Final Notification Declaring Eco Sensitive Zone S.O. No.07(E) around Cuvery North Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu

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L.-33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 7] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2020/ PAUSHA 11, 1941 I II II II II II III 85 85 (ई) 98 98 (ए) IV -V MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st January, 2020 S.O. 07(E).—WHEREAS, a draft notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number S.O. 1943(E), dated the 11 th June, 2019, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; AND WHEREAS, copies of the Gazette containing the said draft notification were made available to the public on the 11 th June, 2019; AND WHEREAS, objections or suggestions received from persons and stakeholders in response to the aforesaid draft notification were considered in the Ministry; AND WHEREAS, Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary (CNWLS) was established vide G.O (MS) No. 30 Environment and Forest Department dated the 24 th February, 2014 and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette notification bulletin No.10 dated the 12 th March, 2014; AND WHEREAS, the Sanctuary is situated within the North Latitudes of 12.2557º N to 12.6846º N and East Longitudes 77.5812º E to 77.9739º E and is located in the North Western part of Krishnagiri District. The total geographical area of the Sanctuary is 504.33 square kilometers and spreads across twenty four Reserved Forests of Hosur and Dharmapuri Forest Divisions. Out of the total area, 493.33 square kilometres area is located in Denkanikottai taluk of Krishnagiri district and 11 square kilometres is located in Palacode Taluk of Dharmapuri Districts; AND WHEREAS, the Sanctuary is known for its rich floristic and faunal diversity. Since, it is contiguous with the Bhanerghatta National Park and Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary of Karnataka, the protected area acts as one of the ideal habitats for many wild animals. The Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary is part of the Brahmagiri-Nilgiri- Eastern Ghats Elephant Landscape and it is Nilgiri-Eastern Ghats Elephant Reserve. The contiguous landscape of forests that spread across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka provides an ideal habitat for various forms of wildlife; AND WHEREAS, the Sanctuary has connectivity to the complex landscapes comprising the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, Bandipur – Nagarahole Protected Area of Karnataka, Wyanad of Kerala, Biligiriranganathaswamy Temple Sanctuary of Karnataka adjoining the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and Dharmapuri Forest Divisions; AND WHEREAS, the Sanctuary is rich in floral and faunal diversity. It accounts for 468 species of plants, 36 species of mammals, 272 species of birds and 172 species of butterflies which includes rare, endemic and endangered species such as grizzled giant squirrel, four-horned antelope, leopard, elephants, dhole, sloth bear etc. This contiguous and complex landscape helps in migration of wildlife and hence serves as a potential corridor for large mammals such as Asian elephants, Bengal tiger, leopard, etc. The movement of wildlife especially elephants can be feasible only through various protection and conservation measures; AND WHEAREAS, the Sanctuary has wide variety of flora and fauna. Examples of flora are alingi maram (Alangium salvifolium), thurinji maram (Albizzia amara), karuvaagai maram (Albizzia odoratissima), vel nagamaram/ vakkali (Anogeissus latifolia), kattu elumichai (Atlantia monophylla), kaddappai maram (Barringtonia acutangula), athi maram (Bauhinia racemosa). Examples of fauna include Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak), black naped hare (Lepus nigricollis), bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiate), common langur (Semnopithecus spp), common palm civet (Paguma larvata), four horned antelope (Tetraceres quadricornis), etc; AND WHEAREAS, the avian diversity is wide and varied in the Sanctuary some examples of birds found in the Sanctuary are grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus), jungle bush quail (Perdicula asiatica), painted bush quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha), red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea), grey jungle fowl (Gallus sonneratii), Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica), Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha), northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), etc.; AND WHEAREAS, the Sanctuary includes 19 enclosures with 30 villages /hamlets and the entire Chennamalam Revenue village in Jawalagiri Reserved Forest (located in western part of the Sanctuary) is one of the prime elephant corridors of South India; AND WHEAREAS, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area, the extent and boundaries of Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary which are specified in paragraph 1 as Eco-sensitive Zone from ecological and environmental point of view and to prohibit industries or class of industries and their operations and processes in the said Eco-sensitive Zone; 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) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the Environment Act) read with sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby notifies that an extent 1 kilometer (uniform) except area adjoining the Karnataka State where it is 0 (zero) and 1.75 kilometer at Chennamalam revenue village around the boundary of Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary in the State of Tamil Nadu as the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary as Eco- sensitive Zone (hereafter in this notification referred to as the Eco-sensitive Zone) details of which are as under, namely:- 1. Extent and boundaries of Eco-sensitive Zone. -(1) The extent of Eco-sensitive Zone is 1 kilometer (uniform) except area adjoining the Karnataka State where it is 0 (zero) and 1.75 kilometers at Chennamalam revenue village around the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary. The area of the Eco-sensitive Zone is 301.934 square kilometers. (2) The boundary description of the Eco-sensitive Zone is appended at Annexure-I. (3) The map of the protected area demarcating the Eco-sensitive Zone boundary is at Annexure – IIA to Annexure - IIE. (4) List of geo co-ordinates of the boundary of the protected area and the Eco-sensitive Zone is at Table A and B of Annexure - III. (5) The list of villages falling within the Eco-sensitive Zone along with their geo co-ordinates at prominent points is appended as Annexure - IV. 2. Zonal Master Plan for Eco-sensitive Zone.- (1) The State Government shall, for the purposes of the Eco- sensitive Zone prepare a Zonal Master Plan within a period of two years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, in consultation with local people and adhering to the stipulations given in this notification for approval of the Competent authority of State. (2) The Zonal Master Plan for the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be prepared by the State Government in such manner as is specified in this notification and also in consonance with the relevant Central and State laws and the guidelines issued by the Central Government, if any. (3) The Zonal Master Plan shall be prepared in consultation with the following Departments of the State Government, for integrating the ecological and environmental considerations into the said plan.- (i) Environment, (ii) Forest and Wildlife, (iii) Agriculture, (iv) Revenue, (vi) Tourism, (vii) Rural Development, (viii) Irrigation and Flood Control, (ix) Municipal, (x) Panchayati Raj, and (xi) Public Works Department. (4) The Zonal Master Plan shall not impose any restriction on the approved existing land use, infrastructure and activities, unless so specified in this notification and the Zonal Master Plan shall factor in improvement of all infrastructure and activities to be more efficient and eco-friendly. (5) 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 and moisture conservation, needs of local community and such other aspects of the ecology and environment that need attention. (6) The Zonal Master Plan shall demarcate all the existing worshipping places, villages and urban settlements, types and kinds of forests, agricultural areas, fertile lands, green area, such as, parks and like places, horticultural areas, orchards, lakes and other water bodies with supporting maps giving details of existing and proposed land use features. (7) The Zonal Master Plan shall regulate development in Eco-sensitive Zone and adhere to prohibited and regulated activities listed in the Table in paragraph 4 and also ensure and promote eco-friendly development for security of local communities’ livelihood. (8) The Zonal Master Plan shall be co-terminus with the Regional Development Plan. (9) The Zonal Master Plan so approved shall be the reference document for the Monitoring Committee for carrying out its functions of monitoring in accordance with the provisions of this notification. 3. Measures to be taken by the State Government.-The State Government shall take the following measures for giving effect to the provisions of this notification, namely:- (1) Land use.– (a) Forests, horticulture areas, agricultural areas, parks and open spaces earmarked for recreational purposes in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall not be used or converted into areas for commercial or residential or industrial activities: Provided that the conversion of agricultural and other lands, for the purposes other than that specified at part (a), within the Eco-sensitive Zone may be permitted on the recommendation of the Monitoring Committee, and with the prior approval of the competent authority under Regional Town Planning Act and other rules and regulations of Central Government or State Government as applicable and vide provisions of this Notification, to meet the residential needs of the local residents and for activities such as:- (i) widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads; (ii) construction and renovation of infrastructure and civic amenities; (iii) small scale industries not causing pollution; (iv) cottage industries including village industries; convenience stores and local amenities supporting eco-tourism including home stay; and (v) promoted activities given under paragraph 4: Provided further that no use of tribal land shall be permitted for commercial and industrial development activities without the prior approval of the competent authority under Regional Town Planning Act and other rules and regulations of the State Government and without compliance of the provisions of Article 244 of the Constitution or the law for the time being in force, including the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (2 of 2007): Provided also that any error appearing in the land records within the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be corrected by the State Government, after obtaining the views of Monitoring Committee, once in each case and the correction of said error shall be intimated to the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: Provided also that the correction of error shall not include change of land use in any case except as provided under this sub-paragraph. (b) Efforts shall be made to reforest the unused or unproductive agricultural areas with afforestation and habitat restoration activities. (2) Natural water bodies.-The catchment areas of all natural springs shall be identified and plans for their conservation and rejuvenation shall be incorporated in the Zonal Master Plan and the guidelines shall be drawn up by the State Government in such a manner as to prohibit development activities at or near these areas which are detrimental to such areas. (3) Tourism or Eco-tourism.- (a) All new eco-tourism activities or expansion of existing tourism activities within the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be as per the Tourism Master Plan for the Eco-sensitive Zone. (b) The Eco-Tourism Master Plan shall be prepared by the State Department of Tourism in consultation with State Departments of Environment and Forests. (c) The Tourism Master Plan shall form a component of the Zonal Master Plan. (d) The Tourism Master Plan shall be drawn based on the study of carrying capacity of the Eco-sensitive Zone; (e) The activities of eco-tourism shall be regulated as under, namely:- (i) new construction of hotels and resorts shall not be allowed within one kilometre from the boundary of the Wildlife Sanctuary or upto the extent of the Eco-sensitive Zone whichever is nearer: Provided that beyond the distance of one kilometre from the boundary of the Wildlife Sanctuary till the extent of the Eco-sensitive Zone, the establishment of new hotels and resorts shall be allowed only in pre-defined and designated areas for eco-tourism facilities as per Tourism Master Plan; (ii) all new tourism activities or expansion of existing tourism activities within the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the eco-tourism guidelines issued by National Tiger Conservation Authority (as amended from time to time) with emphasis on eco-tourism, eco- education and eco-development and based on the study of carrying capacity of the Eco-sensitive Zone; (iii) until the Zonal Master Plan is approved, development for tourism and expansion of existing tourism activities shall be permitted by the concerned regulatory authorities based on the actual site specific scrutiny and recommendation of the Monitoring Committee and no new hotel, resort or commercial establishment construction shall be permitted within Eco-sensitive Zone area. (4) Natural heritage.-All sites of valuable natural heritage in the Eco-sensitive Zone, such as the gene pool reserve areas, rock formations, waterfalls, springs, gorges, groves, caves, points, walks, rides, cliffs, etc. shall be identified and a heritage conservation plan shall be drawn up for their preservation and conservation as a part of the Zonal Master Plan. (5) Man-made heritage sites.-Buildings, structures, artefacts, areas and precincts of historical, architectural, aesthetic, and cultural significance shall be identified in the Eco-sensitive Zone and heritage conservation plan for their conservation shall be prepared as part of the Zonal Master Plan. (6) Noise pollution. -Prevention and control of noise pollution in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be complied with the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 under the Environment Act. (7) Air pollution.- Prevention and control of air pollution in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981) and the rules made thereunder. (8) Discharge of effluents.- Discharge of treated effluent in Eco-sensitive Zone shall be in accordance with the provisions of the General Standards for Discharge of Environmental Pollutants covered under the Environment Act and the rules made thereunder or standards stipulated by State Government whichever is more stringent. (9) Solid wastes.- Disposal and Management of solid wastes shall be as under:- (i) the solid waste disposal and management in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number S.O. 1357 (E), dated the 8 th April, 2016; the inorganic material may be disposed in an environmental acceptable manner at site identified outside the Eco-sensitive Zone. (ii) safe and Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Solid wastes in conformity with the existing rules and regulations using identified technologies may be allowed within Eco-sensitive Zone. (10) Bio-Medical Waste.–Bio Medical Waste Management shall be as under:- (i) the Bio-Medical Waste disposal in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out in accordance with the Bio-Medical Waste Management, Rules, 2016 published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S.R 343 (E), dated the 28 th March, 2016. (ii) safe and Environmentally Sound Management of Bio-Medical Wastes in conformity with the existing rules and regulations using identified technologies may be allowed within the Eco-sensitive Zone. (11) Plastic Waste Management.- The plastic waste management in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S.R. 340(E), dated the 18 th March, 2016, as amended from time to time. (12) Construction and Demolition Waste Management.-The construction and demolition waste management in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number G.S.R. 317(E), dated the 29 th March, 2016, as amended from time to time. (13) E-waste.-The e - waste management in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the E-Waste Management Rules, 2016, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, as amended from time to time. (14) Vehicular traffic.–The vehicular movement of traffic shall be regulated in a habitat friendly manner and specific provisions in this regard shall be incorporated in the Zonal Master Plan and till such time as the Zonal Master plan is prepared and approved by the Competent Authority in the State Government, the Monitoring Committee shall monitor compliance of vehicular movement under the relevant Acts and the rules and regulations made thereunder. (15) Vehicular pollution.- Prevention and control of vehicular pollution shall be incompliance with applicable laws and efforts shall be made for use of cleaner fuels. (16) Industrial units.– (i) On or after the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, no new polluting industries shall be permitted to be set up within the Eco-sensitive Zone. (ii) Only non-polluting industries shall be allowed within Eco-sensitive Zone as per the classification of Industries in the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016, unless so specified in this notification, and in addition, the non-polluting cottage industries shall be promoted. (17) Protection of hill slopes.- The protection of hill slopes shall be as under:- (a) the Zonal Master Plan shall indicate areas on hill slopes where no construction shall be permitted; (b) construction shall not be permitted on existing steep hill slopes or slopes with a high degree of erosion. 4. List of activities prohibited or to be regulated within the Eco-sensitive Zone.- All activities in the Eco sensitive Zone shall be governed by the provisions of the Environment Act and the rules made there under including the Coastal Regulation Zone, 2011 and the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and other applicable laws including the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927), the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 (53 of 1972), and amendments made thereto and be regulated in the manner specified in the Table below, namely:- TABLE Sl. No. Activity Description A. Prohibited Activities 1. Commercial mining, stone quarrying and crushing units. (a) All new and existing mining (minor and major minerals), stone quarrying and crushing units shall be prohibited with immediate effect except for meeting the domestic needs of bona fide local residents including digging of earth for construction or repair of houses and for manufacture of country tiles or bricks for housing and for personal consumption; (b) The mining operations shall be carried out in accordance with the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the 4 th August, 2006 in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. UOI in W.P.(C) No.202 of 1995 and dated the 21 st April, 2014 in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. UOI in W.P.(C) No.435 of 2012. 2. Setting of industries causing pollution (Water, Air, Soil, Noise, etc.). New industries and expansion of existing polluting industries in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall not be permitted: Provided that, non-polluting industries shall be allowed within Eco-sensitive Zone as per classification of Industries in the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016, unless so specified in this notification and in addition, the non-polluting cottage industries shall be promoted. 3. Establishment of major hydroelectric project. Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per the applicable laws. 4. Use or production or processing of any hazardous substance. Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per the applicable laws. 5. Discharge of untreated effluents in natural water bodies or land area. Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per the applicable laws. 6. Setting up of new saw mills. New or expansion of existing saw mills shall not be permitted within the Eco-sensitive Zone. 7. Setting up of brick kilns. Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per the applicable laws. 8. Commercial establishment of hotels and resorts. No new commercial hotels and resorts shall be permitted within one kilometer of the boundary of the Protected Area or upto the extent of Eco-sensitive zone, whichever is nearer, except for small temporary structures for Eco-tourism activities: Provided that, beyond one kilometer from the boundary of the protected Area or upto the extent of Eco-sensitive Zone whichever is nearer, all new tourist activities or expansion of existing activities shall be in conformity with the Tourism Master Plan and guidelines as applicable. 9. Construction activities. (a) New commercial construction of any kind shall not be permitted within one kilometer from the boundary of the Protected Area or upto extent of the Eco-sensitive Zone whichever is nearer: Provided that, local people shall be permitted to undertake construction in their land for their use including the activities listed in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 as per building bye-laws to meet the residential needs of the local residents: Provided that the construction activity related to small scale industries not causing pollution shall be regulated and kept at the minimum, with the prior permission from the competent authority as per applicable rules and regulations, if any. (b) Beyond one kilometer it shall be regulated as per the Zonal Master Plan. 10. Small scale non polluting industries. Non polluting industries as per classification of industries issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016 and non-hazardous, small-scale and service industry, agriculture, floriculture, horticulture or agro-based industry producing products from indigenous materials from the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be permitted by the competent Authority. 11. Felling of trees. (a) There shall be no felling of trees in the forest or Government or revenue or private lands without prior permission of the competent authority in the State Government. (b) The felling of trees shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the concerned Central or State Act and the rules made there under. 12. Collection of Forest Produce or Regulated under applicable laws. 13. Establishment of large scale commercial live stock and poultry farms by firms, corporate, companies. Regulated under applicable laws. 14. Erection of electrical and communication towers and laying of cables and other infrastructures. Regulated under applicable laws. Underground cabling may be promoted. 15. Infrastructure including civic amenities. Taking measures of mitigation, as per applicable laws, rules and regulation and available guidelines. 16. Widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads. Taking measures of mitigation, as per applicable laws, rules and regulation and available guidelines. 17. Undertaking other activities related to tourism like over flying the Eco-Sensitive Zone area by hot air balloon, helicopter, drones, Microlites, etc. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 18. Protection of hill slopes and river banks. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 19. Movement of vehicular traffic at night. Regulated for commercial purpose under applicable laws. 20. Ongoing agriculture and horticulture practices by local communities along with dairies, dairy farming, aquaculture and fisheries. Permitted as per the applicable laws for use of locals. 21. Discharge of treated waste water/effluents in natural water bodies or land area. The discharge of treated waste water or effluents shall be avoided to enter into the water bodies and efforts shall be made for recycle and reuse of treated waste water. Otherwise the discharge of treated waste water/effluent shall be regulated as per the applicable laws. 22. Commercial extraction of surface and ground water. Regulated under applicable law. 23. Open Well, Bore Well etc. for agriculture or other usage. Regulated under applicable laws and the activity shall be strictly monitored by the concerned authority. 24. Solid waste Management Regulated as per the applicable laws. 25. Introduction of Exotic species. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 26. Use of polythene bags. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 27. Commercial sign boards and hoardings. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 28. Religious tourism (i) In temple area occurring as enclosures, all activities which cause noise, air and water pollution may be regulated. (ii) In other areas also, all activities which cause noise, air and water pollution may be regulated. (iii) Number, time of visit of pilgrims shall be regulated based on the carrying capacity of the visiting site. The regulations may be relaxed during festival days. 29. Use of Fire Crackers Regulated as per the applicable laws. 30. Charcoal Burning Shall be regulated during the breeding and migratory seasons under the applicable laws. 31. Eco-tourism. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 32. Rain water harvesting. Shall be actively promoted. 33. Organic farming. Shall be actively promoted. 34. Adoption of green technology for all activities Shall be actively promoted. 35. Cottage industries including village artisans, etc . Shall be actively promoted. 36. Use of renewable energy and fuels. Bio-gas, solar light etc. to be actively promoted. 37. Agro-Forestry. Shall be actively promoted. 38. Use of eco-friendly transport. Shall be actively promoted. 39. Skill Development. Shall be actively promoted. 40. Restoration of Degraded Shall be actively promoted. 41. Environmental awareness. Shall be actively promoted. 5. Monitoring Committee for Monitoring the Eco-sensitive Zone Notification.- For effective monitoring of the provisions of this notification under sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee, comprising of the following, namely:- SI. No. Constituent of Monitoring Committee Designation 1. District Collector, Krishnagiri Chairman; 2. District Revenue officer, Krishnagiri Member; 3. Revenue Divisional Officer / Sub Collector, Hosur Member; 4. Deputy Director, Geology, Mines and Minerals, Krishnagiri Member; 5. District Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Krishnagiri Member; 6. A representative of Non-government Organisation working in the field of wildlife conservation to be nominated by State Government Member; 7. An expert in Biodiversity nominated by the StateGovernment Member; 8. An expert in Ecology and Environment to be nominated by the State Government Member; 9. A representative from State Public Works Department Member; 10. A representative from State Pollution Control Board Member; 11. Divisional Forest officer, IFF Division, Krishnagiri Member; 12. Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Krishnagiri District. Member; 13. District Forest Officer, Hosur Forest Division, Hosur Member-Secretary. 6. Terms of reference.–(1) The Monitoring Committee shall monitor the compliance of the provisions of this notification. (2) The tenure of the Monitoring committee shall be for three years or till the re-constitution of the new Committee by the State Government and subsequently the Monitoring Committee shall be constituted by the State Government. (3) The activities that are covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14 th September, 2006, 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 Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of the said notification. (4) The activities that are not covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14 th September, 2006 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. (5) The Member-Secretary of the Monitoring Committee or the concerned Deputy Commissioner(s) shall be competent to file complaints under section 19 of the Environment Act, against any person who contravenes the provisions of this notification. (6) The Monitoring Committee may invite representatives or experts from concerned Departments, representatives from industry associations or concerned stakeholders to assist in its deliberations depending on the requirements on issue to issue basis. (7) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report of its activities as on the 31 st March of every year by the 30 th June of that year to the Chief Wildlife Warden in the State as per proforma appended at Annexure V. (8) The Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change may give such directions, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for effective discharge of its functions. 7. The Central Government and State Government may specify additional measures, if any, for giving effect to provisions of this notification. 8. The provisions of this notification shall be subject to the orders, if any passed or to be passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India or High Court or the National Green Tribunal. ANNEXURE- I BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF THE PROTECTED AREA North West The Boundary of the proposed Eco-sensitive Zone starts at the North eastern corner of boundary point of Thally Extension Reserve Forest of Jawalgiri Range of Denkanaikottai Taluk, Krishnagiri district. The boundary travels westwards along the northern margin of Thally Extension Reserve Forest reaching the western most boundary point of Thally Reserve Forest along the Karnataka - Tamilnadu Inter-State boundary. Further, travels southwards along the Karnataka - Tamilnadu Inter-State boundary reaching the southernmost boundary point of Thally Reserve Forest. Then it turns eastern direction and meets at the Thally corridor villages of Bilalam and then the line continues in Northern direction near the boundary of Chikka Averahalli village, then it extends along the boundary of Achubalu Revenue village and the line turns towards easterly direction meets the village boundary of Gijanakuppe village, then it turn and extents towards northern direction and meets at Oddarpalayam village, then the line similarly successively meets and continues along the boundaries of Osur, Ganganahalli Villages and finally it meets at the starting point of Thally Extension Reserve Forest. North The boundary starts at Nellumar Agraharam and extents towards southwards direction of Jawalagiri Reserve Forests. Then it passes through the villages of Anaikarai, Panchumandoddi, Jawalagiri and meets at Maragattadoddi. It further continues through Kulsandoddi, Thervidi, Nachipalli, Kallubalam, Geragura, Bolarai and it slightly turns towards easterly direction and extents towards the village boundary Pailmandoddi. It further turns towards south direction meets at Kundukottai village and further continue through Arulallam and meets at Gonamakanapalli (Panai Reserve Forest). Further it turns towards northern direction and passes through Sivanapalli, Muchandiram and turns towards easterly direction and meets at Belalam village and then it meets at Melur village (Gullatty Reserve Forest). The boundary extends towards northern direction and Aiyur, Arasajjur, Kamasandiram, Dibbanur and meets at Thippasandiram village (Aiyur Extension). It further travels northwards and passes through Basavanahalli, Baleguli, Narappanahatti, Gullatti and finally it meets at Lakshmipuram village (Udedurgam Reserve Forest). North East The boundary starts at Lakshmipuram village, further it extents towards Northeastern direction and passes through Kudur, Gavipuram, U.Puram, Gurubarapalli and meets Pavadarapatti village, then it turns towards southern direction and finally meets at the boundary of Nerupuguttai village (Udedurgam Reserve Forest). East The boundary starts from Nerupuguttai and extends downwards southern direction and traverse through the village boundaries of Jalathimmahalli, Panchapalli, Eri Panchapalli, Periyanur, Kurumbarkottai, Athimutlu, Agaram, Bemmahalli, Singampatti and ends at Pudur village (Galigattam Reserve Forest). South East The boundary starts from Pudur village and turns towards westerly direction and meets near Uchikal malai of Morappur Reserved Forest, then it turns towards southern direction and passes through Uchikal malai, Alegettu enclosure, finally it meets near Gutirayan malai in Gutirayan Reserved Forest. South The boundary starts from Guttirayan Reserved Forests and turns towards western direction and the line passes through Biligundulu Reserve Forest and meets at Sivalingapuram of enclosure village, then it passes through Geratty village boundary and ends at Shesarajapuram village (Anchetty Reserve Forest). South West The boundary starts from Shesarajapuram villages and extends towards northern direction traverse through Ubrani Reserve Forest and ends at northern boundary of Ubrani Reserve Forest (Anchetty enclosure boundary). West The boundary passes through Nasi Guddai, villages of Anchetty, Sakalapatti and Mariyalam villages and meets at Hosadoddi village and passes through the boundary line of Ulibanda Reserve Forest. Further the line turns towards the western direction and passes through the villages of Karadikal, Gollapalli, Hosadoddi, Madakkal, Sulakunda, Manjikere and reaches Nandimangalam Revenue village. The boundary further extends towards western direction and meets at Kebbaradoddi village. From there, the boundry further passes along the western boundary of Jawalagiri Reserve Forests. The boundary further continues along the Western boundary of Chennamalam Village and again passes along the boundary of Jawalagiri Reserve Forests. Further extends northwards and passes through the Thally corridor villages of Kempathpalli, Gurusathappandoddi and finally ends at southernmost boundary of Thally Reserve Forest. ANNEXURE-IIA GOOGLE MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CAUVERY NORTH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE- IIB GOOGLE MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CAUVERY NORTH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE- IIC MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CAUVERY NORTH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ON SURVEY OF INDIA (SOI) TOPOSHEET ANNEXURE- IID LANDUSE MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CAUVERY NORTH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH 10 KILOMETER BUFFER ANNEXURE- IIE MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CAUVERY NORTH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS ANNEXURE-III TABLE A: Latitude-Longitude of Prominent Locations of Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary SI. No. Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 1 1(S1) Northwest most point of the Sanctuary- “Zero Point” 2 2 Northwest 12° 40' 52.084" 77° 39' 10.010" 3 3 Northwest 12° 40' 44.212" 77° 38' 37.089" 4 4 Northwest 12° 40' 34.192" 77° 37' 59.158" 5 5 Northwest 12° 40' 18.448" 77° 37' 0.473" 6 6 (S 39) Northwest 12° 40' 0.556" 77° 35' 58.209" 7 7 Northwest 12° 38' 59.008" 77° 35' 47.474" SI. No. Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 8 8 Northwest 12° 38' 32.528" 77° 36' 1.788" 9 9 Northwest 12° 38' 6.048" 77° 36' 10.376" 10 10 Northwest 12° 37' 18.813" 77° 35' 42.465" 11 11 Northwest 12° 36' 24.422" 77° 35' 30.298" 12 12 Northwest 12° 35' 32.178" 77° 35' 23.141" 13 13 (S 38) Northwest 12° 34' 21.326" 77° 34' 45.926" 14 14 (S 5) Northwest – Thally Reserve Forest 15 15 Northwest 12° 33' 53.415" 77° 35' 33.876" 16 16 Northwest 12° 34' 55.679" 77° 36' 3.935" 17 17 Northwest 12° 35' 58.658" 77° 36' 9.660" 18 18 Northwest 12° 35' 47.207" 77° 36' 50.454" 19 19 Northwest 12° 35' 55.079" 77° 37' 37.688" 20 20 Northwest 12° 36' 48.039" 77° 37' 52.002" 21 21 (S 4) Northwest – Thally Reserve Forest 22 22 Northwest 12° 38' 13.920" 77° 38' 17.766" 23 23 (S 3) Northwest – Thally Reserve Forest 24 24 (S 2) Northwest – Thally Reserve Forest 25 25 (S 8) North -Jawalagiri Reserve Forest 12° 32' 40.416" 77° 37' 11.924" 26 26 North 12° 32' 10.358" 77° 36' 37.571" 27 27 (S 7) North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest 28 28 North 12° 31' 30.280" 77° 36' 8.229" 29 29 (S 6) North -Jawalagiri Reserve Forest 12° 31' 20.976" 77° 35' 30.298" 39 39 West - Panai 12° 27' 14.069" 77° 38' 52.118" 40 40 West - Panai 12° 26' 19.678" 77° 39' 22.176" SI. No. Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 41 41 West - Panai 12° 25' 41.747" 77° 40' 6.548" 42 42 West - Panai 12° 25' 0.953" 77° 40' 54.498" 43 43 West - Panai 12° 24' 8.709" 77° 41' 26.704" 44 44 West - Panai 12° 23' 47.239" 77° 42' 40.418" 45 45 (S 30) West Near Panai Extension Reserve Forest 46 46 West - Panai 12° 23' 30.063" 77° 43' 27.653" 47 47 West - Panai 12° 22' 44.975" 77° 43' 42.682" 48 48 West - Panai 12° 22' 39.250" 77° 44' 8.446" 50 50 West - Panai 12° 21' 36.986" 77° 44' 22.044" 51 51 West - Panai 12° 21' 34.839" 77° 44' 53.534" 52 52 West - Panai 12° 21' 1.918" 77° 45' 8.563" 53 53 West – Anchetty Reserve Forest 12° 20' 16.831" 77° 45' 2.837" 54 54 (S 28) West – Anchetty Reserve Forest 12° 20' 21.841" 77° 44' 8.446" Southwest – Anchetty Reserve Forest Southwest – Anchetty Reserve Forest Southwest – Anchetty Reserve Forest 58 58 (S 27) Southwest – Anchetty Reserve Forest Southwest – Anchetty Reserve Forest 65 65 (S 25) South Kempakarai Reserve Forest South Kempakarai Reserve Forest South Kempakarai Reserve Forest 68 68 South- Gutirayan Reserve Forest 12° 15' 45.590" 77° 50' 51.371" 69 69 (S 24) South – Gutirayan Reserve Forest South East- Gutirayan Reserve Forest 71 71 (S 23) South East- Gutirayan Reserve Forest SI. No. Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format South East – Tholuvabetta Extension Reserve Forest South East – Tholuvabetta Extension Reserve Forest South East – Galigattam Reserve Forest South East – Galigattam Reserve Forest South East – Galigattam Reserve Forest South East – Galigattam Reserve Forest 78 78 (S 21) South East – Galigattam Reserve Forest 79 79 East– Galigattam Reserve Forest 12° 20' 18.978" 77° 56' 54.217" East – Marandahalli Reserve Forest East – Marandahalli Reserve Forest East – Marandahalli Extension Reserve Forest East – Marandahalli Extension Reserve Forest East – Marandahalli Extension Reserve Forest East – Marandahalli Extension Reserve Forest East – Marandahalli Extension Reserve Forest East – Marandahalli Extension Reserve Forest East – Marandahalli Extension Reserve Forest East – Udeduragm Reserve Forest East – Udeduragm Reserve Forest East – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest 96 96 (S 19) Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest SI. No. Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest 105 105 (S 18) Northeast – Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Udeduragm Reserve Forest North– Marandahally Extension Reserve Forest North– Marandahally Extension Reserve Forest North– Aiyur Extension I Reserve Forest 120 120 (S 17) North– Aiyur Extension I Reserve Forest North– Aiyur Extension I Reserve Forest North– Aiyur Extension I Reserve Forest North– Aiyur Extension I Reserve Forest North– Aiyur Extension I Reserve Forest SI. No. Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 125 125 (S 16) North– Aiyur Extension I Reserve Forest 126 126 (S 15) North– Aiyur Extension I Reserve Forest 127 127 North – Gullatty Reserve Forest 12° 24' 23.023" 77° 50' 12.008" 128 128 North – Gullatty Reserve Forest 12° 24' 45.924" 77° 49' 17.617" 129 129 (S 14) North – Gullatty Reserve Forest 12° 25' 26.718" 77° 48' 27.520" 130 130 North – Gullatty Reserve Forest 12° 25' 5.247" 77° 47' 55.315" 131 131 North – Gullatty Reserve Forest 12° 24' 2.268" 77° 47' 26.688" 132 132 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 23' 9.308" 77° 46' 28.718" 133 133 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 23' 29.347" 77° 45' 45.778" 134 134 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 24' 14.435" 77° 45' 33.611" 135 135 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 24' 54.512" 77° 45' 3.553" 136 136 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 24' 37.336" 77° 44' 3.436" 137 137 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 25' 1.669" 77° 43' 36.956" 138 138 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 25' 51.051" 77° 43' 36.956" 139 139 (S 12) North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 26' 36.138" 77° 43' 27.653" 140 140 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 26' 31.128" 77° 42' 50.438" 141 141 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 26' 56.177" 77° 42' 36.124" 142 142 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 26' 17.531" 77° 41' 56.046" 143 143 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 26' 32.560" 77° 41' 31.713" 144 144 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 26' 30.413" 77° 40' 59.508" 145 145 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 26' 52.599" 77° 40' 32.312" 146 146 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 27' 11.922" 77° 40' 7.264" 147 147 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 27' 40.549" 77° 40' 5.833" 148 148 North – Panai Reserve Forest 12° 27' 59.872" 77° 39' 36.490" 149 149 (S 11) North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest 152 152 (S 10) North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest SI. No. Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest North - Jawalagiri Reserve Forest TABLE B: Latitude-Longitude of Prominent Locations of Eco-Sensitive Zone SI. No Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format West -Nandimangalam village West -Eastern boundary of Ulibanda Reserve Forest, near Dombakallu 3 3 West -Sulakunta village 12°25'44'' 77°39'11'' West -Near Madakkal to Sulakunta Road West -Between Hosadoddi village and eastern boundary of Ulibanda Reserve Forest West -Karadikkal village road point West -Mariyalambetta revenue hillock West -Mariyalam village boundary West -Mariyalambetta revenue land 10 10 West -Anchetty village 12°21'42'' 77°43'38'' West -Near Tamasenapalli village 12 12 (Q) West -Near the boundary of Ubrani Reserve Forest Southwest - Ubrani Reserve Forest Southwest - Ubrani Reserve Forest Southwest - Ubrani Reserve Forest Southwest - Ubrani Reserve Forest 17 17 (P) Southwest - Near Sesurajapuram Village South - Near Ethakinaru Revenue land South - Biligundulu Reserve Forest SI. No Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format South - Biligundulu Reserve Forest South - Biligundulu Reserve Forest South - Biligundulu Reserve Forest South - Gitirayan Reserve Forest South - Gitirayan Reserve Forest Southeast - Morappur Reserve Forest Southeast - Morappur Reserve Forest Southeast - Morappur Reserve Forest 28 28 (N) Southeast - Morappur Reserve Forest Southeast - Morappur Reserve Forest Southeast - Pudur village boundary 31 31 (M) Southeast - Near Galigattam Reserve Forest, Dharmapuri Division. East - Singampatti village boundary East - Between Bemmahalli to Agaram villages. East - Athimutlu village boundary 35 35 (L) East - Between Kurumbarkottai to Periyanur Villages. 36 36 East - Near Chinnar river 12°25'28'' 77°58'27'' East - Near Eripanchapalli village 38 38 East - Chinnar River 12°27'1'' 77°57'21'' East - Near Jalathimmanalli village East - Near Jalathimmanalli village 41 41 East - Near Karahalli village 12°28'37'' 77°57'10'' Northeast - Eastern side of Udedurgam Reserve Forest Northeast - Neruppukuttai village Northeast - Eastern side of Udedurgam Reserve Forest Northeast - Eastern side of Udedurgam Reserve Forest 46 46 Northeast - Near Veppalahalli 12°31'25'' 77°58'30'' SI. No Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format village Northeast - Railway track, between Ullatti to Pavadarapatti villages. Northeast - Railway track, near Pavadarapatti village. Northeast - Near Kuruburapalli village Northeast - Near Kadur village Northeast - Near Kadur village Northeast - Near Kalinayanahalli village 54 54 (K) Northeast - Near Kalinayanahalli village Northeast - Lakshmipuram village North - Denkanikottai North - Near Bevanatham village North - Denkanikottai Reserve Forest boundary North - Near Beddabaleguli village 60 60(J) North - Tadikkal village 12°28'31'' 77°52'21'' 61 61 North - Tippsandiram village 12°28'29'' 77°51'0'' North - Thippasandiram to Hanumandapuram road point North - Near Hanumandapuram village North - Near Kamasandiram village North - Aiyur village boundary 66 66 (I) North - Gudisalur village bounsary 67 67 North - Near Belalam village 12°25'10'' 77°49'39'' North - Between Belalam to Kolatti villages North - Near Muchndiram village North - Near Muchndiram village 71 71 North - Sivanahalli village 12°23'51'' 77°46'45'' North - Gonmakkanapalli village North - Arulalam village boundary SI. No Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format North - Between Arulalam and Kundukotta Villages. North - Near Kundukottai village North - Near Hosahalli village North - Near pailmandoddi village North - Near Kadespalli village 79 79 (G) North - Near Lakkasandiram village 80 80 North - Near Bolarai village 12°27'9'' 77°41'14'' North - Ramapuram village boundary North - Between Geraguru to Kallupalam villages North - Near Kurimandai village 84 84 (F) North - Near Tervithi village 12°29'32'' 77°40'37'' 85 85 (E) North - Kulsandoddi village 12°30'23'' 77°40'1'' North - Near Jawalagiri village North - Pansumandoddi village 88 88 (C) North - Nellumaru Agraharam Northwest - Nellumaru Agraharam 90 90 (B) Northwest - Chikkaveripalli village Northwest - Near Achubalu village Northwest - Chudasandiram village Northwest - Between Sudasandiram to Oddarpalayam villages. Northwest - Near Oddapalayam village 95 95 Northwest - Near Osur village 12°37'59'' 77°38'45'' Northwest - Near Gumlapuram village Northwest - Near Gumlapuram village 98 98 (A) Northwest - North eastern corner of boundary point of Thally Extension Reserve Forest 99 99 West - Chennamalam village 12°29'3'' 77°35'31'' 100 100 (ES) West - Chennamalam village 12°28'39'' 77°35'4'' SI. No Identification of prominent points Location / Direction of Prominent Point Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 101 101 West - Chennamalam village 12°28'26'' 77°35'49'' 102 102 West - Chennamalam village, 12°28'28'' 77°36'17'' 103 103 (R) West - Near Ulibanda Reserve Forest ANNEXURE-IV LIST OF VILLAGE AREA COMING UNDER ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE ALONG WITH GEO- COORDINATES Sl. No. Village Name Type of Village Tehsil/ Taluk District Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 1 Kempakerai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°16'18.88" 77°49'38.34" 2 Shesharajapuram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°16'13.72" 77°44'38.16" 3 Sivalingapuram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°16'27.19" 77°46'35.56" 4 Gerhatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°16'35.74" 77°46'14.53" 5 Kodagerai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°17'12.51" 77°51'43.76" 6 Doddiyur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°17'24.35" 77°51'11.12" 7 Nayakkan Kinaru Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°17'34.11" 77°46'52.51" 8 Galiguddai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°17'45.97" 77°49'5.41" 9 Karakanhatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°17'49.59" 77°51'30.02" 10 Kochiyur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'4.36" 77°51'32.78" 11 Kodagiyur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'1.87" 77°48'49.34" 12 Dimmattur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'6.47" 77°48'45.46" 13 Kadur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'11.12" 77°52'2.51" 14 Kappukuli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'8.47" 77°48'11.85" 15 Doddur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'24.43" 77°48'55.73" 16 Madam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'28.08" 77°48'13.81" 17 Kargur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'29.08" 77°48'57.69" 18 Mel Giriyappanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'31.23" 77°49'5.72" 19 Guddeni Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'34.1" 77°49'25.67" 20 Onnepuram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'34.53" 77°48'27.97" 21 Giriyappanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'43.75" 77°48'54.58" 22 Siddappanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'43.4" 77°48'27.69" 23 Nilampatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'47.48" 77°50'57.22" 24 GOLLAMATTI Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'45.13" 77°45'20.84" 25 Chikka Manchi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'56.04" 77°48'54.51" 26 Dodda Manchi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'56.87" 77°48'11.46" 27 Fakirsahibur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°18'57.73" 77°47'45.83" Sl. No. Village Name Type of Village Tehsil/ Taluk District Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 28 HOSAHALLI Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°19'2.69" 77°46'29.64" 29 Bellatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°19'9" 77°49'43.91" 30 Narayanappanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°19'9.51" 77°49'17.27" 31 Durgahatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°19'8.56" 77°47'50.19" 32 Senkottai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°20'43.31" 77°44'52.98" 33 Tamasanapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°20'42.88" 77°44'20.08" 34 Elasamandoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°20'52.74" 77°51'9.48" 35 Sukaligarabidugu Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'4.58" 77°54'7.23" 36 Hosahola Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'6.17" 77°53'27.34" 37 Bupanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'15.16" 77°53'26.32" 38 Haleur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'12.5" 77°50'23.03" 39 Kannikapuram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'21.84" 77°54'18.25" 40 Karukahola Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'23.37" 77°53'46.92" 41 Balahola Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'27.43" 77°53'10.99" 42 Golligattam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'42.59" 77°55'53.69" 43 Kamagiri Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'42.07" 77°53'12.41" 44 Toluvabetta Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'42.21" 77°50'50.5" 45 Bettamugalaiam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°22'4.01" 77°54'40.03" 46 Ramarkovil Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°21'52.39" 77°44'2.77" 47 Dasahola Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°22'5.05" 77°52'56.5" 48 Sakalapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°22'7.76" 77°43'36.75" 49 Dodda Melam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°22'20.66" 77°52'55.31" 50 Kottur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°22'39" 77°53'7.95" 51 Tattagere Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°22'43.64" 77°52'30.04" 52 Gaundanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°22'44.94" 77°49'24.1" 53 Kambalam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'1.16" 77°53'17.73" 54 Kudamkottai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'12.37" 77°56'55.85" 55 Gullatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'4.83" 77°49'18.92" 56 Dodda evanapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'9.49" 77°49'5.02" 57 Mukanakere Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'20.78" 77°54'16.41" 58 Hosadoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'22.7" 77°42'57.32" 59 Gonamaranapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'30.34" 77°46'30.45" 60 Vottanhatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'38.92" 77°52'47.16" 61 Sivanapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'41.15" 77°46'52.7" 62 Panai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'40.97" 77°42'51.34" Sl. No. Village Name Type of Village Tehsil/ Taluk District Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 63 Karadikkal Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°23'57.1" 77°40'47.93" 64 Mellur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'21.03" 77°50'59.15" 65 Chinna Kurubatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'31.25" 77°50'31.82" 66 Arulalam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'26.78" 77°46'14.09" 67 Javanasandiram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'37.02" 77°51'3.32" 68 Periya Kurubatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'36.46" 77°49'49.87" 69 Avalapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'47.23" 77°56'18.71" 70 Gudusalur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'42.46" 77°50'45.64" 71 Muchandiram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'44.72" 77°47'24.38" 72 Dekari Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'55.07" 77°55'41.29" 73 Karadinattam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'55.68" 77°54'42.86" 74 Madigiripalaiyam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'50.33" 77°49'26.28" 75 Gollapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'41.26" 77°40'46.31" 76 Hosadoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°24'50.37" 77°40'32.72" 77 Geddahalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°25'9.52" 77°51'4.02" 78 Pullahalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°25'19.32" 77°57'9.52" 79 Aiyur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°25'19.7" 77°51'22.67" 80 Belalam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°25'16.99" 77°49'10.54" 81 Madakal Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°25'15.43" 77°39'56.47" 82 Sulakunta Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°25'47.54" 77°39'12.39" 83 Kommanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'17.05" 77°56'39.02" 84 Nellukunti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'13.36" 77°53'10.25" 85 Arasajjur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'27.31" 77°51'42.44" 86 Kamasandiram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'36.46" 77°51'8.09" 87 Mudugerai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'25.51" 77°41'46.43" 88 Kuchuvadi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'41.91" 77°53'38.82" 89 Doddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'34.25" 77°41'35" 90 Padiganalam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'41.25" 77°41'11.27" 91 Chinna Dibbanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'1.1" 77°51'36.78" 92 Manjikere Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'49.42" 77°38'53.28" 93 Lakkasandiram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°26'54.57" 77°42'16.88" 94 Pailmandoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'3.2" 77°42'45.14" 95 Dibbanur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'16.9" 77°51'20.13" 96 Savirabattam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'9.03" 77°40'22.77" 97 Bolarai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'10.63" 77°41'6.92" Sl. No. Village Name Type of Village Tehsil/ Taluk District Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 98 Gudiyur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'28.65" 77°55'5.24" 99 Ramapuram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'26.38" 77°40'40.55" 100 Geraguru Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'32.82" 77°40'29.11" 101 Nandimangalam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'41.75" 77°38'45.8" 102 Chinna Kallupalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'9.05" 77°54'45.7" 103 Kebbaradoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°27'55" 77°38'3.12" 104 Jamsandra Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'0.23" 77°40'26.54" 105 Kumbaladur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'1.86" 77°39'47.81" 106 Tippasandiram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'20.09" 77°51'3.61" 107 Govindapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'30.02" 77°52'59.52" 108 Tattasandiram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'31.24" 77°53'40.03" 109 Todikallu Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'30.74" 77°52'19.89" 110 Dodda Kallupalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'45.16" 77°55'11.29" 111 Kallubalam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'31.59" 77°39'58.2" 112 Sattanakkal Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°29'3.49" 77°54'2.65" 113 Basavanapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°29'4.91" 77°53'24.42" 114 Chennamalam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°28'47.68" 77°35'45.07" 115 Nachipalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°29'4.94" 77°39'48.17" 116 Tervidi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°29'10.91" 77°40'30.96" 117 Norappuguttai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°29'52.38" 77°58'1.74" 118 Soraguriki Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°29'57.12" 77°57'22.39" 119 Beranur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°30'3.68" 77°57'27.92" 120 Kottur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°30'11.23" 77°57'16.64" 121 Narappanatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°30'25.04" 77°52'29.27" 122 Maragattadoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°30'16.68" 77°39'52.76" 123 Kulsandoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°30'17.48" 77°40'9.07" 124 Ratnagiri Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°31'5.72" 77°52'46.2" 125 Javalagiri Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°30'56.96" 77°38'41.67" 126 Gullatti Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°31'29.11" 77°52'47.08" 127 Adakkam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°31'53.21" 77°57'56.98" 128 Kurubarappalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°31'31.38" 77°36'3.93" 129 Gavipuram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'0.41" 77°55'13.56" 130 Pavadarahalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'6.4" 77°57'52.61" 131 Kempathalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°31'41.96" 77°35'46.6" 132 Malliyandoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°31'47.62" 77°36'4.71" Sl. No. Village Name Type of Village Tehsil/ Taluk District Latitude (N) DMS format Longitude (E) DMS format 133 Panchumandoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°31'54.46" 77°38'19.81" 134 Lakshmipuram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'29.11" 77°52'41.81" 135 Puram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'33.84" 77°56'9.76" 136 Oddarpalaiyam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'13.03" 77°37'36.86" 137 Bachchaldoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'15.19" 77°36'16.63" 138 Kuruburapalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'41.4" 77°56'34.33" 139 Kudur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'42.31" 77°54'32.35" 140 Anaikkarai Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°32'29.06" 77°37'51.57" 141 Bilalam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°33'21.5" 77°35'50.72" 142 Chikka Averahalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°34'12.52" 77°36'32.28" 143 Tanda Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°34'14.66" 77°36'12.18" 144 Achchupalu Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°35'2.41" 77°36'22.16" 145 Gijankuppe Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°35'28.22" 77°37'37.74" 146 Vadarpalaiyam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°35'29.98" 77°37'8.89" 147 Muniyandoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°35'30.17" 77°36'44.42" 148 Chhattiramdoddi Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°35'47.24" 77°36'31.94" 149 Devarbattam Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°37' 26.21'' 77°37' 54.95'' 150 Osur Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°37' 56.12'' 77°38' 41.67'' 151 Ganganhalli Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°38' 52.07'' 77°39' 17.48'' 152 Basavanpuram Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°39' 8.71'' 77°37' 11.14'' 153 Belakkeri Revenue Denkanikottai Krishnagiri 12°39' 10.86'' 77°36' 43.88'' 154 Karahalli Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°28'35.37" 77°56'23.53" 155 Jalatimmanahalli Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°28'21.71" 77°56'27.27" 156 Panchapalli Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°27'38.19" 77°56'33.58" 157 Eripanchapalli Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°27'8.70" 77°56'38.77" 158 Periyanur Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°25'45.42" 77°58'6.10" 159 Kurumbarkottai Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°25'0.39" 77°58'33.37" 160 Athimutlu Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°24'17.91" 77°58'34.70" 161 Agaram Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°23'21.47" 77°58'20.84" 162 Bemmahalli Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°22'37.67" 77°57'57.95" 163 Kondiyampatti Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°22'5.90" 77°58'16.05" 164 Singampatti Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°21'52.75" 77°57'52.95" 165 Pudur Revenue Palacode Dharmapuri 12°19'14.53" 77°56'16.55" ANNEXURE –V Proforma of Action Taken Report: Eco-sensitive Zone Monitoring Committee. - 1. Number and date of meetings. 2. Minutes of the meetings: (mention noteworthy points. Attach minutes of the meeting as separate annexure). 3. Status of preparation of Zonal Master Plan including Tourism Master Plan: 4. Summary of cases dealt with rectification of error apparent on face of land record (Eco-sensitive Zone wise). Details may be attached as Annexure. 5. Summary of cases scrutinised for activities covered under the Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2006. (Details may be attached as separate Annexure). 6. Summary of cases scrutinised for activities not covered under the Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2006. (Details may be attached as separate Annexure). 7. Summary of complaints lodged under section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: 8. Any other matter of importance: and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. MANOJ KUMAR VERMA