संगिन सिस्ट् र्; का एक प्रजतजनजध नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा (vii) गोवा सरकार, के मुखर् वन संरक्षक सिस्ट् र् सजचव, पिने ।” (2) जनगरानी सजमजत, स्ट्थल जवजिष्ट वास्ट्तजवक पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर उन दिर्ाकलापों की िााँच करेगी िो दक भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की तारीख 14 जसतम्बर, 2006 की अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 1533 (अ) की अनुसूची में िाजमल ह ैं और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन के अधीन आते हों, उसके पैरा 4 के अंतगात िी गर्ी सारणी म ें र्था जवजनर्िाष् ट जनजिद्ध दिर्ाकलापों को छोड़कर और उक्त अजधसूचना के उपबंधों के अंतगात पर्ाावरणीर् अनापजत्त के जलए भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन एवं िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् र्ा राज्र् पर्ाावरण प्रभाव आकलन प्राजधकरण के पास भेिे गर् ेह।ैं (3) ऐसे दिर्ाकलापों, िो दक उप पैरा (2) में जनर्िाष्ट अजधसचू ना की अनुसूची में िाजमल नहीं ह ै और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन के भीतर आते ह,ैं इसके पैरा 4 की सारणी म ें जनजिद्ध दिर्ाकलापों को छोड़कर, की संवीक्षा मानीटरी सजमजत द्वारा स्ट् थल जवजिष्ट वास्ट् तजवक पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर की िार्ेगी और इन्द् हें संबंजधत जवजनर्ामक प्राजधकरणों के पास भेिा[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 िाएगा। (4) मानीटरी सजमजत के सिस्ट्र् सजचव र्ा संबंजधत कलेक्ट र र्ा उप वन संरक्षक इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों का उल्ल ंघन करन े वाल े दकसी भी व् र्जि के जवरुद्ध पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 की धारा 19 के अधीन जिकार्त िि ा करन े के जलए सक्षम होंगे। (5) मानीटरी सजमजत मामल-े िर-मामले के आधार पर आवश् र्कताओं के अनुसार अपन े जवचार-जवमिा में सहार्ता के जलए संबंजधत जवभाग के प्रजतजनजध र्ा जविेिज्ञ, उद्योग संघों के प्रजतजनजध र्ा संबंजधत जहतधारकों को आमंजत्रत कर सकेगी। (6) मानीटरी सजमजत प्रत् र्ेक विा के 31 माचा तक की अवजध के अपन े दिर्ाकलापों की वार्िका कारावाई ररपोटा उस विा के 30 िून तक राज्र् के मखु र् वन्द् र्िीव वाडान को उपाबधं -IV म ेंजवजनर्िाष् ट प्रारुप म ेंप्रस्ट्त ुत करेगी। (7) केंरीर् सरकार अपने कृत्र्ों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए मानीटरी सजमजत को जलजखत रूप में ऐस े जनिेि ि े सकगी, िैसा वह िीक समझे”। [फा. स.ं 25/32/2013-ईएसिडे -आरई] डॉ. स.ु केरकेV~Vk, वैज्ञाजनक ‘’िी’’ रटप्प णी.-मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उप खडं (ii) म ें अजधसूचना संख र्ा का.आ. 608(अ) तारीख 24 फरवरी, 2015 और संख र्ा का.आ. 5702 (अ), तारीख 7 दिसंबर, 2022 द्वारा इसमें अंजतम बार संिोधन दकर्ा गर्ा था। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi the 16th July, 2024 S.O. 2782(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 Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 608 (E), dated the 24th February, 2015; 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. 608 (E), dated the 24th February, 2015; 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 and Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 608(E) (E), dated the 24th February, 2015, 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 for effective monitoring of the provisions of this notification consisting of the following persons, namely: - (i) Chief Secretary, Government of Goa Chairman, ex-officio; (ii) Member-Secretary, State Pollution Control Board Member, ex-officio; (iii) Principal Secretary of the Government of Goa from Departments of Members, ex-officio; Forest and Environment, Rural Development, Agriculture, Urban4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] Development, Housing, Mining, Ports, Transport, and Revenue (iv) One expert in ecology and environment from reputed institution or Member; university to be nominated by the Government of Goa after every three years (v) One representative of a Non-Governmental Organisation working in Member; the field of environment or wildlife including heritage conservation to be nominated by the Government of Goa after every three years (vi) One representative of community based organisation to be Member; nominated by the Government of Goa after every three years (vii) Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Goa 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 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 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 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 representative or expert from Department, representative from industry associations or stakeholders to assist in its deliberations depending on the requirements on case to case basis. (6) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report 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 proforma specified in Annexure-IV, 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. 25/32/2013-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. 608(E), dated the 24th February, 2015 and last amended, vide number S.O. 5702(E), dated the 07th December, 2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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