Amendment Notification Declaring Eco Sensitive Zone S.O.No. 1929(E) around Bondh Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1802] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021/VAISAKHA 28, 1943 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th May, 2021 S.O. 1929(E).—WHEREAS by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published in the Gazette of India vide number S.O. 6319(E), dated the 26 th December 2018, the Central Government notified an Eco- sensitive Zone (ESZ) surrounding the Bandh Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary in the State of Rajasthan; AND WHEREAS, the State Government of Rajasthan vide letters number 1(71)/Band Baretha/Forest/2002pt, dated 1 st April, 2021 and dated 2 nd April 2021, has communicated that two standalone blocks namely Bansi Pahadpur-A and Bansi Pahadpur-B of the notified Band Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary have been denotified vide Gazette No. F1(71)Van/Bandh-Baretha/02 Part dated 23 rd March, 2021. The area of Bansi Pahadpur-A is 221.75 hectares with ESZ extent and area of 25 m and 26.356 ha, respectively. The area of Bansi Pahadpur-B is 424.81 hectares with ESZ extent and area of 25 m and 27.514 ha, respectively. The State Government of Rajasthan has also requested that since the above mentioned blocks are no more part of the notified Sanctuary, the ESZ around these two blocks with combined area of 53.870 ha (0.5387 square kilometers) to be considered denotified. 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 said notification, namely: (i) in paragraph 1, in sub-paragrph (1), for the words and figures ―area of the Eco-sensitive Zone is 173.92 square kilometres‖, the words and figures ―area of the Eco-sensitive Zone is 173.38 square kilometres‖ shall be substituted; (ii) for Annexure IIA to Annexure IIF, the enclosed Annexures shall be substituted; (iii) in Table B of Annexure-III, Sl. No. 6 and S. No. 15 shall be omitted. Note : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Para II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S. O. 6319(E), dated the 26 th December, 2018. ANNEXURE- IIA MAP OF BANDH-BARETHA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND ITS ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE ANNEXURE- IIB GOOGLE MAP OF BANDH-BARETHA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND ITS ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE ANNEXURE-IIC MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF BANDH-BARETHA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ON SURVEY OF INDIA (SOI) TOPOSHEET ANNEXURE-IID LAND-USE MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF BANDH-BARETHA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE- IIE DRAINAGE MAP OF BANDH-BARETHA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY & ITS ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE ANNEXURE- IIF MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF BANDH-BARETHA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. ALOK KUMAR