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Date: 2025-03-20 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment in the notification of Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary in the state of Punjab

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

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification amends the original notification S.O. 840(E) dated March 16, 2017, regarding the declaration of an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, Punjab.
  • The amendment focuses on the constitution and functions of the Monitoring Committee for the ESZ.

Key Changes

  • Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the original notification are replaced with new paragraphs detailing the composition and functions of the Monitoring Committee.
  • The Monitoring Committee will be chaired by the Collector, Rupnagar, Punjab.
  • The Monitoring Committee includes representatives from various departments and organizations, including Punjab State Biodiversity Board, Punjab State Pollution Control Board, Forest Department, Police, Veterinary Services, and nominated experts and NGO representatives.
  • The Monitoring Committee is responsible for scrutinizing activities within the ESZ based on site-specific conditions, with reference to the Environment Impact Assessment notification S.O. 1533(E), dated September 14, 2006.
  • The Monitoring Committee will refer activities requiring environmental clearances to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change or the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority.
  • The Member-Secretary, Collector, or Deputy Conservator of Forests are authorized to file complaints against violations of the notification under Section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
  • The Monitoring Committee must submit an annual action taken report to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State by June 30th each year, for the period ending March 31st.
  • The Central Government can issue written directions to the Monitoring Committee for the effective discharge of its functions.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders: Industries/Project Proponents within ESZ

  • Action Items: Engage with the Monitoring Committee to understand their concerns and address any potential issues proactively.

Stakeholders: Local Communities

  • Action Items: Report any violations of the notification to the Monitoring Committee or relevant authorities.

Stakeholders: Government Agencies (Punjab State Government, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)

  • Action Items: Ensure that environmental clearances are granted in accordance with the provisions of the notification.

Stakeholders: Monitoring Committee Members

  • Action Items: Work collaboratively with other members of the Monitoring Committee to achieve the objectives of the notification.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation providing for the protection and improvement of the environment. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: Rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, providing the procedures and standards for environmental protection. Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, Punjab: The protected area around which the Eco-Sensitive Zone is declared. Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ): Area around a protected area declared to provide a buffer against activities that could negatively impact the protected area. Monitoring Committee: Committee constituted by the Central Government to monitor the activities within the Eco-Sensitive Zone. S.O. 840(E), dated the 16th March, 2017: The original notification declaring the Eco-Sensitive Zone around Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, Punjab. S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006: Notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, related to Environment Impact Assessment.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-22032025-261817 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D2H0x3x2x0 25-261817 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.ं 1318] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, माच ा20, 2025/फाल्ग नु 29, 1946 No. 1318] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025/PHALGUNA 29, 1946 पर्ावा रण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 20 माच,ा 2025 का.आ. 1336(अ).— केन्द्रीर् सरकार, 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), उपधारा (2) के खंड (v) और खंड (xiv) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत ेहुए, नागं ल वन्द्र्िीव अभर्ारण्र्, पंिाब के आसपास एक पाररजस्ट्तजथकी संवेिी िोन घोजित करन े के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखडं (ii) म ें संखर्ांक का.आ. 840(अ), तारीख 16 माच,ा 2017 द्वारा एक अजधसूचना िारी की गई थी; और केंरीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ैदक उि अजधसूचना का संिोधन करना लोकजहत में आवश्र्क और समीचीन है; 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 में है, तो इसके जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उप-जनर्म (3) के खडं (क) के अधीन नोरिस की अपेक्षा से अजभमुजि िी िा सकती है; और केन्द्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ैदक अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 840(अ), तारीख 16 माचा, 2017 म ें संिोधन करने के जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खडं (क) के अधीन नोरिस की अपेक्षा स े अजभमुजि िेना लोकजहत म ें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), उपधारा (2) के खंड (v) और खडं (xiv) एव ं उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की भारत के 1912 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें संखर्ाकं का.आ. 840(अ), तारीख 16 माचा, 2017 को प्रकाजित अजधसूचना, म ेंजनम्नजलजखत सिं ोधन करती ह,ै अथाात:् - उि अजधसूचना में, पैरा 5 और 6 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परै ा रख े िाएंगे, अथाात:् - “5. जनगरानी सजमजत. – केंरीर् सरकार एक सजमजत का गिन करेगी जिसे जनगरानी सजमजत कहा िाएगा िो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों से जमलकर बनगे ी, अथाात्: - (i) कलेक्िर, रूपनगर, पंिाब - अध्र्क्ष, पिेन; (ii) प ा ररजस्ट्थजतकी और पर्ाावरण के क्षेत्र म ेंएक जविेिज्ञ को पंिाब सरकार - सिस्ट् र्; द्वारा हर तीन वि ा में समर्-समर् पर नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा। (iii) प र् ाावरण (जवरासत संरक्षण सजहत) के क्षेत्र म ें काम करन े वाल े गरै - - सिस्ट् र्; सरकारी संगिनों का एक प्रजतजनजध, जिस ेपंिाब सरकार द्वारा हर तीन विा में समर्- समर् पर नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा। (iv) प ंिाब राज्र् िैव जवजवधता बोडा के सिस्ट्र् - सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (v) क्षेत्रीर् अजधकारी, पंिाब राज्र् प्रििू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोड ा - सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (vi) र ेंि अजधकारी (वन्द्र्िीव) नरू परु बेिी - सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (vii) प ुज लस उपाधीक्षक, आनंिपरु साजहब - सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (viii) व र रष्ट पिु जचदकत्सा अजधकारी, नूरपुर बेिी - सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; (ix) उप वन संरक्षक (वन्द्र्िीवन) - सिस्ट् र्-सजचव, पिने . 6. जनगरानी सजमजत के कार्.ा -(1) जनगरानी सजमजत, स्ट्थल जवजिष्ट वास्ट्तजवक पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर उन दिर्ाकलापों की िााँच करेगी िो दक भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना संखर्ा का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006, की अनसु ूची में िाजमल ह ैं और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन के अंतगात आती हों, उसके पैरा 4 के अधीन िी गई सारणी में र्था जवजनर्िाष्ट जनजिद्ध दिर्ाकलापों को छोड़कर और उि अजधसूचना के उपबंधों के अंतगात पर्ाावरणीर् अनापजत्त के जलए भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतना मंत्रालर् र्ा राज्र् पर्ाावरण प्रभाव आकलन प्राजधकरण के पास भिे े गए ह ैं। (2) ऐसे दिर्ाकलापों, िो उप-पैरा (1) म ें जनर्िाष्ट अजधसूचना की अनुसूची म ें िाजमल नहीं ह ैऔर पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन के भीतर आत ेह,ैं इसके पैरा 4 की सारणी म ेंजनजिद्ध दिर्ाकलापों को छोड़कर, की िााँच जनगरानी सजमजत द्वारा स्ट् थल जवजिष्ि वास्ट् तजवक पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर की िार्गे ी और इन्द्ह ें जवजनर्ामक प्राजधकरणों के पास भेिा िाएगा। (3) जनगरानी सजमजत के सिस्ट् र् सजचव र्ा संबंजधत कलेक्िर र्ा संबंजधत उप वन संरक्षक इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों का उल्ल ंघन करन े वाल े दकसी भी व्यजि के जवरुद्ध पर्ावा रण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 की धारा 19 के अधीन जिकार्त ििा करने के जलए सक्षम होंगे। (4) जनगरानी सजमजत मामले-िर-मामले के आधार पर अपक्षे ाओं 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।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (5) जनगरानी सजमजत प्रत् र्ेक विा के 31 माचा तक की अवजध की अपने दिर्ाकलापों की वार्िाक कारावाई ररपोिा उस विा के 30 िून तक राज्र् के मुखर् वन्द् र्िीव वाडना को उपाबंध-IV म ेंजनर्िाष् ि प्रारूप म ेंप्रस्ट् तुत करेगी। (6) केंरीर् सरकार अपन े कार्ों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए जनगरानी सजमजत को जलजखत रूप म ें ऐसे जनिेि ि े सकती ह,ै िैसा वह उजचत समझे।” [फा.सं. 25/131/2015-ईएसिडे -आरई] डॉ. स.ु केरकेट्टा, वैज्ञाजनक ‘िी’ रिप्पण.-- मूल अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग ।।, खडं 3, उप खडं (ii) म ें तारीख 16 माच,ा 2017 को जवस्ट्तृत का.आ. 840(अ) द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th March, 2025 S.O. 1336(E)—WHEREAS the Central Government, 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 (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, issued a notification to declare an Eco-Sensitive Zone around Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, Punjab in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 840(E), dated the 16th March, 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. 840(E), dated the 16th March, 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, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 840(E), dated the 16th March, 2017, namely:- In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: - “5. Monitoring Committee. - The Central Government constitutes a Committee to be known as Monitoring Committee which shall comprise of the following persons, namely:— (i) .Collector, Rupnagar, Punjab − Chairman, ex officio; a (ii) bOne representative of Non-governmental Organisation working in the − Member . field of environment (including heritage conservation) nominated by the Government of Punjab for a period of three years. (iii) cAn expert in the area of ecology and environment nominated by the − Member . Government of Punjab for a period of three years. (iv) dMember of Punjab State Biodiversity Board − Member, ex officio; . (v) eRegional Officer, Punjab state Pollution Control Board − Member, ex officio; .4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (vi) fRange Officer (Wildlife) Nurpur Bedi − Member, ex officio; . (vii) gDeputy Superintendent of Police, Anandpur Sahib − Member, ex officio; . (viii) hSenior Veterinary Officer, Nurpur Bedi − Member, ex officio; . (ix) iDeputy Conservator of Forest − Member Secretary, ex . officio. 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 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 conditions and referred to the regulatory authorities concerned. (3) 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. (4) The Monitoring Committee may invite representative or expert from the Department, representative from the industry associations or stakeholders to assist the committee 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 to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State by the 30th June of that year in pro-forma specified in Annexure-IV. (6) 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. 25/131/2015-/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. 840 (E), dated the 16th March, 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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