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Date: 24-Oct-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment of ESZ around Mayureshwar Supe Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra

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

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

Description of the Gazette Notification

  • This gazette notification amends a previous notification (S.O. 2938(E), dated August 28, 2020) that declared an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Mayureshwar Supe Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra.
  • The amendment primarily focuses on establishing a Monitoring Committee to oversee activities within the ESZ and clarifying its functions.

Key Changes

  • Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the original notification have been replaced with new paragraphs defining the composition and functions of a Monitoring Committee.
  • The Monitoring Committee will consist of seven members: the District Collector, Pune (Chairman), a representative from an NGO, an environmental expert, the Regional Officer of the Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board, the Senior Town Planner of the area, a member of the State Biodiversity Board, and the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Pune Forest Division (Member Secretary).
  • The Committee's functions include scrutinizing activities within the ESZ, referring activities requiring environmental clearances to the appropriate authorities, filing complaints against violations, and submitting annual reports.
  • The Central Government can provide directions to the Committee for effective functioning.

Impact Analysis

Impact on the Mayureshwar Supe Wildlife Sanctuary

  • Potentially reduced environmental damage from unsustainable activities.

Impact on Local Communities

  • Potential benefits from improved environmental protection and conservation efforts.

Impact on Industries and Businesses

  • Need to comply with the regulations and guidelines set by the Monitoring Committee.

Suggested Action Items

  • Conduct awareness programs to educate local communities about the ESZ regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986): The primary legislation under which the notification and the establishment of the ESZ are authorized. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: Rules under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, that provide the framework for the notification and the powers of the Central Government. Mayureshwar Supe Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra: The wildlife sanctuary around which the Eco-Sensitive Zone has been declared. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification. Monitoring Committee: A newly established committee responsible for overseeing activities within the ESZ. S.O. 2938(E), dated August 28, 2020: The original notification declaring the ESZ, which has now been amended. S.O. 1533 (E), dated September 14, 2006: A previous notification referenced in the amended notification, likely related to activities permitted within ESZs. Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board: A state-level entity involved in environmental regulation and represented on the Monitoring Committee. State Biodiversity Board: A state-level entity involved in biodiversity conservation and represented on the Monitoring Committee.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-24102024-258221 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D4H1x0x2x0 24-258221 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.ं 4278] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अक्त बू र 24, 2024/कार्तका 2, 1946 No. 4278] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024/KARTIKA 2, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 24 अक् तूबर, 2024 का.आ. 4654(अ).—केन्द्रीर् सरकार न,े पर्ाावरण (सरं क्षण) 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 उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, मर्ूरेश्र्वर सुपे वन्द्र्िीव अभर्ारण्र्, महाराष्ट्र के आसपास एक पाररजस्ट्तजथकी सवं ेिी िोन घोजित करन े के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में संखर्ांक का.आ. 2938 (अ), तारीख 28 अगस्ट्त, 2020 द्वारा एक अजधसूचना िारी की 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 उपजनर्म (4) र्ह उपबंध करता ह ैदक िब भी केंरीर् सरकार को र्ह प्रतीत होता ह ै दक ऐसा करना लोकजहत म ें ह,ै तो इसके जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन नोरिस की अपेक्षा से अजभमुजि िी िा सकती है; 6931 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] और केन्द्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ै दक अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 2938 (अ), तारीख 28 अगस्ट्त, 2020 म ें संिोधन करन े के जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन नोरिस की अपेक्षा से अजभमुजि िने ा लोकजहत में 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 खंड (xiv) तथा उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए, भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् की भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखडं (ii) म ें संखर्ांक का.आ. 2938 (अ), तारीख 28 अगस्ट्त, 2020 को प्रकाजित अजधसूचना, म ेंजनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाता ्:- उि अजधसूचना म,ें पैरा 5 और 6 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परै ा रख े िाएंगे, अथाात:् - “5. मॉनीिरी सजमजत. – केंरीर् सरकार एक मॉनीिरी सजमती का गिन करती ह,ै िो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों से जमलकर बनेगी, अथाात:् - i. जिला कलेक्िर, पुण े अध्र्क्ष, पिेन; ii. पर्ाावरण (जवरासत संरक्षण सजहत) के क्षेत्र म ेंकाम करन ेवाल े सिस्ट् र्; गैर-सरकारी संगिन का एक प्रजतजनजध, जिसे महाराष्ट्र राज्र् सरकार द्वारा प्रत्र्ेक तीन विा म ेंसमर्-समर् पर नामजनर्िष्टा दकर्ा िाएगा। iii. राज्र् के दकसी जवश्वजवद्यालर् र्ा संस्ट्था से पाररजस्ट्थजतकी और सिस्ट् र्; पर्ाावरण के क्षेत्र म ेंएक जविेिज्ञ जिसे महाराष्ट्र सरकार द्वारा प्रत्र्ेक तीन वि ा में समर्-समर् पर नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा। iv. क्षेत्रीर् अजधकारी, महाराष्ट्र राज्र् प्रििू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोड ा सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; v. क्षेत्र के ज्र्ेष्ठ नगर जनर्ोिक सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; vi. राज्र् िैव जवजवधता बोडा के सिस्ट्र् सिस्ट् र्, पिेन; vii. उप वन संरक्षक, पुण े वन प्रभाग सिस्ट् र् सजचव, पिने । 6. मॉनीिरी सजमजत के कार्:ा - (1) मॉनीिरी सजमजत, वास्ट्तजवक स्ट्थल जवजनर्िाष्ट पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर उन दिर्ाकलापों की संवीक्षा करेगी िो भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की तारीख 14 जसतम्बर, 2006 की अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 1533 (अ) की अनुसूची में िाजमल ह ैंऔर, उसके पैरा 4 के अधीन िी गर्ी सारणी में र्था जवजनर्िाष् ि प्रजतजसद्ध दिर्ाकलापों के जसवार् पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन के अंतगात आती ह ै और उक्त अजधसूचना के उपबंधों के अधीन पर्ाावरणीर् अनुमजत के जलए र्थाजस्ट्थजत भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन एव ं िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् र्ा राज्र् समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण प्राजधकरण को जनर्िाष्ट दकए गर् ेह।ैं (2) ऐसे दिर्ाकलापों, िो उप-परै ा (1) म ें जनर्िष्टा अजधसूचना की अनुसूची में िाजमल नहीं ह ै और, उसके पैरा 4 की सारणी में प्रजतजसद्ध दिर्ाकलापों के जसवार् पाररजस्ट्थजतकी सवं ेिी िोन के भीतर आते ह,ैं की संवीक्षा मॉनीिरी सजमजत द्वारा वास्ट्तजवक स्ट् थल जवजनर्िाष्ट पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर की िार्ेगी और इन्द् ह ें सम्बद्ध जवजनर्ामक प्राजधकरणों को जनर्िष्टा दकर्ा िाएगा।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (3) मॉनीिरी सजमजत के सिस्ट् र् सजचव र्ा कलेक्ि र र्ा उप वन सरं क्षक इस अजधसूचना के उपबधं ों का उल् लघं न करन े वाले दकसी भी व् र्जि के जवरुद्ध पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 की धारा 19 के अधीन जिकार्त ििा करन े के जलए सक्षम होंगे। (4) मॉनीिरी सजमजत मामल-े िर-मामले के आधार पर अपेक्षाओं पर जनभरा करत े हुए अपन े जवचार-जवमिा म ें सहार्ता के जलए सम्बद्ध जवभाग के प्रजतजनजध र्ा जविेिज्ञ, उद्योग सगं मों के प्रजतजनजध र्ा पणधाररर्ों को आमंजत्रत कर सकती ह।ै (5) मॉनीिरी सजमजत प्रत् र्ेक विा के 31 माचा तक की अवजध के अपने दिर्ाकलापों की वार्िाक कारावाई ररपोिा उस वि ा के 30 िून तक राज्र् के मुखर् वन्द् र्िीव वाडान को उपाबधं -V म ेंजवजनर्िाष् ि प्रो-फामाा में प्रस्ट् तुत करेगी। (6) केंरीर् सरकार अपने कृत्र्ों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए मॉनीिरी सजमजत को जलजखत रूप में ऐसे जनििे ि े सकेगी, िैसा वह उजचत समझे।” [फा. स.ं 25/42ए/2015-ईएसिेड-आरई] डॉ. स.ु केरकेट्टा, वैज्ञाजनक ‘’िी’’ रिप्प ण.- मलू अजधसूचना, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उप खंड (ii) म ें को अजधसूचना संख र्ा का.आ. 2938(अ) तारीख 28 अगस्ट्त, 2020 के द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th October, 2024 S.O. 4654(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 Mayureshwar Supe Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2938(E), dated the 28th August, 2020; 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. 2938(E), dated the 28th August, 2020; 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. 2938(E), dated the 28th August, 2020:- In the said notification, for paragraph 5 and 6, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:- “5. Monitoring Committee. - The Central Government hereby Monitoring Committee, consisting of the following persons, namely: - (i) District Collector, Pune Chairman, ex officio;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (ii) One representative of non-governmental organisation working in the field of Member Environment (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the State Government of Maharashtra from time to time every three years. (iii) One expert in the area of ecology and environment from a university or Member Institution of the State to be nominated by the Government of Maharashtra from time to time every three years. (iv) Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board Ex-officio, Member (v) Senior Town Planner of the area Ex-officio, Member (vi) Member of the State Biodiversity Board Ex-officio, Member (vii) Deputy Conservator of Forests, Pune Forest Division Ex-officio, Member Secretary. 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 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 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 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 representative or expert from the Department concerned, representative from industry associations or stakeholders to assist 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 by the 30th June of that year to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State in pro-forma specified in Annexure-V. (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. 25/42A/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 notification number S.O. 2938 (E), dated the 28th August, 2020. 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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