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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-08102024-257745
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3984]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024/ASVINA 15, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th October, 2024
S.O. 4343(E).—WHEREAS, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)
and 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 Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1564(E), dated the 15th May, 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. 1564(E), dated the 15th May, 2017;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and 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, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1564(E), dated
the 15th May, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, for paragraphs 5 and 6, the following paragraphs 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) Regional Commissioner, Mysore Chairman, 'exofficio;
(2) Hon'ble Member of Legislative Assembly, Madikeri Member, 'exofficio;
Constituency, Kodagu District *
(3) Representative of the Department of Forest, Ecology and Member, 'exofficio;
Environment, State Government of Karnataka
(4) Representative of the Department of Urban Development, Member, 'exofficio;
State Government of Karnataka
(5) Regional officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Member, 'exofficio;
(6) Deputy Commissioner or his representative, Kodagu District, Member, 'exofficio;
Madikeri
(7) One expert in ecology or wildlife from a reputed InstitutionMember;
or University to be nominated by the State Government of
Karnataka after every three years
(8) One representative of a Non-Governmental Organization Member;
working in the field of Environment or Wildlife (including
heritage conservation) to be nominated by the state
Government of Karnataka after every three years
(9) Member, Karnataka State Biodiversity Board Member, 'exofficio;
(10) Deputy Conservator of Forests, Madikeri Wildlife Division,Member Secretary,
Madikeri 'exofficio;
*Subject to the State Government of Karnataka obtaining relevant approvals inter alia including permissions
from the speaker of the legislative assembly, if required.
"6. 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, 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.
(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 a representative or expert from the Department, a
representative from 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 by the 30th June of that year in
proforma 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. 25/163/2015-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. 1564(E), dated the 15th May, 2017.
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