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Amendment of ESZ around Kambalkonda Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh

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 composition and functions of the Monitoring Committee for the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh.
  • It outlines the responsibilities of the Monitoring Committee in scrutinizing activities within the ESZ and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
  • The amendment is issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

Key Changes

  • Paragraph 5 of the original notification S.O. 1366(E), dated April 28, 2017, is replaced with a new paragraph detailing the composition of the Monitoring Committee.
  • The Monitoring Committee will be chaired by the District Collector, Visakhapatnam.
  • The committee includes representatives from NGOs working in the environment sector, experts in ecology and environment, members from the State Biodiversity Board and State Pollution Control Board, a senior town planner, and the Deputy Conservator of Forests (in charge of the Sanctuary) as the Member-Secretary.
  • The Monitoring Committee is responsible for scrutinizing activities within the ESZ based on site-specific conditions, and referring projects for environmental clearances or to relevant regulatory authorities.
  • The Member-Secretary, Collector, or Deputy Conservator of Forests are authorized to file complaints against those violating the notification's provisions under Section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
  • The committee can invite representatives or experts from various departments, industry associations, or stakeholders for assistance.
  • The Monitoring Committee must submit an annual action taken report by June 30th of each year to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State, detailing activities up to March 31st of that year.
  • The Central Government retains the power to issue written directions to the Monitoring Committee for the effective discharge of its functions.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Central Government: The Central Government, through the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, retains oversight and can issue directives to the Monitoring Committee.

Suggested Action Items

  • The Central Government should provide guidance and support to the Monitoring Committee to ensure the effective implementation of the notification.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation under which the notification is issued, providing the legal framework for environmental protection in India. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: Rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, providing detailed procedures and guidelines for environmental protection. Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary: The protected area around which the Eco-Sensitive Zone is declared. Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ): The area around the Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary that is subject to environmental regulations to protect the sanctuary. Monitoring Committee: The committee constituted to monitor and regulate activities within the Eco-Sensitive Zone. Notification S.O. 1366(E), dated April 28, 2017: The original notification that is being amended by this gazette. Notification S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006: Notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, which contains a schedule of activities that are 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.-02042025-262229 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D2H0x4x2x0 25-262229 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.ं 1548] नइ ददल्ली, बुधवार, ऄप्रलै 2, 2025/चत्रै 12, 1947 No. 1548] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025/CHAITRA 12, 1947 पयाावरण, वन और िलवाय ुपररवतना मत्रं ालय ऄजधसचू ना नइ ददल्ली, 2 ऄप्रैल, 2025 का.अ. 1567(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 खडं (xiv) तथा ईपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, कांबलकोंडा वन्द्यिीव ऄभयारण्य, अध्रं प्रदेि के असपास एक पाररजस्ट्तजथकी संवेदी िोन घोजित करन े के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, ईपखंड (ii) में संखयांक का.अ. 1366(ऄ), तारीख 28 ऄप्रलै , 2017 द्वारा 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 नोरिस की ऄपेक्षा से ऄजभमुजि दी िा सकेगी; और केन्द्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का.अ. 1366(ऄ) द्वारा, तारीख 28 ऄप्रलै , 2017 म ें संिोधन करन े के जलए पयाावरण (सरं क्षण) जनयम, 1986 के जनयम 5 के ईपजनयम (3) के खंड (क) के ऄधीन नोरिस की ऄपेक्षा से ऄजभमुजि दने ा लोकजहत में ह;ै 2307 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. 1366(ऄ) द्वारा, तारीख 28 ऄप्रैल, 2017 को प्रकाजित ऄजधसूचना, म ें जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै ऄथाात:् - ईि ऄजधसूचना म,ें पैराग्राफ 5 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परै ाग्राफ रख े िाएंग,े ऄथाात:् - “5. मानीिरी सजमजत.– केंरीय सरकार एक मानीिरी सजमजत का गिन करेगी, िो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजियों से जमलकर बनेगी, ऄथाात्: - (i) जिला कलेक्िर, जविाखापत्तनम - ऄध्यक्ष, पदने; (ii) पयाावरण के क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले गैर सरकारी संगिन का एक प्रजतजनजध जिसे अंध्र प्रदिे - सदस्ट् य; सरकार द्वारा तीन विा की ऄवजध के जलए नामजनर्ददष्ट दकया िाएगा (iii) पाररजस्ट्थजतकी और पयाावरण के क्षेत्र में अंध्र प्रदिे सरकार द्वारा तीन वि ाकी ऄवजध के जलए - सदस्ट् य; नामजनर्ददष्ट एक जविेिज्ञ (iv) सदस्ट्य- राज्य िैव जवजवधता बोडा के सजचव या सदस्ट्य - सदस्ट् य, पदने; (v) क्षेत्रीय ऄजधकारी, राज्य प्रदिू ण जनयंत्रण बोडा, मेडक - सदस्ट् य, पदने; (vi) क्षेत्र के ज्येष्ठ नगर योिनाकार या मुखय िहरी योिनाकार या नगर योिनाकार - सदस्ट् य, पदने; (vii) ईप वन संरक्षक (ऄभयारण्य के प्रभारी), जविाखापत्तनम - सदस्ट् य सजचव, पदने । (2) ईन दियाकलापों की, िो भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पयाावरण और वन मंत्रालय की ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का. अ. 1533(ऄ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 की ऄनुसूची म ें सजममजलत ह,ै और िो पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेदी िोन म ें अत े ह,ैं जसवाय आसके पैराग्राफ 4 के ऄधीन सारणी में यथा जवजनर्ददष्ट प्रजतजिद्ध दियाकलापों के मानीिरी सजमजत द्वारा वास्ट्तजवक जवजनर्ददष्ट स्ट्थलीय दिाओं के अधार पर संवीक्षा की िाएगी और ईि ऄजधसचू ना के ईपबंधों के ऄधीन पूव ा पयाावरण ऄनापजत्त के जलए केंरीय सरकार के पयाावरण, वन और िलवायु पररवतना मत्रं ालय या यथाजस्ट्थजत, राज्य पयाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकारी को जनर्ददष्ट दकया िाएगा। (3) ईन दियाकलापों की, िो ईपपैरा (2) में जनर्ददष्ट ऄजधसूचना की ऄनुसूची में सजममजलत नहीं ह ै और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेदी िोन म ें अते ह,ैं जसवाय आसके पैराग्राफ 4 के ऄधीन सारणी में जवजनर्ददष्ट प्रजतजिद्ध दियाकलापों मानीिरी सजमजत द्वारा वास्ट् तजवक जवजनर्ददष्ट स्ट्थलीय दिाओं के अधार पर सवं ीक्षा की िाएगी और ईसे संबद्ध जवजनयामक प्राजधकरणों को जनर्ददष्ट दकया िाएगा। (4) मानीिरी सजमजत के सदस्ट् य सजचव या कलेक्िर या ईप वन संरक्षक आस ऄजधसूचना के ईपबंधों का ईल् लंघन करन े वाल े दकसी भी व् यजि के जवरुद्ध पयाावरण (संरक्षण) ऄजधजनयम, 1986 की धारा 19 के तहत जिकायत फाइल करन े के जलए सक्षम होंगे। (5) मानीिरी सजमजत मामला-दर-मामला के अधार पर ऄपक्षे ाओं पर जनभरा रहते हुए जवभाग के प्रजतजनजध या जविेिज्ञ, औद्योजगक संगमों या पणधाररयों के प्रजतजनजध को ऄपने जवचार-जवमिा में सहायता के जलए अमंजत्रत कर सकेगी। (6) मानीिरी सजमजत प्रत् यके विा के 31 माचा तक की ऄवजध के ऄपन े दियाकलापों की वार्षिक कारावाइ ररपोिा ईस विा के 30 िून तक राज्य के मखु य वन्द् यिीव वाडान को ईपाबंध-lV में जवजनर्ददष् ि जनदिान पत्र म ेंप्रस्ट्त तु करेगी।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3 (7) केंरीय सरकार ऄपने कायों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए मानीिरी सजमजत को जलजखत रूप में ऐस े जनदेि द े सकेगी, िैसा वह ईजचत समझे।” [फा. स.ं 25/53/2014-इएसिेड-अरइ] डॉ. स.ु केरकेि्िा, वैज्ञाजनक ‘’िी’’ रिप्प ण.- मूल ऄजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग ।।, खंड 3, ईपखंड (ii) म ें ऄजध सूचना संख यांक का.अ. 1366(ऄ), तारीख 28 ऄप्रैल, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गइ थी। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd April, 2025 S.O. 1567(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 Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1366(E), dated the 28th April, 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. 1366(E), dated the 28th April, 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. 1366(E), dated the 28th April, 2017; namely: - In the said notification, for paragraphs 5, 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) District Collector, Visakhapatnam Chairman, ex officio; (ii) One representative of Non Governmental Organisation working in the Member; field of environment to be nominated by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for a period of three years (iii) One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by Member; the Government of Andhra Pradesh for a period of three years (iv) Member- Secretary or Member of the State Biodiversity Board Member, ex officio; (v) Regional Officer, State Pollution Control Board, Medak Member, ex officio; (vi) Senior Town Planner of the area or Chief Urban Planner or City Member, ex officio; Planner (vii) Deputy Conservator of Forests (In Charge of the Sanctuary), Member-Secretary, Visakhapatnam 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 of4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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 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. (3) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (2) 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. (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 the Department, representative from the industry associations or the stakeholders to assist the committee in its deliberations depending on the requirements on case to case basis. (6) 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. (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. 25/53/2014-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. 1366(E), dated the 28th April, 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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