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Date: 24-Jan-2025 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Constitution of TTZ Authority

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, dated January 20, 2025, constitutes the Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (the Authority).
  • The Authority is tasked with protecting the environment and the Taj Mahal within a specified geographical area (Taj Trapezium Zone) encompassing parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states.
  • The Authority will monitor pollution levels, enforce emission standards, and implement environmental protection programs within its jurisdiction.

Key Changes

  • Establishment of the Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority.
  • The Authority comprises 22 members, including representatives from various government departments (Central and State), pollution control boards, and local authorities.
  • The Authority's geographical jurisdiction is clearly defined by coordinates, covering the Agra and Bharatpur divisions.
  • The Authority's powers include monitoring environmental schemes, enforcing the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, ensuring compliance with emission and fuel quality standards, and addressing environmental issues referred by Central or State governments.
  • The Authority will report its activities to the Central Government's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change at least bimonthly.
  • The Authority's headquarters will be in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Impact Analysis

Suggested Action Items

  • Promote public awareness and participation in environmental protection initiatives.

Environmental Impact

  • Potential challenges: Effective implementation depends on the Authority's resources, coordination with various stakeholders, and enforcement capabilities.

Economic Impact

  • Potential positive impact: Job creation through environmental protection initiatives and related industries.

Social Impact

  • Positive impact: Increased community awareness and participation in environmental protection efforts.

Key Entities Referenced

Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority: The newly constituted authority responsible for environmental protection in the Taj Trapezium Zone. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India: The issuing body of the gazette notification and the overseeing ministry for the Authority. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986): The Act under which the Authority is constituted and derives its powers. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan State Governments: State governments whose territories are included in the Taj Trapezium Zone and are key stakeholders in the Authority's work. Central Pollution Control Board, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Rajasthan Pollution Control Board: Pollution control boards involved in the implementation of environmental regulations within the zone.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-24012025-260446 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D4H0x1x2x0 25-260446 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.ं 437] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार िनवरी 24, 2025/माघ 4, 1946 No. 437] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025/MAGHA 4, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 20 िनवरी, 2025 का.आ. 441(अ).— केंद्रीर् सरकार पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए, एतद्द्वारा ताि रापेजिर्म िोन प्रिषू ण (जनवारण और जनर्ंत्रण) प्राजधकरण (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् प्राजधकरण कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसमें जनम्नजलजखत व्यजि िाजमल होंग,े अर्ाात:् - 1. आर्ुि, आगरा मडं ल अध्र्क्ष; 2. जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, आगरा, उत्तर प्रिेि उपाध्र्क्ष; 3. जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, मर्रु ा, उत्तर प्रिेि सिस्ट्र्; 4. जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, एटा, उत्तर प्रििे सिस्ट्र्; 5. जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, हार्रस, उत्तर प्रिेि सिस्ट्र्; 6. जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, दिरोिाबाि, उत्तर प्रिेि सिस्ट्र्; 623 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 7. जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, भरतपरु , रािस्ट्र्ान सिस्ट्र्; 8. सजचव, पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर्, भारत सरकार सिस्ट्र्; र्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध, िो उप सजचव की श्रेणी स ेअजनम्न पंजि का न हो 9. सजचव, पेरोजलर्म और प्राकृजतक गैस मंत्रालर् र्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध, िो सिस्ट्र्; उप सजचव की श्रेणी से अजनम्न पंजि का न हो 10. महाजनिेिक, भारतीर् परु ातत्व सवेक्षण र्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध, िो उप सिस्ट्र्; सजचव की श्रेणी से अजनम्न पंजि का न हो 11. नगरपाजलका आर्ुि, आगरा सिस्ट्र्; 12. प्रमुख सजचव, पर्ाावरण जवभाग, उत्तर प्रििे सरकार र्ा उनके सिस्ट्र्; प्रजतजनजध, िो उप सजचव की श्रणे ी से अजनम्न पंजि का न हो 13. सजचव, पर्ाावरण जवभाग, रािस्ट्र्ान सरकार र्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध, िो सिस्ट्र्; उप सजचव की श्रेणी से अजनम्न पंजि का न हो 14. सिस्ट्र् सजचव, केंद्रीर् प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोड ार्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्; 15. सिस्ट्र् सजचव, उत्तर प्रिेि प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा र्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्; 16. सिस्ट्र् सजचव, रािस्ट्र्ान प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा र्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्; 17. पुजलस महाजनरीक्षक, भरतपुर रेंि र्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्; 18. पुजलस महाजनरीक्षक आगरा रेंि र्ा उनके प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्; 19. उप मुख्र् वन्र्िीव वाडना , भरतपुर पक्षी अभर्ारण्र् सिस्ट्र्; 20. खान और अधीक्षण अजभर्ंता, खान और भूजवज्ञान जवभाग, भरतपुर, सिस्ट्र्; रािस्ट्र्ान 21. केंद्रीर् सरकार द्वारा तीन प्रजतजनजध नामजनर्िाष्ट दकए िाएंग े सिस्ट्र्; 22. उपाध्र्क्ष, आगरा जवकास प्राजधकरण सिस्ट्र्-संर्ोिक. 2. ताि रापेजिर्म िोन की भौगोजलक सीमा तािमहल के पजश्चम में 26° 45' उ. और 77° 15' पू. से 27° 45' उ. और 77° 15' पू. और पूव ामें तािमहल 27° 00' उ. और 78° 30' प.ू से 27° 30' उ. और 78° 30' प.ू के बीच, रापेजिर्म के आकार में पररभाजषत की गई ह।ै िो उत्तर प्रिेि राज्र् के आगरा जडवीिन और रािस्ट्र्ान राज्र् के भरतपुर जडवीिन में जस्ट्र्त ह ै। 3. प्राजधकरण को क्रमि: उत्तर प्रििे और रािस्ट्र्ान राज्र्ों म ें ताि रापेजिर्म िोन में आगरा जडवीिन और भरतपुर जडवीिन की प्रािेजिक सीमाओं के भीतर जनम्नजलजखत की िजि होगी -[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (i) तािमहल के सरं क्षण के जलए जवजभन्न र्ोिनाओं के कार्ाान्वर्न की प्रगजत की जनगरानी करना और ताि रापेजिर्म िोन में पर्ाावरण के संरक्षण और सुधार के जलए कार्ाक्रम; (ii) उि अजधजनर्म की धारा 5 के अधीन िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करना; (iii) मोटर र्ानों द्वारा जवजनर्िाष्ट उत्सिान मानकों का अनुपालन सुजनजश्चत करने तर्ा ईंधन गुणवत्ता मानकों का अनुपालन सुजनजश्चत करने के जलए सभी आवश्र्क किम उठाना; (iv) ताि रापेजिर्म िोन से संबंजधत दकसी पर्ाावरणीर् मुद्द े पर जवचार करना, िो केन्द्रीर् सरकार र्ा उत्तर प्रिेि और रािस्ट्र्ान राज्र् सरकार द्वारा उसे जनर्िष्टा दकर्ा िा सके । 4. प्राजधकरण की िजिर्ां और कृत्र् केन्द्रीर् सरकार के समग्र पर्वा ेक्षण और जनर्ंत्रण के अधीन होंगे। 5. प्राजधकरण को अजधजनर्म की धारा 19 के अधीन जिकार्त करने की िजि होगी । 6. प्राजधकरण उसे समनुिेजित दकए गए कार्ा को सुजवधािनक बनाने के जलए जविेषज्ञों को सहर्ोजित कर सकेगा । 7. प्राजधकरण अपनी गजतजवजधर्ों के बारे में कम स े कम िो महीन े में एक बार केंद्रीर् सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् को ररपोटा प्रस्ट्ततु करेगा। 8. इस अजधसूचना के प्रर्ोिन के जलए प्राजधकरण का मुख्र्ालर् उत्तर प्रिेि राज्र् के आगरा म ेंहोगा। [िा. सं. िडे -20018/1/99-सीपीए] वेि प्रकाि जमश्रा, संर्ुि सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th January, 2025 S.O. 441(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby constitutes the Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority), consisting of the following persons, namely:- 1. Commissioner, Agra Division Chairman ; 2. District Magistrate, Agra, Uttar Pradesh Vice-chairmen ; 3. District Magistrate, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Member ; 4. District Magistrate, Etah, Uttar Pradesh Member ; 5. District Magistrate, Hathras, Uttar Pradesh Member ; 6. District Magistrate, Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh Member ; 7. District Magistrate, Bharatpur, Rajasthan Member ; 8. Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Member ; Government of India or his representative, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary 9. Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas or his Member ; representative, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary 10. Director General, Archaeological Survey of India or his Member ; representative, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary 11. Municipal Commissioner, Agra Member ;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 12. Principal Secretary, Environment Department, Government of Member ; Uttar Pradesh or his representative, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary 13. Secretary, Environment Department Government of Rajasthan or Member ; his representative, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary 14. Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board or his Member ; representative 15. Member Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board or his Member ; representative 16. Member Secretary, Rajasthan Pollution Control Board or his Member ; representative 17. Inspector General of Police, Bharatpur Range or his Member ; representative 18. Inspector General of Police Agra Range or his representative Member ; 19. Deputy Chief Wildlife Warden, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Member ; 20. Superintending Mining Engineer, Department of Mines and Member ; Geology, Bharatpur, Rajasthan 21. Three representatives to be nominated by Central Government Member ; 22. Vice-Chairman, Agra Development Authority Member–Convener. 2. The geographical limits of the Taj Trapezium Zone is defined in the shape of a trapezoid between 26° 45'N & 77° 15'E to 27° 45'N & 77° 15' E in the West of the Taj Mahal and in the East of Taj Mahal between 27° 00’N & 78° 30' E to 27° 30'N & 78° 30'E, lying in the Agra Division of the State of Uttar Pradesh and in the Bharatpur Division of the State of Rajasthan. 3. The Authority shall, within the territorial limits of Agra Division and Bharatpur Division in the Taj Trapezium Zone in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan respectively, have the power to - (i) monitor the progress of implementation of various schemes for protection of the Taj Mahal and programmes for protection and improvement of the environment in Taj Trapezium Zone; (ii) exercise powers under section 5 of the said Act; (iii) take all necessary steps to ensure compliance of specified emission standards by motor vehicles and ensuring compliance of fuel quality standards; (iv) deal with any environmental issue which may be referred to it by the Central Government or the State Government of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan relating to the Taj Trapezium Zone. 4. The powers and functions of the Authority shall be subject to the overall supervision and control of the Central Government. 5. The Authority shall have power to make a complaint under section 19 of the Act. 6. The Authority may co-opt experts for facilitating the work assigned to it. 7. The Authority shall furnish a report about its activities at least once in two months to the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change 8. The Authority shall have its headquarters at Agra in the State of Uttar Pradesh for the purpose of this notification. [F. No. Z-20018/1/99-CPA] VED PRAKASH MISHRA, Jt. Secy. 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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