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Date: 2025-04-03 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment of ESZ around Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary Delhi

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 earlier notification S.O. 2996(E) dated September 11, 2017, regarding the declaration of an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Delhi.
  • The amendment pertains to the composition and functions of the Monitoring Committee responsible for overseeing activities within the Eco-Sensitive Zone.

Key Changes

  • The notification replaces paragraphs 5 and 6 of the original notification S.O. 2996(E).
  • Paragraph 5 now details the composition of the Monitoring Committee, which includes the Chief Wildlife Warden, an ecology/environment expert nominated by the Delhi government every three years, a representative from an environmental NGO nominated by the Delhi government every three years, a representative from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, a Member of the State Biodiversity Board, and the Deputy Conservator of Forests (South).
  • Paragraph 6 outlines the functions of the Monitoring Committee, including scrutinizing activities within the ESZ based on site-specific conditions, referring cases for prior environmental clearances, referring activities to relevant regulatory authorities, empowering the Member-Secretary/Collector/Deputy Conservator of Forests to file complaints against violators, allowing the committee to invite experts and stakeholders for deliberations, requiring the submission of annual action taken reports to the Chief Wildlife Warden by June 30th each year, and allowing the Central Government to issue directions to the Monitoring Committee.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Industries and Stakeholders: They may be invited to assist the committee in its deliberations.

Suggested Action Items

  • The Monitoring Committee needs to define the process and protocol for reviewing the activities within ESZ.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation under which the notification is issued, providing the Central Government with powers to protect and improve the environment. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: The rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, which provide the procedures and requirements for environmental protection measures. Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary: The protected area around which the Eco-Sensitive Zone is being declared. Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ): The area around the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary where certain activities are regulated to protect the environment. Monitoring Committee: The committee constituted by the Central Government to monitor the activities within the Eco-Sensitive Zone and ensure compliance with environmental regulations. The committee is headed by Chief Wildlife Warden, Department of forests and Wildlife, Delhi, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. Notification S.O. 2996(E), dated 11th September, 2017: The original notification declaring the Eco-Sensitive Zone around Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, which is being amended by this current notification. Notification S.O. 1533 (E), dated 14th September, 2006: Notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forest, which contains the schedule of activities to be scrutinized by the Monitoring Committee.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-03042025-262260 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D3H0x4x2x0 25-262260 xxxGIDExxx ऄसाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 1556] नइ ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, ऄप्रलै 3, 2025/चत्रै 13, 1947 No. 1556] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025/ CHAITRA 13, 1947 पयाावरण, वन और िलवाय ुपररवतना मत्रं ालय ऄजधसचू ना नइ ददल्ली, 3 ऄप्रैल, 2025 का.अ. 1575(ऄ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, पयाावरण (संरक्षण) जनयम, 1986 के जनयम 5 के ईपजनयम (3) के साथ परित पयाावरण (संरक्षण) ऄजधजनयम, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की ईपधारा (1) और ईपधारा (2) के खडं (v) और खंड (xiv) तथा ईपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, ऄसोला भाटी वन्द्यिीव ऄभयारण्य, ददल्ली के असपास एक पाररजस्ट्तजथकी संवेदी िोन घोजित करन े के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, ईपखंड (ii) में संखयांक का.अ. 2996(ऄ) द्वारा, तारीख 11 जसतम्बर, 2017 को एक ऄजधसूचना िारी की गइ थी; और केंरीय सरकार की यह राय ह ैदक ईि ऄजधसूचना का संिोधन करना लोकजहत म ेंअवश्यक और समीचीन ह;ै और पयाावरण (संरक्षण) जनयम, 1986 के जनयम 5 का ईपजनयम (4) यह ईपबंध करता ह ै दक िब भी केंरीय सरकार को यह प्रतीत होता ह ै दक ऐसा करना लोकजहत म ें ह,ै तो आसके जलए पयाावरण (संरक्षण) जनयम, 1986 के जनयम 5 के ईपजनयम (3) के खंड (क) के ऄधीन नोरटस की ऄपेक्षा से ऄजभमुजि दी िा सकेगी; और केन्द्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का.अ. 2996(ऄ) द्वारा, तारीख 11 जसतम्बर, 2017 में संिोधन करन े के जलए पयाावरण (संरक्षण) जनयम, 1986 के जनयम 5 के ईपजनयम (3) के खंड (क) के ऄधीन नोरटस की ऄपेक्षा से ऄजभमुजि दने ा लोकजहत में ह;ै 2321 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ऄतः, ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, पयाावरण (संरक्षण) जनयम, 1986 के जनयम 5 के ईपजनयम (4) के साथ परित पयाावरण (संरक्षण) ऄजधजनयम, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की ईपधारा (1) और ईपधारा (2) के खंड (v) और खंड (xiv) तथा ईपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारत सरकार के पयाावरण, वन और िलवायु पररवतना मंत्रालय की भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, ईपखंड (ii) म ें संखयांक का.अ. 2996(ऄ) द्वारा, तारीख 11 जसतम्बर, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित ऄजधसूचना में जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै ऄथाात:् - ईि ऄजधसूचना म,ें पैरा 5 और पैरा 6 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत पैरा रखे िाएगं ,े ऄथाात:् - “5. मानीटरी सजमजत. – केंरीय सरकार एक मानीटरी सजमजत का गिन करेगी, िो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजियों से जमलकर बनेगी, ऄथाात्: - (i) मुखय वन्द्यिीव वाडान, वन और वन्द्यिीव जवभाग, ददल्ली, राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र ददल्ली - ऄध्यक्ष, पदने ; सरकार (ii) राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र ददल्ली सरकार द्वारा समय-समय पर प्रत्येक तीन वि ामें नामजनर्ददष्ट - सदस्ट् य; दकया िाने वाला पाररजस्ट्थजतकी और पयाावरण के क्षेत्र में एक जविेिज्ञ (iii) गैर-सरकारी संगिन (जवरासत संरक्षण सजहत पयाावरण के क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले) का एक - सदस्ट् य; प्रजतजनजध, जिसे राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र ददल्ली सरकार द्वारा प्रत्येक तीन वि ामें समय-समय पर नामजनर्ददष्ट दकया िाएगा (iv) ददल्ली प्रदिू ण जनयंत्रण सजमजत का प्रजतजनजध - सदस्ट् य, पदने ; (v) सदस्ट्य राज्य िैव जवजवधता बोडा - सदस्ट् य, पदने ; (vi) ईप वन संरक्षक (दजक्षण), वन और वन्द्यिीव जवभाग, राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र ददल्ली सरकार - सदस्ट् य सजचव, पदने ।” 6. जनगरानी सजमजत के काय.ा- (1) ईन दियाकलापों की, िो भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पयाावरण और वन मंत्रालय की ऄजध सूचना सखं यांक का.अ. 1533 (ऄ), तारीख 14 जसतम्बर, 2006 की ऄनुसूची में सजम्मजलत ह,ैं और िो पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेदी िोन म ें अत े ह,ैं जसवाय आसके पैरा 4 के ऄधीन सारणी में यथाजवजनर्ददष् ट प्रजतजिद्ध दियाकलापों के मानीटरी सजमजत द्वारा वास्ट्तजवक जवजनर्ददष्ट स्ट्थलीय दिाओं के अधार पर संवीक्षा की िाएगी और ईक्त ऄजधसूचना के ईपबंधों के ऄधीन पूवा पयाावरण ऄनापजत्त के जलए केन्द्रीय सरकार के पयाावरण, वन एव ं िलवायु पररवतान मंत्रालय या यथाजस्ट्थजत, राज्य पयाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकारी को जनर्ददष्ट दकया िाएगा। (2) ईन दियाकलापों को, िो ईपपैरा (1) में जनर्ददष्ट ऄजधसूचना की ऄनुसूची में सजम्मजलत नहीं ह ै और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेदी िोन म ें अत े ह,ैं आसके पैरा 4 के ऄधीन सारणी में यथाजवजनर्ददष् ट प्रजतजिद्ध दियाकलापों के, मानीटरी सजमजत द्वारा वास्ट्तजवक जवजनर्ददष्ट स्ट्थलीय दिाओं के अधार पर संवीक्षा की िाएगी और ईस े संबंद्ध जवजनयामक प्राजधकरणों को जनर्ददष्ट दकया िाएगा। (3) मानीटरी सजमजत के सदस्ट् य सजचव या कलेक्टर या ईप वन संरक्षक आस ऄजधसूचना के ईपबंधों का ईल् लंघन करन े वाल े दकसी भी व् यजि के जवरूद्ध पयाावरण (संरक्षण) ऄजधजनयम, 1986 की धारा 19 के ऄधीन जिकायत फाआल करने के जलए सक्षम होंगे। (4) मानीटरी सजमजत मामल-े दर-मामले के अधार पर ऄपक्षे ाओं पर जनभार रहते हुए जवभाग के प्रजतजनजध या जविेिज्ञ, ओद्धोजगक संगमो या पणधाररयों के प्रजतजनजध को ऄपने जवचार-जवमिा में सहायता के जलए अमंजत्रत कर सकेगी।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3 (5) मानीटरी सजमजत प्रत् यके विा के 31 माचा तक की ऄवजध के ऄपन े दियाकलापों की वार्षिक कारावाइ ररपोटा ईस विा के 30 िून तक राज्य के मखु य वन्द् यिीव वाडान को ईपाबंध-lV में जवजनर्ददष्ट जनदिान पत्र में प्रस्ट् ततु करेगी। (6) केंरीय सरकार ऄपने कायों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए मानीटरी सजमजत को जलजखत रूप में ऐस े जनदेि द े सकेगी, िैसा वह ईजचत समझे।” [फा. सं. 25/196/2015-इएसिेड-अरइ] डॉ. स.ु केरकेट्टा वैज्ञाजनक ‘’िी’’ रटप्प ण.-मूल ऄजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग ।।, खंड 3, ईप खंड (ii) में ऄजध सूचना संख या का.अ. 2996(ऄ) तारीख 11 जसतम्बर, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गइ थी। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd April, 2025 S.O. 1575(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 Asola bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Delhi in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide S.O. 2996(E), dated the 11th September, 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. 2996(E), dated the 11th September, 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 in the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide S.O. 2996(E), dated the 11th September, 2017, namely: - In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: - ―5. Monitoring Committee. - The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee, consisting of the following persons, namely :- (i) Chief Wildlife Warden, Department of forests and Wildlife, Delhi, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi– Chairman, ex officio; (ii) An expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi from time to time every three years– Member; (iii) One representatives of Non-Governmental Organisation (Working in the field of environment including heritage Conservation) to be nominated by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi from time to time every three years – Member; (iv) Representative of Delhi Pollution Control Committee– Member, ex officio; (v) Member State Biodiversity Board– Member, ex officio;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (vi) Deputy Conservator of Forests (South), Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi – Member Secretary, ex officio. 6. Functions of 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 Forest, vide 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 concerned regulatory authorities. (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 a representative or expert from the Department, a representative from the industry associations or the stakeholders to assist the committee in its deliberations depending on the requirements on case to case basis. (5) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the action taken report annually 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. 25/196/2015-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. 2996(E), dated the 11th September, 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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