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Date: 13-Aug-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

AMENDMENT IN FINAL NOTIFICATION OF ESZ AROUND JAIKAWADI BIRD SANCTUARY MAHARASHTRA

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 amendments to a previous notification (S.O. 2202(E), dated July 12, 2017) that declared an Eco-sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Jaikawadi Bird Sanctuary in Maharashtra, India.
  • The key amendment is the establishment of a Monitoring Committee to oversee activities within the ESZ and ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

Key Changes

  • Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the original notification have been replaced with new paragraphs defining the composition and functions of the Monitoring Committee.
  • The Monitoring Committee consists of 11 members, including representatives from the District Collectors of Aurangabad and Ahmadnagar, Zilla Parishads of Aurangabad and Ahmadnagar, an NGO working in the field of environment, an expert in ecology and environment, the Regional Officer of the Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board, a member of the State Biodiversity Board, the Senior Town Planner, and the Deputy Conservators of Forests from Ahmadnagar and Aurangabad.
  • The Committee's responsibilities include scrutinizing activities within the ESZ, referring activities requiring environmental clearances to the appropriate authorities, filing complaints against violations, inviting stakeholders for consultation, and submitting annual reports.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Local Communities

  • The establishment of the Monitoring Committee provides a platform for local participation and engagement in environmental protection.

Impact on Businesses

  • Potential delays in project approvals due to the review process by the Monitoring Committee.

Impact on Government Agencies

  • The Monitoring Committee provides a mechanism for inter-agency coordination and collaboration.

Suggested Actions

  • Develop a transparent and efficient system for handling complaints and resolving disputes.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The primary legislation under which the notification and the establishment of the ESZ are authorized. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: Rules under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, providing the legal framework for the notification. Jaikawadi Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra: The protected area around which the Eco-sensitive Zone has been declared. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The central government ministry responsible for issuing the notification. Monitoring Committee: A newly constituted committee responsible for overseeing activities within the ESZ. S.O. 2202(E), dated July 12, 2017: The original notification declaring the ESZ, which has been amended by this notification. S.O. 1533 (E), dated September 14, 2006: A previous notification referenced in the amended notification, likely outlining activities requiring environmental clearances. Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board: A state-level agency involved in environmental monitoring and regulation. State Biodiversity Board: A state-level agency involved in biodiversity conservation.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-14082024-256349 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D4H0x8x2x0 24-256349 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.ं 3130] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, अगस्ट्त 13, 2024/श्रावण 22, 1946 No. 3130] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024/SHRAVANA 22, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अधिसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 13 अगस्ट् त, 2024 का.आ. 3445(अ).— केन्द्रीर् सरकार न,े पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) 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, िार्कावाडी पक्षी अभर्ारण्र्, महाराष्ट्र के आसपास एक पाररजस्ट्थजतक संविे ी िोन घोजित करने के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में संखर्ांक का.आ. 2202 (अ) द्वारा, तारीख 12 िलु ाई, 2017 को 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 नोरिस की अपेक्षा से अजभमुजि िी िा सकेगी; 5123 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] और केन्द्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ै दक अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 2202 (अ) तारीख 12 िुलाई, 2017 म ें संिोधन करन े के जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन नोरिस 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. 2202 (अ) तारीख 12 िलु ाई, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित अजधसूचना में जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाात्:- उि अजधसूचना म,ें पैरा 5 और 6 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परै ा रख े िाएंगे, अथाात:् - “5. मानीिरी सजमजत. – केन्द्रीर् सरकार जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों से जमलकर बनी एक मानीिरी सजमजत का गिन करेगी, अथाात्: - (i) जिला कलेक्िर, औरंगाबाि अध्र्क्ष, पिेन; (ii) जिला कलेक्िर, अहमिनगर का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (iii) जिला पररिि, औरंगाबाि का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (iv) जिला पररिि, अहमिनगर का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (v) पर्ाावरण के क्षत्रे म ेंकाम करन ेवाले गरै -सरकारी संगिन का एक सिस्ट् र्; प्रजतजनजध, जिसे महाराष्ट्र सरकार द्वारा प्रत्र्ेक तीन विा म ेंसमर्-समर् पर नाजमत दकर्ा िाएगा (vi) पाररजस्ट्थजतकी और पर्ाावरण के क्षत्रे म ेंएक जविेिज्ञ जिसे प्रत्र्के तीन सिस्ट् र्; विा म ें समर्-समर् पर महाराष्ट्र सरकार द्वारा नाजमत दकर्ा िाएगा (vii) क्षेत्रीर् अजधकारी, महाराष्ट्र राज्र् प्रििू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोड ा सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (viii) रा ज् र् िैव जवजवधता बोडा का सिस्ट्र् सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (ix) वररष्ठ नगर जनर्ोिक सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (x) उप वन संरक्षक, अहमिनगर सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (xi) उप वन संरक्षक, औरंगाबाि सिस्ट् र् सजचव, पिने । 6. मानीिरी सजमजत के कार्.ा - (1) मानीिरी सजमजत, स्ट्थल जवजिष्ि वास्ट्तजवक पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर उन दिर्ाकलापों की संवीक्षा करेगी िो 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 अंतगात आती हों, उसके पैरा 4 के अंतगात िी गर्ी सारणी म ें र्था जवजनर्िाष् ि जनजिद्ध दिर्ाकलापों को छोडकर और उक्त अजधसूचना के उपबंधों के अंतगात पर्ाावरणीर् अनापजत्त के जलए भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन एव ं िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् र्ा राज्र् पर्ाावरण प्रभाव आकलन प्राजधकरण के पास भेिे गर्े ह।ैं[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (2) ऐसे दिर्ाकलापों, िो दक अजधसूचना के पैरा (1) की अनुसूची में िाजमल नहीं ह ै और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन के भीतर आते ह,ैं इसके परै ा 4 की सारणी में जनजिद्ध दिर्ाकलापों को छोडकर, की संवीक्षा मानीिरी सजमजत द्वारा स्ट् थल जवजिष्ि वास्ट् तजवक पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर की िार्ेगी और इन्द् हें संबंजधत जवजनर्ामक प्राजधकरणों के पास भेिा िाएगा। (3) मानीिरी सजमजत के सिस्ट् र् सजचव र्ा संबंजधत कलेक्ि र र्ा संबंजधत उप वन संरक्षक इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों का उल् लघं न करने वाल े दकसी भी व् र्जि के जवरुद्ध पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 की धारा 19 के अधीन जिकार्त ििा करने के जलए सक्षम होंगे। (4) मानीिरी सजमजत मामले-िर-मामले के आधार पर अपेक्षाओं के अनुसार अपने जवचार-जवमिा में सहार्ता के जलए संबंजधत जवभाग के प्रजतजनजध र्ा जविेिज्ञ, उद्योग संघों के प्रजतजनजध र्ा संबंजधत जहतधारकों को आमंजत्रत कर सकेगी। (5) मानीिरी सजमजत प्रत् र्ेक वि ा के 31 माचा तक की अवजध के अपने दिर्ाकलापों की वार्िाक कारावाई ररपोिा उस विा के 30 िून तक राज्र् के मुखर् वन्द् र्िीव वाडना को उपाबधं -IV में जवजनर्िाष् ि प्रारुप म ेंप्रस्ट् तुत करेगी। (6) केन्द्रीर् सरकार अपन े कृत्र्ों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए मानीिरी सजमजत को ऐसे जनििे िे सकेगी, िैसा वह उजचत समझे।” [फा. स.ं 25/17/2015-ईएसिडे -आरई] डॉ. स.ु केरकेट्टा, वैज्ञाजनक ‘’िी’’ रिप्प ण.- मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप खंड (ii) में तारीख 12 िुलाई, 2017 को अजधसूचना संख र्ा का.आ. 2202 (अ) द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th August, 2024 S.O. 3445(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 Jaikawadi Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2202 (E), dated the 12th July, 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 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 the notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for amending the notification number S.O. 2202(E), dated the 12th July, 2017; Now, therefore, in exercise of the of the powers conferred by the sub-section (1) and clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub-section (2) and sub-section(3) of section 3 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, (29 of 1986) read with the 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 number S.O. 2202(E), dated the 12th July, 2017, namely:- In the said notification, for paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraph shall be respectively substituted, namely:-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] “5. Monitoring Committee- The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee consisting of the following persons, namely:- (i) District Collector, Aurangabad - Chairman, exofficio (ii) A representative of District Collector, Ahmadnagar -Member, exofficio (iii) A representative of Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad -Member, exofficio (iv) A representative of Zilla Parishad, Ahmadnagar -Member, exofficio (v) One representative of Non-governmental Organisation working in -Member,exofficio the field of environment to be nominated by the Government of Maharashtra from time to time every three years (vi) One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be -Member, exofficio nominated by the Government of Maharashtra from time to time every three years (vii) The Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board -Member, exofficio (viii) Member of the State Biodiversity Board –Member, exofficio (ix) The Senior Town Planner -Member, exofficio (x) The Deputy Conservator of Forest, Ahmadnagar -Member, exofficio (xi) The Deputy Conservator of Forests, Aurangabad -Member-Secretary, exofficio. 6. Functions of the Monitoring Committee. – (1) 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 Forests, vide number S.O. 1533 (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 State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, as the case may be, for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of the said notification. (2) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (1) 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. (3) The Member-Secretary of the Monitoring Committee or the concerned Collector or the concerned 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. (4) The Monitoring Committee may invite representative or expert from concerned Department, representative from industry associations or concerned stakeholders to assist in its deliberations depending on the requirements on case to case basis. (5) 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 of the State in pro-forma specified in Annexure-V. (6) The Central Government may give such directions, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for effective discharge of its functions.”. [F. No. 25/17/2015-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 notification number S.O. 2202(E), dated the 12th July, 2017. 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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