**Executive Summary:**
This notification, dated April 8, 2025, amends a previous notification (S.O. 2669E, August 17, 2017) regarding the Eco-Sensitive Zone around Dinosaur National Park, Madhya Pradesh. The amendment reconstitutes the Monitoring Committee and outlines its functions related to environmental clearances and compliance within the zone. The Monitoring Committee must submit annual action reports by June 30th of each year.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Amendment Authority:** The Central Government issues the amendment under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, and the Environment Protection Rules, 1986.
* **Monitoring Committee Composition:** The Central Government constitutes a Monitoring Committee with the following members:
* Divisional Commissioner, Indore (Chairman, ex officio)
* Chief Conservator of Forests, Indore (Member, ex officio)
* District Collector, Dhar District (Member, ex officio)
* Executive Engineer, Public Work Department, Dhar (Member, ex officio)
* Executive Engineer, Public Health Department, Dhar (Member, ex officio)
* Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat, Dhar (Member, ex officio)
* Representative of the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (Member, ex officio)
* Member, State Biodiversity Board (Member, ex officio)
* One representative of Non-Governmental Organisation (Member, nominated by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh every three years)
* One expert in the area of ecology and environment (Member, nominated by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh every three years)
* Divisional Forest Officer, Dhar (Member Secretary, ex officio)
* **Monitoring Committee Functions:**
* Scrutinizes activities within the Eco-sensitive Zone based on site-specific conditions, referring them to the Central Government or State Environment Impact Assessment Authority for environmental clearances, excluding prohibited activities.
* Scrutinizes activities not covered in the original Schedule, referring them to relevant regulatory authorities, excluding prohibited activities.
* The Member-Secretary, Collector, or Deputy Conservator of Forests can file complaints against violations of the notification.
* May invite representatives or experts to assist in deliberations.
* Submits annual action taken reports to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State by June 30th each year, covering activities up to March 31st, in the specified proforma.
* The Central Government can issue directions to the Monitoring Committee for effective function discharge.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Central Government:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for overseeing the implementation of the amended notification and potentially issuing directions to the Monitoring Committee.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the Monitoring Committee is functioning effectively and review its annual reports.
**Monitoring Committee:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for scrutinizing activities, ensuring compliance within the Eco-sensitive Zone, and submitting annual reports.
* *Action Required:* Conduct site-specific scrutinies, refer activities for environmental clearances, file complaints against violations, and submit annual action taken reports by June 30th of each year.
**State Government of Madhya Pradesh:**
* *Impact:* Nominates NGO representatives and ecology/environment experts to the Monitoring Committee.
* *Action Required:* Nominate qualified individuals to the Monitoring Committee every three years.
**Chief Wildlife Warden of the State:**
* *Impact:* Receives and reviews the annual action taken reports from the Monitoring Committee.
* *Action Required:* Review the annual reports and take appropriate action based on the findings.
**Regulatory Authorities (Central Government, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority):**
* *Impact:* Receive referrals from the Monitoring Committee for activities requiring environmental clearances.
* *Action Required:* Process applications for environmental clearances referred by the Monitoring Committee.
**Individuals/Organizations Conducting Activities within the Eco-sensitive Zone:**
* *Impact:* Subject to scrutiny by the Monitoring Committee and must comply with environmental regulations.
* *Action Required:* Ensure activities comply with the notification and obtain necessary environmental clearances.
Key Entities Referenced
Environment Protection Act, 1986: An act of the Parliament of India. This policy document makes reference to sub sections and clauses within the act related to environmental protection measures.
Environment Protection Rules, 1986: Rules established in 1986 under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. This policy document makes reference to rules and subrules within this act.
Dinosaur National Park, Madhya Pradesh: A National Park located in Madhya Pradesh, India. The notification pertains to declaring an Eco Sensitive Zone around this park.
Eco Sensitive Zone: An area declared around a National Park. The policy document discusses amending the notification regarding the Eco Sensitive Zone around Dinosaur National Park.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environment, forests, and climate change. This ministry is issuing the notification.
S.O. 2669E, dated the 17th August, 2017: A previous notification regarding the Eco Sensitive Zone around Dinosaur National Park that this current notification seeks to amend.
Monitoring Committee: A committee constituted by the Central Government to monitor activities within the Eco Sensitive Zone. The notification outlines the composition and functions of this committee.
Indore, Madhya Pradesh: A city in Madhya Pradesh, India. The Divisional Commissioner and Chief Conservator of Forests from Indore are ex officio members of the Monitoring Committee.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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का.आ. 1674(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) और उपधारा (2) के खडं (v)
और खंड (xiv) तथा उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए, डार्नासौर राष्ट्रीर् उद्यान, मध्र् प्रदेि के
आसपास एक पाररजस्ट्तजथकी सवं ेदी िोन घोजित करन े के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii)
में संखर्ांक का.आ. 2669(अ), तारीख 17 अगस्ट्त, 2017 द्वारा एक अजधसूचना िारी की गई थी;
और केंरीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ैकक उि अजधसूचना का संिोधन करना लोकजहत म ेंआवश्र्क और समीचीन ह;ै
और पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 का उपजनर्म (4) र्ह उपबंध करता ह ै कक िब भी केंरीर् सरकार को
र्ह प्रतीत होता ह ै कक ऐसा करना लोकजहत म ें ह,ै तो इसके जलए पर्ाावरण (सरं क्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उप-
जनर्म (3) के खडं (क) के अधीन नोरिस की अपेक्षा से अजभमुजि दी िा सकेगी;
और केन्द्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ै कक अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 2669(अ), तारीख 17 अगस्ट्त, 2017 में संिोधन
करन े के जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन नोरिस की अपक्षे ा स े
अजभमुजि देना लोकजहत म ेंह;ै
अतः, अब, केन्द्रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (सरं क्षण) 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 खंड (v) और खंड (xiv)
तथा उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए, भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान
2448 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
मंत्रालर् की भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें संखर्ांक का.आ. 2669(अ), तारीख 17 अगस्ट्त,
2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित अजधसूचना, म ें जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाात:् -
उि अजधसूचना म,ें पैराग्राफ 5 और पैराग्राफ 6 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत पैराग्राफ रख े िाएगं े, अथाात्: -
“5. मॉनीिरी सजमजत. – केंरीर् सरकार एक मॉनीिरी सजमजत का गिन करेगी िो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों स े जमलकर
बनेगी, अथाात्: -
(i) संभागीर् आर्ुि, इंदौर - अध्र्क्ष, पदेन;
(ii) मुखर् वन सरं क्षक, इंदौर - सदस्ट् र्, पदेन;
(iii) जिला कलेक्िर, धार जिला - सदस्ट् र्, पदेन;
(iv) कार्ापालक इंिीजनर्र, लोक जनमााण जवभाग, धार - सदस्ट् र्, पदेन;
(v) कार्ापालक इंिीजनर्र, लोक स्ट्वास्ट््र् जवभाग, धार - सदस्ट् र्, पदेन;
(vi) जिला पंचार्त, धार के मखु र् कार्ापालक अजधकारी - सदस्ट् र्, पदेन;
(vii) मध्र् प्रदिे प्रदिू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा का प्रजतजनजध - सदस्ट् र्, पदेन;
(viii) स दस्ट्र्, राज्र् िैव जवजवधता बोडा - सदस्ट् र्, पदेन;
(ix) मध्र् प्रदिे राज्र् सरकार द्वारा समर्-समर् पर प्रत्र्ेक तीन वि ा में नामजनर्दष्टा - सदस्ट् र्;
पर्ाावरण के क्षेत्र म ेंकार्ारत गरै सरकारी संगिन का एक प्रजतजनजध
(x) मध्र् प्रदिे राज्र् सरकार द्वारा समर्-समर् पर प्रत्र्ेक तीन वि ा में पाररजस्ट्थजतकी - सदस्ट् र्;
और पर्ाावरण के क्षेत्र में नामजनर्दाष्ट एक जविेिज्ञ
(xi) संभागीर् वन अजधकारी, धार - सदस्ट् र् सजचव, पदने ।
6. मॉनीिरी सजमजत के कार्.ा - (1) उन किर्ाकलापों की, िो भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण, वन और
िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 1533 (अ), तारीख 14 जसतम्बर, 2006 की अनुसूची में सजम्मजलत
ह,ै और िो पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेदी िोन में आते ह ैं जसवार् इसके पैराग्राफ 4 के अधीन सारणी में र्था जवजनर्दाष् ि प्रजतजिद्ध
किर्ाकलापों के मॉनीिरी सजमजत द्वारा वास्ट्तजवक जवजनर्दाष्ट स्ट्थलीर् दिाओं के आधार पर संवीक्षा की िाएगी और उि
अजधसूचना के उपबंधों के अधीन पूवा पर्ाावरण अनापजत्त के जलए केन्द्रीर् सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतना
मंत्रालर् र्ा र्थाजस्ट्थजत, राज्र् पर्ाावरण संघात जनधाारण प्राजधकारी को जनर्दाष्ट ककर्ा िाएगा।
(2) उन किर्ाकलापों की, िो उपपैरा (1) में जनर्दष्टा अजधसूचना की अनुसूची में सजम्मजलत नहीं ह ै और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी
संवेदी िोन में आते ह,ैं जसवार् इसके पैराग्राफ 4 के अधीन सारणी में जवजनर्दाष्ट प्रजतजिद्ध किर्ाकलापों के, मॉनीिरी सजमजत
वास्ट् तजवक जवजनर्दाष्ट स्ट्थलीर् दिाओं के आधार पर संवीक्षा की िार्ेगी और उसे सम्बद्ध जवजनर्ामक प्राजधकरणों को जनर्दाष्ट
ककर्ा िाएगा।
(3) मॉनीिरी सजमजत के सदस्ट् र् सजचव र्ा कलेक्िर र्ा उप वन संरक्षक इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों का उल् लंघन करन े वाल े
ककसी भी व् र्जि के जवरुद्ध पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 की धारा 19 के अधीन जिकार्त फाइल करन े के जलए
सक्षम होंगे।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(4) मॉनीिरी सजमजत मामला- दर मामला के आधार पर अपक्षे ाओं पर जनभरा रहत े हुए जवभाग के प्रजतजनजध र्ा जविेिज्ञ,
औद्योजगक संगमों र्ा पणधाररर्ों के प्रजतजनजध को अपने जवचार जवमिा में सहार्त के जलए आमजं त्रत कर सकेगी।
(5) मॉनीिरी सजमजत प्रत् र्ेक विा के 31 माचा तक की अवजध के अपन े किर्ाकलापों की वार्िका कारावाई ररपोिा उस विा के
30 िून तक राज्र् के मखु र् वन्द् र्िीव वाडान को उपाबंध- III में जवजनर्दाष् ि जनदिान पत्र में प्रस्ट् ततु करेगी।
(6) केंरीर् सरकार अपने कार्ों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए मॉनीिरी सजमजत को जलजखत रूप में ऐस े जनदेि द े सकेगी, िैसा
वह उजचत समझे।”
[फा. स.ं 25/183/2015-ईएसिेड]
डॉ. सु. केरकेि्िा, वैज्ञाजनक ‘’िी’’
रिप्प ण.—मूल अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में जवस्ट्तृत
का.आ. 2669(अ), तारीख 17 अगस्ट्त, 2017 के द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी।
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th April, 2025
S.O. 1674(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 Dinosaur National Park, Madhya Pradesh in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2669(E), dated the 17th August, 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. 2669(E), dated the 17th August, 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 number S.O.
2669(E), dated the 17th August, 2017; namely: -
In the said notification, for paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraph shall be substituted namely:
“5. Monitoring Committee. - The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee
consisting of the following persons, namely: -
(i) Divisional Commissioner, Indore – Chairman, ex officio;
(ii) Chief Conservator of Forests, Indore –Member, ex officio;
(iii) District Collector, Dhar District – Member, ex officio;
(iv) Executive Engineer Public Work Department, Dhar – Member, ex officio;
(v) Executive Engineer, Public Health Department, Dhar – Member, ex officio;
(vi) Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat, Dhar – Member, ex officio;
(vii) Representative of the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control - Member, ex officio;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Board
(viii) Member, State Biodiversity Board - Member, ex officio;
(ix) One representative of Non-Governmental Organisation -Member;
working in the field of environment nominated by the State
Government of Madhya Pradesh for time to time every three
years
(x) One expert in the area of ecology and environment nominated – Member;
by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh for time to time
every three years
(xi) Divisional Forest Officer, Dhar - 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 number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, and
are falling in the Eco-sensitive Zone, except for the prohibited activities 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 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-III.
(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. 25/183/2015-ESZ]
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. 2669 (E), dated the 17th August, 2017.
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