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Date: 17-Jan-2025 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment of ESZ around Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary Sikkim

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 amends a previous notification (S.O. 2168(E), dated 27th August, 2014) regarding the declaration of an Eco-Sensitive Zone around Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary in Sikkim.
  • The primary change is the reconstitution of the Monitoring Committee responsible for overseeing activities within the Eco-Sensitive Zone.

Key Changes

  • The notification replaces the existing paragraph 5 of the original notification with a new paragraph detailing the composition and functions of the Monitoring Committee.
  • The Monitoring Committee will now be chaired by the Chief Secretary of the Sikkim Government.
  • The committee includes 12 members, comprising ex-officio members from various Sikkim government departments, a representative from Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, a representative from an NGO working in environment/wildlife, and a representative from the concerned District Collector.
  • The committee is responsible for scrutinizing activities within the Eco-Sensitive Zone based on the schedule of activities as per notification S.O. 1533(E), dated 14th September, 2006, and for referring cases to the Central Government or State Environment Impact Assessment Authority for environmental clearances.
  • The committee will also scrutinize activities not covered in the schedule based on site-specific conditions and refer them to the concerned regulatory authorities.
  • The Member Secretary of the Monitoring Committee, the Collector, or the Deputy Conservator of Forests is authorized to file complaints against violations of this notification under Section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
  • The Monitoring Committee can invite experts or stakeholders to assist in its deliberations.
  • The committee is required to submit an annual action taken report by 30th June of each year to the Chief Wildlife Warden.
  • The Central Government can issue written directions to the Monitoring Committee for effective discharge of its functions.

Impact Analysis

Government of Sikkim

  • The state government will be responsible for providing necessary resources to the committee.

Local Communities

  • The notification does not directly address the impact on local livelihoods or provide specific measures to mitigate negative impacts on local communities.

Businesses and Industries

  • The notification does not provide specific guidance on how to obtain clearances or what factors will be considered by the committee.

Environment and Conservation

  • The notification does not provide specific measures for conservation or restoration of the environment.

Suggested Action Items

  • The Monitoring Committee should regularly publish information about its activities and decisions.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The primary legislation under which the notification is issued, providing the legal framework for environmental protection. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: The rules under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, which provide the procedural aspects for implementation of the Act. Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary: The protected area around which the Eco-Sensitive Zone is declared. Monitoring Committee: The committee constituted to monitor the activities within the Eco-Sensitive Zone. Notification S.O. 2168(E), dated 27th August, 2014: The original notification that declared the Eco-Sensitive Zone around Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary, which is now being amended. Notification S.O. 1533(E), dated 14th September, 2006: The notification containing the schedule of activities that are to be scrutinized by the Monitoring Committee. Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Regional Centre Sikkim: An institute providing expertise in ecology and environment, whose representative is a member of the Monitoring Committee. State Environment Impact Assessment Authority: The state-level authority responsible for granting environmental clearances.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-18012025-260305 CG-DLxx-ExG-1ID80H1x2x0x 25-260305 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.ं 314] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनवरी, 17 , 2025/ पौि 27, 1946 No. 314] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY,17 , 2025/ PAUSHA 27, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 17 िनवरी, 2025 का.आ. 316(अ). — केंद्रीर् सरकार ने, 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) तथा धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, क्र्ोंगलूसा अल्पाइन अभर्ारण्र्, जसदिम के आसपास एक पाररजस्ट्तजथकी संवेिी िोन घोजित करने के जलए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म,ें का.आ. संख्र्ा 2168(अ), तारीख 27 अगस्ट्त, 2014 द्वारा एक अजधसूचना िारी की थी ; और, केंद्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ैदक उि अजधसूचना का सिं ोधन करना लोकजहत में आवश्र्क और समीचीन ह ै ; और, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 का उपजनर्म (4) र्ह उपबंध करता ह ै दक िब भी केंद्रीर् सरकार को र्ह प्रतीत होता ह ैदक ऐसा करना लोकजहत म ें ह,ै तो वह पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन सूचना की अपेक्षा से अजभमुजि िे सकती ह ै ; 458 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] और, केंद्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ैदक अजधसूचना संख्र्ांक का.आ. 2168(अ), तारीख 27 अगस्ट्त, 2014 का संिोधन करने के जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन सूचना की अपेक्षा स े अजभमुजि िेना लोकजहत म ेंह ै; अत:, अब, केंद्रीर् 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 खंड (v) और खंड (xiv) और धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म,ें संख्र्ा का.आ. 2168(अ), तारीख 27 अगस्ट्त, 2014 द्वारा प्रकाजित, भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना में जनम्नजलजखत और संिोधन करती है, अथाात् :-- उि अजधसूचना म,ें पैरा 5 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत पैरा रखा िाएगा, अथाात ्:-- “5. मानीटरी सजमजत--(1) केंद्रीर् सरकार, इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों की प्रभावी मानीटरी करन े के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों से जमलकर बनी एक मानीटरी सजमजत का गिन करती है, अथाात् :-- (1) मुख्र् सजचव, जसदिम सरकार अध्र्क्ष, पिेन ; (2) मुख्र् वन्र् िीव वाडना , जसदिम सरकार सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (3) प्रधान मुख्र् वन संरक्षक, जसदिम सरकार सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (4) राज्र् प्रििू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोड ाका प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (5) गोववंि बल्लभ पंत राष्ट्रीर् जहमाचल पर्ाावरण, संस्ट्थान, क्षत्रे ीर् केंद्र जसदिम से सिस्ट्र् ; पाररजस्ट्थजतकी/पर्ाावरण/वन्र्िीव में एक जविेिज्ञ, जिसे जसदिम सरकार द्वारा प्रत्र्ेक तीन वि ा की अवजध के जलए नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा (6) पर्ाावरण/वन्र्िीव के क्षेत्र (जिसके अंतगता जवरासत संरक्षण भी ह)ै में कार्ारत दकसी सिस्ट्र् ; गैर-सरकारी सगं िन का एक प्रजतजनजध, जिस े जसदिम सरकार द्वारा प्रत्र्ेक तीन वि ा की अवजध के जलए नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा (7) ग्रामीण प्रबंधन और जवकास जवभाग, जसदिम सरकार का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (8) कृजि जवभाग, जसदिम सरकार का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (9) िहरी जवकास और आवास जवभाग, जसदिम सरकार का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (10) संबंजधत जिला कलेक्टर सिस्ट्र्, पिेन; (11) प्रभागीर् वनाजधकारी (संरजक्षत क्षेत्र के प्रभारी) सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (12) मुख्र् वन सरं क्षक सिस्ट्र्-सजचव, पिने । (2) मानीटरी सजमजत, वास्ट्तजवक स्ट्थलीर्-जवजनर्िाष्ट ििाओं के आधार पर, भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना सं0 का.आ. 1553(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर 2006 की अनुसूची में आन े वाल े[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 दक्रर्ाकलापों की, और िो पाररजस्ट्थजतक-संवेिी िोन के अतं गता आते ह,ैं ऐसे प्रजतजिद्ध दक्रर्ाकलापों के जसवार्, िो उस अजधसूचना के पैरा 4 के अधीन सारणी में र्था जवजनर्िाष्ट है, संवीक्षा करेगी, और उि अजधसूचना के उपबंधों के अधीन पूवा पर्ाावरण अनुज्ञा-पत्र के जलए, र्थाजस्ट्थजत, केंद्रीर् सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् र्ा राज्र् पर्ाावरण प्रभाव आंकलन प्राजधकरण को जनर्िष्टा करेगी । (3) ऐसे दक्रर्ाकलापों की, िो उपपरै ा (2) म ें जनर्िाष्ट अजधसूचना की अनुसूची म ें नहीं आत े हैं, और िो पाररजस्ट्थजतक- संवेिी िोन के अंतगात आते ह,ैं ऐसी प्रजतजिद्ध गजतजवजधर्ों के जसवार्, िो उस अजधसूचना के पैरा 4 के अधीन सारणी में जवजनर्िाष्ट ह,ै वास्ट्तजवक स्ट्थलीर्-जवजनर्िाष्ट ििाओं के आधार पर मानीटरी सजमजत द्वारा संवीक्षा की िाएगी और उसे संबद्ध जवजनर्ामक प्राजधकरणों को जनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा । (4) मानीटरी सजमजत का सिस्ट्र्-सजचव र्ा कलेक्टर र्ा उप वन सरं क्षक, ऐस े व्यजि के जवरुद्ध, िो इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों का उल्लंघन करता ह,ै पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 19 के अधीन पररवाि फाइल करन े के जलए सक्षम होगा । (5) मानीटरी सजमजत, प्रत्र्ेक मामले के आधार पर अपक्षे ाओं पर जनभार रहत ेहुए, सजमजत को उसके जवचार-जवमिा में सहार्ता के जलए, जवभाग से दकसी प्रजतजनजध र्ा दकसी जविेिज्ञ, औद्योजगक संगमों के दकसी प्रजतजनजध र्ा पणधाररर्ों को आमंजत्रत कर सकेगी । (6) मानीटरी सजमजत, प्रत्र्ेक विा की 31 माचा तक की अवजध के अपन े दक्रर्ालापों की वार्िाक कारावाई ररपोटा, इस अजधसूचना के साथ सलं ग्न उपाबधं -III म ें जवजनर्िाष्ट प्ररूप म,ें उस विा की 30 िून तक, मुख्र् वन्र्िीव वाडान को प्रस्ट्तुत करेगी । (7) केंद्रीर् सरकार, मानीटरी सजमजत को उसके कृत्र्ों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए, जलजखत में ऐस े जनिेि िे सकेगी, िो वह उजचत समझे । [फा.सं. 25/14/2013-ईएसिडे -आरई] डॉ. एस. केरकेट्टा, वैज्ञाजनक ‘िी’ रटप्पण : मूल अजधसूचना, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखंड (ii) में अजधसूचना सं0 का0आ0 2188(अ), तारीख 27 अगस्ट्त, 2014 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और अंजतम बार सं0 का.आ. 4748(अ), तारीख 31 अिूबर, 2023 द्वारा संिोजधत की गई थी । MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 17th January ,2025 S.O. 316(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 Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary, Sikkim in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2168(E), dated the 27th August, 2014;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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. 2168(E), dated the 27th August, 2014; 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. 2168(E), dated the 27th August, 2014, namely :- In the said notification, for paragraph 5, the following paragraph shall be substituted namely: “5. Monitoring Committee- The Central Government hereby constitutes a monitoring committee for effective monitoring of the provisions of this notification consisting of the following persons namely: - (1) Chief Secretary, Government of Sikkim C hairman, ex officio; (2) Chief Wild Life Warden, Government of Sikkim Member, ex-officio; (3) PCCF, Government of Sikkim Member, ex officio; (4) Representative of State Pollution Control Board Member, ex officio; (5) One expert in ecology/environment/wildlife from Member; Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Regional Centre Sikkim to be nominated by the Government of Sikkim after every three years (6) One representative of a Non-Governmental Member; Organization working in the field of Environment/Wildlife (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the Government o f Sikkim after every three years (7) One representative of Rural Management and Member, ex officio; Development Department, Government of Sikkim (8) One representative of Agriculture Department, Member, ex officio; Government of Sikkim (9) One representative of Urban Development and Member ex officio; Housing Department, Government of Sikkim (10) Concerned District Collector Member, ex officio; (11) Divisional Forest Officer (In-charge of PA) Member, ex officio; Member; (12) Chief Conservator of Forest Member Secretary, ex officio;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 (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 of Environment and Forest, vide number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, and 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 that notification. (3) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (2) 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 concerned. (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 a representative or expert from the Department, a representative from the industry associations or stakeholders to assist the committee in its deliberations depending on the requirements on a case to case basis. (6) 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 by the 30th June of that year in proforma specified in Annexure-III. (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. 25/14/2013-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. 2168(E), dated the 27th August, 2014 and was last amended vide number S.O. 4748(E), dated the 31st October, 2023. 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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