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Guidelines for Declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.

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Government of India (eas Ministry of Environment and Forests Pith (Wildlife Division) ASONY Paryavaran Bhawan, aa CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi -110003. ----- End of picture text -----

F. No. 1-9/2007 WL-I(pt) Dated: 9" February, 2011

To, The Chief Wildlife Warden All States/ Union Territories

Sub: Guidelines for Declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.

Sir

In pursuance to the decision taken by the National Board for Wildlife, all the States/Union Territory, Governments were requested for forwarding site specific proposals for declaration of Eco Sensitive Zones around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. Several reminders in this connection were also sent. Hon’ble Supreme Court had also take note of this decision had directed States[/] Union Territory, Governments to forward proposals this Ministry. However, only very few States have forwarded proposals in this regard.

This Ministry after careful consideration, has therefore, decided to frame guidelines to facilitate the States/Union Territory, Governments for declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. Kindly find enclosed a copy of the said Guidelines. It is requested to kindly take necessaty action in this regard at the earliest

Yours faithfully,

(Prakriti Srivastava) Deputy Inspector General (WL) Telefax: 01-24360704 E-mail:digwl-mef@nic.in

Encl: As above

Copy to:

Principal Secretary (Forests), all States/Union Territories.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, all States/ Union Territories. 3. NIC Cell- with a request to upload the enclosed guidelines on the official website of MoEP.

GUIDELINES FOR DECLARATION OF ECOSENSITIVE ZONES AROUND NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

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|Background|3|
|Statutory|Provisions|
|Purpose|for|declaring|Eco-Sensitive|Zones a|5|
|Extent|of|Eco-Sensittve|Zones|5|
|5|Need|for|guidelines|5|
|fe The procedure to be adopted|(6|

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GUIDELINES FOR DECLARATION OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONES AROUND NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

KERKKEK

1. Background:

1.1. IBWL Decision:

1.14.1 During the XXI meeting of the Indian Board for Wildlife held on 21" January 2002, a ‘Wildlife Conservation Strategy-2002’ was adopted wherein point no.9 envisaged that “ lands falling within 10 Kms of the boundaries of National Parks and Sanctuaries should be notified as eco-fragile zones under section 3 (v) of the Environment (Protection) Act and Rule 5 Sub rule (viii) & (x) of the Environment (Protection) Rules.”. 112 The Additional Director General of Forests (WL), vide letter dated 6" February 2002, had requested all the Chief Wildlife Wardens for listing out such areas within 10 Kms of the boundaries of National Parks and Sanctuaries and furnish detailed proposals for their notification as eco-sensitive areas under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Lis In response, some of the State Governments had raised concern over applicability of the 10 Kms range from the Protected Area boundary and informed that most of the human habitation and other areas including important cities in these States would come under the purview of eco-sensitive zone and will adversely affect the development.

1.2. National Wildlife Action Plan (2002-2016)

1.2.1. The National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) 2002-2016 indicates that “Areas outside the protected area network are often vital ecological corridor links and must be protected to prevent isolation offragments of biodiversity which will not survive in the long run. Land and water use pohaes will need to accept the imperative of strictly protecting ecologically fragile habitats and regulating use elsewhere.”

1.2.2 The Action Plan also indicates that “A// identified areas around Protected Areas and wildlife corridors to be declared as ecologicallyfragile under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.”

1.3. Decision of National Board for Wildlife:

1.3.1 Considering the constraints communicated by the states, the proposal was re-examined by the National Board for Wildlife in its 2°’ meeting held on 17" March 2005 and it was decided that the ‘delineation of eco-sensitive

zones would have to be site specific and relate to regulation, rather than prohibition, of specific activities’. The decision was communicated to all the State Governments for compliance vide letter dated 27" May 2005. Thereafter, it was farther communicated with subsequent reminders.

1.4. Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decision:

1.4.1. A Public Interest Litigation was also filed by the Goa Foundation vide their Writ Petition No. 460/2004 before the Hon’ble Supreme Court regarding the issue of declaration of eco-sensitive zones.

1.4.2 Vide their order dated 4" December 2006, Hon’ble Supreme Court had directed the Ministry of Environment & Forests to give a final opportunity to all States/Union territories to respond to the letter dated 27.5.2005 and that the State Governments send their proposals within four weeks, to the Ministry. It was also directed that all cases where environmental clearances were granted where activities are within 10 Kms zone, be referred to Standing Committee of NBWL.

2. Statutory Provisions

2.1 Section 5 C(1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 states that it shall be the duty of the National Board for Wildlife to promote the conservation and development of Wildlife and Jorests by such measures as it thinksfit.

2.2 Section 3 ofthe Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (EPA) gives power to the Central Government t.e. the Union Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests to take all measures that it feels are necessary for protecting and improving the quality of the environment and to prevent and control environmental pollution. To meet this objective, the Central Government can restrict areas in which any industries, operations or processes or class of industries, operations or processes shall not be carned out or shall be carried out subject to certain safeguards [Section 3(2)(v))

2.3 Section 5(1) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 (EPR), states that the central government can prohibit or restrict the location of industries and carrying on certain operations or processes on the basts of considerations lke the biological diversity of an area (clause v) maximum allowable limits ofconcentration ofpollutantsfor an area (clause iz) environmentally compatible land use (clause vt) proximity to protected areas (clause vii).

3. Purpose for declaring Eco-Sensitive Zones:

The purpose of declaring Eco-sensitive Zones around National Parks and Sanctuaries is to create some kind of “Shock Absorber” for the Protected Areas. They would also act as a transition zone from areas of high protection to areas involving lesser protection. As has been decided by the National Board for Wildlife, the activities in the Eco-sensitive zones would be of a regulatory nature rather than prohibitive nature, unless and otherwise so required.

Extent of Eco-Sensitive Zones:

4.1 Many of the existing Protected Areas have already undergone tremendous development in close vicinity to their boundaries. Some of the Protected Areas actually lying in the urban setup (Eg. Guindy National Park, Tamil Nadu, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra, etc). Therefore, defining the extent of ecosensitive zones around Protected Areas will have to be kept flexible and Protected Area specific. The width of the Eco-sensitive Zone and type of regulations will differ from Protected Area to Protected Area. However, as a general principle the width of the Eco-sensitive Zone could go upto 10 Kms around a Protected Area as provided in the Wildlife Conservation Strategy-2002.

4.2 In case where sensitive corridors, connectivity and ecologically important patches, crucial for landscape linkage, are even beyond 10 kms width, these should be included in the Eco-sensitive Zone.

4.3 Further, even in context of a particular Protected Area, the distribution of an area of Eco-sensitive Zone and the extent of regulation may not be uniform all around and it could be of variable width and extent.

5. Need for guidelines:

5.1 As has been indicated vide para 1.4 above, Hon’ble Supreme Court has vide their order dated 4° December 2006 directed all the State/Union Territory Governments to forward proposals for declaration of eco-sensitive zones around its Protected Areas. However, only States like Haryana, Gujarat, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Goa have forwarded proposals. However, several other States/Union Territories have not come forward, perhaps for want of guidelines in this regard.

5.2 In this context, it is pertinent to note here that Hon’ble Supreme Coutt vide their judgment dated 3™ December 2010 in the case relating to the construction of park at NOIDA near Okhla Bird Sanctuary filed by Shri Anand Arya & Anr vs. Union of India (I-A. Nos 2609-2610 of 2009) in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202/1995, had noted that the State Government of Uttar Pradesh had not

declared Eco-sensitive zones around its Protected Areas as the Government of India had not issued any guidelines in this regard.

5.3 The Ministry of Environment & Forests had set up a committee under the Chairmanship of Shn Pronab Sen for identifying parameters for designating Ecologically Sensitive Areas in India. The said Committee had identified parameters for declaration of specific units of land/water etc as Ecologically Sensitive Zones based on parameters like richness of flora& fauna; slope; rarity & endemism of species in the area; origins of rivers etc. However, these parameters do not basically apply to the Eco-sensitive zones in the instant context, i.e around Protected Areas. In the instant case, the E.co-sensitive zones are meant to act as a “Shock absorbers”/ “transition zone” to the Protected Areas by regulating and managing the activities around such Protected Areas.

6. The procedure to be adopted

:

6.1 As has been indicated in the forgoing paras, the basic aim is to regulate certain activities around National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary so as to minimize the negative impacts of such activities on the fragile ecosystem encompassing the Protected Area. As a first step towards achieving this goal, it is a prerequisite that an inventory of the different land use patterns and the different types of activities, types and number of industries operating around each of the Protected Area (National Parks, Sanctuaries) as well as important Corridors be made. ‘The inventory could be done by the concerned Range Officers, who can take a stock of activities within 10 km of his range.

6.2 For the above purpose, a small committee comprising the concerned Wildlife Warden, an Ecologist, an official from the Local Self Government and an official of the Revenue Department of the concerned area, could be formed. The said committee could suggest the:

() Extent of eco-sensitive zonesfor the Protected Area being considered. (i) The requirement ofsuch a zone to act as a shock absorber (ut) To suggest the best methodsfor management of the eco-sensitive zones, so suggested. (wv) To suggest broad based thematic activities to be included in the Master Plan for the region.

6.3. Based on the above, the Chief Wildlife Warden could group the activities under the following categories (an indicative list of such activities is attached as ANNEXURE-1):-

(t) Prohibited

(ii) Restricted with safeguards. (ii) Permessible

6.4 Once the proposal for Eco-sensitive zones has been finalized, the same may be forwarded to the Ministry of Environment and Forests for further processing and notification. Here, it may be noted that, the State/Union Territory Forest Department could forward the proposals to the respective authority in the State Government with copy to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, as and when the proposals(even if it is for single Protected Area) are complete. An indicative list of details that need to be submitted along with the proposals is at ANNEXURE-2.

6.5 It is to mention here that in cases where the boundary of a Protected Area abuts the boundary of another State/Union Territory where it does not form part of any Protected Area, it shall be the endeavour of both the State/Union Territory Governments to have a mutual consultation and decide upon the width of the eco-sensitive zone around the Protected Area in question.

6.6 The State Government should endeavour to convey a very strong message to the public that ESZ are not meant to hamper their day to day activities, but instead, is meant to protect the precious forests/Protected Areas in their locality from any negative impact, and also to refine the environment around the Protected Areas. A copy of the notification of the Sultanpur Eco-sensitive Zone issued by the Ministry is attached herewith at ANNEXURE-3 for reference and guidance.

These guidelines are indicative in nature and the State / Union Territory Governments may use these as basic framework to develop specific guidelines applicable in the context of their National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, important corridors, etc. with a view to minimizing and preferably eliminating any negative impact on protected areas.

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ANNEXURE-1

Identification of Activities

While some of the activities could be allowed in all the eco-sensitive areas, others will need to be regulated / prohibited. However, which activity can be regulated or prohibited and to what extent, would have to be PA specific. A broad list of activities (this may need supplementation) which could be allowed, promoted, regulated or prohibited is given in the table below:

|||Activity||Regulated |Permitted |Remarks|Regulated |Permitted |Remarks|Regulated |Permitted |Remarks|
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|No.<br>E,||Commercial<br>Mining|E||eee|Regulation will not<br>prohibit the digging|
|||||||ofearth for|
|||||||construction or|
|||||||repair ofhouses and|
|||||||for manufacture of|
|||||||country tiles or|
|||||||bricks for housing|
|||||||for personal|
|||||||consumption|
|2:||Fellingof||Y||With permission|
|||trees||||from appropriate|
|Lalraced<br>4.|raced|raceda<br>mills<br>Setting of<br>¥||||___| authority<br>)|
|||industries|||||
|||causing|||||
|||pollution|||||
|||(Water, Air,|||||
|||Soil, Noise,|||||
|||etc:|||||
|5.|| Establishment|||Y|||As per approved|
|||of hotels and||||master plan, which|
|||resorts||||takes care of habitats|
|||||||allowing no|
|||||||restriction on|
|||||||movement ofwild|
|||||||||
|||||||oe<br>animals|
|6.|||Commercial|x|||For hotels and other|
|||use of||||business telated|
|||firewood||||establishment|

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|7.|Drastic|¥|
|change|of|
|agriculture|
|systems|
|Commercial|¥|As|per approved|
|use|of natural|master|plan,|which|
|water|takes|care|of|habitats|
|resources|allowing no|
|including|restriction|on|
|ground|water|movement|of wild|
|harvesting|animals.|
|9,|Establishment|| Y|
|of major|
|hydroelectric|
|projects|
|10.|| Erection|of|Promote|
|electrical|underground|cabling|
|cables|
|11.|||Ongoing|Y|However,|excessive|
|agriculture|expansion|of some|
|and|of these|activities|
|horticulture|should|be|regulated|
|practices|by|as|per|the|master|
|local|plan|
|communities|
|Rainharvesting Water|i Y|___-|||Should bepromoted actively|
|||13.|| Fencing|of|Y|
|premises|of|
|hotels|and|
|lodges|
|Orgafarmi|n|gic|_|||| ¥|Shr|o|uldmoted be actively|
|15.|||Use|of|Y|
|polythene|
|bags|by|
|shopkeepers|
|16.|| Use|of|Y|Should|be|actively|
|renewable|promoted|
|energy|
|/|
|17.||_SOUESESWidening of|—|This|should|be|done|
|___||[toads]|—__|| with|proper EIA|

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||||||measures||
|18.||Movement of||¥||For|commercial|
||vehicular||||purpose||
||traffic at night||||||
|19.|| Introduction||XY||||
||species||||||
|20.||Use or|¥|||||
||production of||||||
||any hazardous||||||
||substances||||||
|21.||Undertaking||Y|||||
||activities||||||
||related to||||||
||tourism like||||||
||over-flying||||||
||the National||||||
||Park area by||||||
||any aircraft,||||||
||hot-air||||||
||balloons|.|||||
|22. | Protection of|||¥||As per the master||
||hill slopes and||||plan||
||river banks||||||
|23. |Discharge of|||Y|||||
||effluents and||||||
||solid waste in||||||
||natural water||||||
||bodies or||||||
||terrestrial area||||||
|__||||||||
|24. |Air and|||Y||||
||vehicular||||||
||pollution||||||
||Sign boards &<br>hoardings|po|es|p|ee<br>As per themaster<br>plan||
|26 | Adoption of||||Y|Should be actively||
|.|ereen||||promoted.||
||technology||||||
||for all||||||
||activities|||||ee|

ANNEXURE-2

GENERIC INFORMATIONS TO BE INCORPORATED IN THE PROPOSALS FOR DECLARATION OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE AROUND PROTECTED AREAS eK

(i) Delineation of the physical boundaries on a topo-sheet with precise description in geographic terms together with a description of the significant features/attributes that would potentially qualify the area as eco-sensitive zone. A description of the boundaries alongwith the list of villages with exception and exemption in the delineated buffer zone area.
(1) An inventory of the existing legal status of rights, entitlements, privileges and obligations of the local communities.
(111) A description of bio-diversity values including bio-geographical representatives, endemism, species tichness, geo-morphological characteristics, and unique land use practices including aesthetic and cultural values.
(iv) A description of the resource base indicating the economic potential and livelihood implication for the people residing in and around the proposed eco-sensitive area.
(v) An inventory of activities to be regulated and/ or prohibited in the ptoposed eco-sensitive zone.
(vi) List of the protected areas for declaring eco-sensitive zone.

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s __THE.GAZETTE.OFINDIA: EXTRAORDINARY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION :

New Delhi, the 27th January, 2010

S40) I9(E}— WHEREAS, the Sultaspur National Park (about 15 km from Gurgaon and about 43 km from Delhi) is important anc known for aquacic avifauna where about 30,000) birds belonging to about 250 epemes have been listed in this park during winters and the rmportant birds visiting this park are Pelicana, Cormorants, Herons, Egrets, Storks, Flamingoes, Geese, Ducks, etc. . AND WHEREAS, a number of territorial birds of Indian ongin stay here the year round; ; breeding of Saras, Crane and the Rare Black Necked Stork have been recorded in this park and as regards biodiversity of this National Park, ehe flora of this area is represented by semi and vegetation outside it, and » typical aquatic vegetation of the lakes in plains of North Iulia;

AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area up to five kilometers from the boundary of the protected acca of Sultanpur National Park as Eco-sensinve Zone from coological and environmental point of view;

AND WHEREAS, a draft notificanon under sub-section (1) and clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1966 (29 of 1986) was published in the Garette of India, Extraordinary, vide nocfication of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment aad Forests, vide number 5.0. No. 364 (E), dated the 20" January 2009, as required under sub-rule (3) of rule § of the Enviroament (Protection) Rules, 1986, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, within a penod of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification wer made available to the public;

AND WHEREAS, copies of the Gazette contammng the said noofication were made available to the public on the 29° January 2009;

AND WHEREAS, all objections and suggestions received in response to the said deaf nonhicanen have been duly considered by the Central Goveramens,

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub — section (2) of secnon 3 of the Fovironment (Procection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read wath sub-rule (3) of pale § of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby notities the area up to five lalorneters from the boundary of the protected area of Sultanpur National Park in che State of Harvana (as shown in the map annexed to this notification as Aonexure}, as the Eoo-sensinve Zone {herein after called as the Eco-sensitive Zone), namely:

Boundaries of Eco-sensitive Zone. — (1) The said Eco sensinve “one is the area up to five lulometers from the boundary of the protected area of Sultanpur Nanonal Park situated in the Gurgaon Distnet of Haryana berween 28” 24 00" to 20° 52 00" North latitude and between 76° 48 00" to 76° 53" 00" East longum,

(2) The map of the Eco-sensitive Zone is at Annexure and the list of the villages falling within five kilometers distance of the boundary of Sultanpur National Park in the Feo sensitive Aone are as follows, namely:

Mankraula, Jhanjraula, Mohammedper, Patli, Ohanawas, Warrpr, Dhani, Ramnagar. Sikhawala, Ghani Harasru, Tughlakpur, ‘aya Bihar, Xaliawas, Ighalpur, Saicdpur, Khaintawas, Hamarpur, Chandu, Omnapar, Bidhera, Sultanpur, Harsinghwali, Dhani Mirchiwali Dhani, Sadhrana Barmnpur.

(3) All activities in the Sultanpur Nadonal Park are being governed by che provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)

4. onal Master Plan for the Eco-sensitive Zone: -

(1) A Zonal Master Plin for the Beo-sensitive Zone shall be prepared by the State Government within a peniod of one year from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Inelia,
(2) The Zonal Master Plan shall be prepared with the involvement of all concemed State Departments of Frmironment, Forest, Urban Development, Tourism, Municipal Department, Lerigation and PWD (Buildings &Roacs) Department, Revenue Department and Haryana Stave Pollution Control Board for inteprating environmental and ecological considerations inte it.
(3) The Zonal Master plan shall provide for restoration of denuded areas, conservation of existing water bodies, management of catchment areas, watershed management, groundwater management, soil ancl moisture conservation, needs of and local comununity such other aspects of the ecology and environment that need attention.
(4) The Zonal Master Plan shall demarcate all the existing and proposed urban settlements, village settlements, types and kinds of forests, agricultural areas, fertile
(5) lands, green’ areas, horticultural ateas, orchards, lakes and other water bodics. Itshall exempt all canals and drainage works.
(6) No change of land use from green uses such as orchards, horticuure areas, agriculture parks and others like places to mon green uses shall be pertuitted in the Zonal Master Plan, cxcept that strictly limited conversion of agciculrural lands maybe penmitted to meet the residential needs of the existing local residents together with naturalinfrastructure,growth ofthe existing bocal populations, improvement of roads and bridges prior construction of pubke utility or community buildings withour the
(7) approval of the State Government ‘The planned urbanisation proposed in the development plans shall be approved by the State Government for the respective controlled areas.
(8) ‘The Zonal Master Plan shall be a reference document for the State Level Monitoring Committee for any decision cto be tmken by them including consideration for relaxations,
(9) ‘The Zonal Master Plan shall indicate measures and lay down stipulations for regulation of traffic.
(10) Pending the preparation of the Zonal Master Plan for Eco-sensitive Zone and approval thereof by the Ministry of Env.ronmeat and Forests all new constructions shall be allowed only after the proposals ate scrutinized and approved by the Monitoring Committee as referred in paragraph §.
(11) There shall be ng consequential recuetion in Forest area, Green area and Agricultural afea.
rm (12) ‘The State Government shall preseribe additional measures, if necessary, in netification.
i!) furtherance of the objectives and for giving effect to the provisions of this 3 4. Regulated of restrictive activities in the Eco-sensitive Zone: - The following = setvities in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be regulated in the manner provided herein, it namecly:-

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(a) Industrial Units

() No establishment of new wood based industry within one kilometer from the boundary of the Sulranpur Nanonal Park;
fii) No establishment of any new polluting or highly polluting industry within one kilometer from the boundar, of the Sultanpur National Park.

(b) Construction Activities

fi) Ne construction of any kind shall be allowed ‘rom the boundary of Sultanpur National Park to a distance of three hundreal toeters, except tube well chamber of dimension not more than one thousand cobie inches;
(i) ‘The construction of any bulding more than two storey (twenty five feet) shall not be allowed in the area falling between three hundred meters to five hundred meters from the boundary of Sulranpur National Park,
(ii) The laying of new high tension transmission wires shall not be allowed from the boundary of Sultanpur National Park to a distance of five hundred meters.

(c) Quarrying and Mining

@) = Mining up to one kilometer shall not be allowed from the boundary of the protected area of Sultanpur National Park;
(i) Crushing activity up co one kilometer shall not be allowed from the boundary of the protected arca of Sultanpur ational Park.

(d) Trees:- Felling of trees on forest and revenue land shall be subject to the approved management plan by the Central Goverument or an authority nominated for that purpose.

(c) Water:-

(@) Extraction of ground water shall be penmitted only for the bona-fide agneultural and domestic consumption of the occupier of the plot,

(ii) No sale of ground water shall be perraitted except with the pnor approval of the State Ground Water Board.

(if) Al steps shall be taken to prevenc contarnination of pollution of water inchoding from agriculture.

(f) Noise pollution:- The Environment Department ot, as the case may be, State Forest Department of the Government of Haryana shall be the authority to draw up guidelines and regulations for the control of natse in the Keo-sensitive Aone.

(g) Discharge of cfluents:-

(i) No untreated or industrial effluent shall be permitted to be discharged into any water body within the Eco-sensitrer “one. ;

(ii) ‘Treated effluent must meet the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974)

{h) Solid Wastes:-

(i) The solid waste disposal shall be cartied our as per the provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 issued by the Cenral Government vide notification number §.0. No, 08 (Fj, dated the 25° Seprember 2000 as amended from time to time.

Gi) ‘The local authorides shall dew up plans for the segregacon of solid wastes into biodegradable and non-biodegradable components. (ii) The biodegradable material may be recycled preferably through composing or

. [ar are Hii) J il ha Ehce (iv) The incinganic material may be disposed in an eavironmentally acceptable manner at site identified outside the Keo-sensitve Zone. No burning or incineration of solid wastes shall be permitted in the Eoo-sensitive “one,

5. Monitoring Committee :-

|) In exercise of the powers conterned by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, M986 (20 of 1986), the Central Government hereby constinutes a committee to be called the Monitoang Committee to moniter the compliance with the provisions of this nonticaticn,

(2) The Monitoring Commuttee referred to in sub-paragraph (1). shall consist of not more than ten members 60 as to represent the following, namely;-

fa) Deputy Commissioner, (surgaon — Chairman;
(b) A representative of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India - Memlser
fe) One tepresentative of tNon-govemmental Organizations working in the field of environment {including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the
fd) RepionalCentral GovernmentOfficer, HaryanaMemberState Pollution Control Board, Gurpaon — Member.
fe} Semtor Town Planner of the area - Member () Distiet Wildlife Warden, Gurgaon - Member Secretary.

(4) The powers and functions of the Moniteting Committee: shall be restricted to the mantoring of the compliance of the provisions of this notificanon only. (4) In case of activities requiring Poor permission or environmearal clearance, ewch activities shall be referred to the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority constituted vide notification af the Government of India im the Ministry of Environment & Forests number 5. ©. 1533 (5), dated Sepuember 14, MN, which shall be the Con ipetent Authority for grant of such clearances as per the provisions of the said notfication. ow) The Monitoring Committee may alse invite representatives or experts from the concermed Departments of asseciations to assist in its deliberations depending on the equipement: On issue to issue hast (6) The Chairman of Member-Sceretary, as the cuse may be, of che Monitoring Committee shall be competent to fle complaints under section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for non-compliance of the provisions of this notification. (') The Monitoring Committee shall sulsnit its annual achen taken teports by the 31" March of every year to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, (8) The Ministry of Environment & Forests shall give directions, from tme to time, to the Montonng Committee for effective discharpe of the functions of the Monitoring (omitted.

[F. Ni, Vv LNBF] Dr. ti V. SUBRAHMANYAM, Scientist °G"

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