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Date: 05-Aug-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment of the ESZ around Keibul Lamjao National Park Manipur

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

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What it means

  • This gazette notification, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India, on August 5th, 2024, amends a previous notification dated April 26th, 2017 (S.O. 1311(E)). The amendment primarily focuses on establishing and defining the roles and responsibilities of a Monitoring Committee for overseeing activities within eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) in Manipur, India.

Key Changes

  • Paragraph 5 of the original notification (S.O. 1311(E), dated April 26th, 2017) has been replaced. A new paragraph 5 establishes a 'Monitoring Committee' composed of seven members representing various government departments and NGOs in Manipur.
  • A new paragraph 5A outlines the functions of the Monitoring Committee. This includes scrutinizing activities within ESZs based on site-specific conditions, referring activities to relevant regulatory authorities, and filing complaints under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 against violations.
  • The Monitoring Committee is required to submit an annual action-taken report by June 30th of each year to the Chief Wildlife Warden of Manipur.
  • The Central Government retains the authority to issue directions to the Monitoring Committee.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Government Agencies

  • Improved coordination between Central and State Government agencies in environmental protection.

Impact on NGOs

  • Potential for increased funding and collaboration opportunities with government agencies.

Impact on Businesses/Industries

  • Potential for increased penalties for non-compliance.

Suggested Action Items

  • Conduct awareness campaigns to educate businesses and the public about the new regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The primary legislation under which this notification is issued, providing the legal framework for environmental protection in India. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The issuing authority of the notification, responsible for environmental policy and regulation in India. Manipur State Government: Plays a key role in the implementation of the notification through its various departments and nomination of members to the Monitoring Committee. Monitoring Committee: The newly established committee tasked with overseeing activities within ESZs in Manipur. Notification S.O. 1311(E), dated April 26th, 2017: The original notification that this amendment modifies, pertaining to environmental regulations in eco-sensitive zones. Notification S.O. 1533 (E), dated September 14th, 2006: Notification referenced in the amended text, providing a schedule of activities relevant to the Monitoring Committee's purview.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-06082024-256091 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D6H0x8x2x0 24-256091 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.ं 2982] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अगस्ट्त 5, 2024/ श्रावण 14, 1946 No. 2982] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024/ SHRAVANA 14, 1946 पर्ावा रण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 5 अगस्ट्त, 2024 का.आ. 3126 (अ). — केन्द्रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (सरं क्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) का खंड (v) और खंड (xiv) और उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में प्रकाजित संखर्ांक का.आ. 1311 (अ), तारीख 26 अप्रैल, 2017 द्वारा एक अजधसचू ना िारी की गई थी; उि अजधसूचना में, पैरा 5 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत पैरा रखा िाएगा, अथाता ्: - “5. जनगरानी सजमजत. – केंरीर् सरकार एक सजमती का गठन करेगी जिसे जनगरानी सजमजत कहा िाएगा, िो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों से जमलकर बनेगी, अथाता ्: - (1) वनों के सरं क्षक र्ा उपवन सरं क्षक और वन (वन्द्र्िीव) उद्यान और अध्र्क्ष, पिेन; अभर्ारण्र्, मजणपुर राज्र् सरकार (2) क्षेत्र का वररष्ठ नगर र्ोिनाकार सिस्ट्र् , पिेन; (3) वररष्ठ पर्ाावरण इंिीजनर्र, मजणपुर राज्र् प्रिषु ण जनर्ंत्रण बोर्डा, इंफाल सिस्ट्र् , पिेन; 4871 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (4) पर्ाावरण र्ा वन्द्र्िीव के क्षेत्र में कार्ा करने वाले गरै सरकारी संगठनों सिस्ट्र् ; (जिसके अंतगात जवरासत सरं क्षण भी ह)ै का प्रत्र्ेक मामले में तीन वषा की अवजध के जलए मजणपुर राज्र् सरकार द्वारा नामजनर्िाष्ट एक प्रजतजनजध (5) मजणपुर राज्र् सरकार द्वारा नामजनर्िाष्ट प्रत्र्ेक मामले में तीन वषा की अवजध सिस्ट्र् ; के जलए वन्द्र्िीव र्ा पाररजस्ट्थजतक र्ा पर्ाावरण क्षेत्र का एक जविेषज्ञ (6) मजणपुर राज्र् िैव जवजवधता बोडा का सिस्ट्र् सिस्ट्र् , पिेन; (7) प्रभागीर् वन अजधकारी, राष्ट्रीर् उद्यान सिस्ट्र् सजचव, पिेन।” 5क. जनगरानी सजमजत के कार्ा.- (1) जनगरानी सजमजत, स्ट्थल जवजिष् ट वास्ट्तजवक पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर उन दिर्ाकलापों की िााँच करेगी िब दक भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की तारीख 14 जसतम्बर, 2006 की अजधसचू ना सं. का.आ. 1533 (अ) की अनुसूची में िाजमल ह ैं और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन के अंतगात आती हों, उसके पैरा 4 के अंतगात िी गर्ी सारणी में र्था जवजनर्िाष् ट जनजषद्ध दिर्ाकलापों को छोर्डकर और उक्त अजधसूचना के उपबंधों के अंतगात पर्ाावरणीर् जक्लर्रेंस के जलए भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन एव ं िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् र्ा रािकीर् पर्ाावरण प्रभाव आकलन प्राजधकरण के पास भेिे गर्े ह।ैं (2) ऐसे दिर्ाकलापों, िो उप-पैरा (1) में जनर्िाष्ट अजधसूचना की अनुसूची में िाजमल नहीं ह ै और पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन के भीतर आत े ह,ैं इसके पैरा 4 की सारणी म ें जनजषद्ध दिर्ाकलापों को छोर्डकर, की िााँच जनगरानी सजमजत द्वारा स्ट्थ ल जवजिष्ट वास्ट्त जवक पररजस्ट्थजतर्ों के आधार पर की िार्ेगी और इन्द् हें जवजनर्ामक प्राजधकरणों के पास भेिा िाएगा। (3) जनगरानी सजमजत के सिस्ट्र् सजचव र्ा उप आर्ुि र्ा उप वन संरक्षक इस अजधसचू ना के उपबंधों का उल् लंघन करने वाले दकसी भी व् र्जि के जवरूद्ध पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 की धारा 19 के अधीन जिकार्त ििा करन े के जलए सक्षम होंग।े (4) जनगरानी सजमजत मामले-िर-मामले के आधार पर आवश् र्कताओं के अनुसार अपने जवचार-जवमिा में सहार्ता के जलए संबंजधत जवभाग के प्रजतजनजध र्ा जविेषज्ञ, उद्योग संघों के प्रजतजनजध र्ा संबंजधत जहतधारकों को आमंजत्रत कर सकती ह।ै (5) जनगरानी सजमजत प्रत् र्ेक वषा के 31 माचा तक की अवजध की अपनी गजतजवजधर्ों की वार्षाक कारावाई ररपोटा उस वषा के 30 िनू तक राज्र् के मुखर् वन्द् र्िीव वाडान को उपाबधं -IV में जवजनर्िाष् ट प्रो-फामाा में प्रस्ट्त ुत करेगी। (6) केंरीर् सरकार अपने कार्ों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए जनगरानी सजमजत को जलजखत रूप में ऐसे जनिेि िे सकती ह,ै िसै ा वह उजचत समझे।” [फा.सं. 25/18/2015-ईएसिेड-आरई] डॉ. सु. केरकेट्टा, वैज्ञाजनक ‘’िी’’ रटप्प ण.- मूल अजधसचू ना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग ।।, खंड 3, उप खंड (ii) में अजधसूचना संख र्ा का.आ. 1311 (अ), तारीख 26 अप्रैल, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi,the 5th August 2024 S.O. 3126 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) and clause (xiv) of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub- section (ii), vide notification number S.O. 1311(E), dated the 26th April, 2017, namely:- In the said notification, for paragraph 5, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: - “5. Monitoring Committee. — The Central Government constitutes a Committee to be known as Monitoring Committee which shall comprise of the following persons, namely: (1) The Conservator of Forests or the Deputy Chairman, ex officio; Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Park and Sanctuary, State Government of Manipur (2) Senior Town Planner of the area Member, ex officio; (3) Senior Environment Engineer, Manipur State Member, ex officio; Pollution Control Board, Imphal (4) One representative of a Non-Governmental Member; Organisation working in the field of Environment or Wildlife (including heritage conservation) nominated by the State Government of Manipur for a period of three years (5) One expert in wildlife or ecology or environment Member; nominated by the State Government of Manipur for a period of three years (6) Member, Manipur State Biodiversity Board Member, ex officio; (7) Divisional Forest Officer, National Park Member Secretary, ex officio; “5A. 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, 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 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (3) The Member-Secretary of the Monitoring Committee or the concerned Deputy Commissioner 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 stakeholders to assist the committee in its deliberations depending on the requirements on a case to case basis. (5) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the action taken report of its activities annually 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 proforma 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. 25/18/2015-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. 1311(E), dated the 26th 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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