Final Notification declaring Eco Sensitive Zone S.O. No. 549(E) around Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat.

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th January, 2019 S.O. 549(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. 3574(E), dated the 9 th November, 2017, 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 10 th November, 2017; AND WHEREAS, no objections and suggestions were received from persons and stakeholders in response to the draft notification; AND WHEREAS, Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over an area of 55.65 square kilometers and situated in Dhanpur Taluka of Dahod District in the State of Gujarat; AND WHEREAS, Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary was given the status of Sanctuary with effect from the 19th March, 1982. The Sanctuary area is situated in the eastern part of Gujarat along Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh border, the area consists of the northern most part of the picturesque Vindhya hill series. It forms a contiguous tract with the forests of Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh in the South east and on the North lies forest area of Baria Forest Division; AND WHEREAS, the major vegetation found in and around Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary is teak (Tectona grandis), bandaro (Lagerstroemia parviflora), sadad (Terminalia crenulata), timru (Diospyros melanoxylon), cholimbo (Casearia graveolens), umbh (Miliusa tomentosa), dhavado (Anogeissus latifolia), kalam (Mitragyna parvifolia), patarali (Dalbergia paniculata), bhutzad (Cassine glauca), etc. The major fauna recorded from Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary are leopard (Panthera pardus), sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), nilgai or bluebull (Boselaphus tragocamelus), four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) etc. While, grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus), red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea), grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), etc are the important bird species of the sanctuary; AND WHEREAS, the Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary and its Eco-sensitive Zone forest area is a treasure of genetic biodiversity-rich species of both flora and fauna. Pristine beauty and rugged topography gives the visitors a sense of solitude and peace. It is home to the sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) one of the four species found only in India, the place being a typical sloth bear area; AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area, the extent and boundaries of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary which are specified in paragraph 1 as Eco-sensitive Zone from ecological, environmental and biodiversity 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 an area to an extent of 0 (zero) to 19.67 kilometers around the boundary of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary in the State of Gujarat 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 Eco-sensitive Zone shall be to an extent of 0 (zero) kilometre to 19.67 kilometres around the boundary of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary and the area of the Eco- sensitive Zone is 241.50 square kilometres. (Zero extent is towards interstate border with Madhya Pradesh). (2) The extent and boundary description of the Eco-sensitive Zone is appended as Annexure-IA and Annexure-IB. (3) Maps of Eco-sensitive Zone of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary along with geo-coordinates, land use pattern, satellite image and location maps are appended as Annexure-IIA, Annexure-IIB and Annexure-IIC. (4) List of geo-coordinates of the boundary of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary and Eco-sensitive Zone is appended as Table A and B of Annexure-III. (5) The list of villages falling in the proposed Eco-sensitive Zone is given in Annexure-IV. (6) Majority of the tribal of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary are Bhils, with sub-casts like Variya, Koli, Rathwa, Mavi, Bhuria, Dangi, Vakhala, Baria, Parmar, Tadvi, Pavar, Ninama, Nayak, Dhanaka, etc. The tribals of Ratanmahal have their origin in Madhya Pradesh, from where they migrated to the interior of the Ratanmahal forest before 200 years or so. The three villages within the sanctuary have exclusively tribal population, whereas the villages on the border have mixed population. Here, in the border villages, the people of other casts are more in number. Other main casts are Rajput and other economically and socially higher casts. The tribal, mainly Bhils, with their sub- casts still live in primitive conditions and majority of them subsist below poverty line. Due to absence of good schooling facilities, the education status is poor. (7) The tribes are largely agriculturist and agriculture labourers. Maize is the main food item. Their main profession is agriculture and agriculture labour. Jowar and Dal are their favourite food items. Smoking bidis and drinking liquor are also part of daily life. They depend upon the forest resources for their food great extent and are largely non- vegetarian. Apart from these they use the fruits of Karamada, Mahuda, Timru, Bor, Temrind, Seed of Baheda, etc. They also used dried mahuda flower for preparation of dough of wheat and a delicious food item khown as 'Parora'. 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, namely:- (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 purpose other than that specified at part (a) above, 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 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; (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, (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 18th 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 on existing steep hill slopes or slopes with a high degree of erosion shall not be permitted. 4. List of activities prohibited or to be regulated within 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 S. 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 are 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 other activities; (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 21st 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 otherwise specified in this notification and in addition the non- polluting cottage industries shall be promoted. 3. Establishment of major hydro- electric project. Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per the applicable laws. 4. Use or production or processing of any hazardous substances. 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 mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 as per building bye-laws to meet the residential needs of the local residents. Provided further 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 thereunder. 12. Collection of Forest produce or Regulated as per the applicable laws. 13. Erection of electrical and communication towers and laying of cables and other infrastructures. Regulated under applicable laws (underground cabling may be promoted). 14. Infrastructure including civic amenities. Taking measures of mitigation as per the applicable laws, rules and regulations available guidelines. 15. Widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads. Taking measures of mitigation as per the applicable laws, rules and regulation and available guidelines. 16. Undertaking other activities related to tourism like flying over the Eco- sensitive Zone area by hot air balloon, helicopter, drones, Microlites, etc. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 17. Protection of hill slopes and river banks. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 18. Movement of vehicular traffic at night. Regulated for commercial purpose under applicable laws. 19. 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. 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:- S. No. Constituent of the Monitoring Committee Designation 1. Collectors of Dahod and Chhotaudepur Districts Chairman, ex officio; 2. Two representative of non-governmental organizations or working in the field of environment particularly in the area of birds and Wildlife Sanctuary. Members; 3. An expert in Biodiversity nominated by the State Government Member; 4. One expert in Ecology from reputed institution or University of the State Member; 20. Discharge of treated waste water or 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 or effluent shall be regulated as per the applicable laws. 21. Commercial extraction of surface and ground water. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 22. Establishment of large-scale commercial livestock and poultry farms by firms, corporate and companies. Regulated (except otherwise provided) as per the applicable laws except for meeting local needs. 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. Eco-tourism. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 27. Use of polythene bags. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 28. Commercial sign boards and hoardings. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 29. Rain water harvesting. Shall be actively promoted. 30. Organic farming. Shall be actively promoted. 31. Adoption of green technology for all activities. Shall be actively promoted. 32. Cottage industries including village artisans, etc. Shall be actively promoted. 33. Use of renewable energy and fuels. Bio-gas, solar light etc. shall be actively promoted. 34. Agro-Forestry. Shall be actively promoted. 35. Plantation of Horticulture and Herbals. Shall be actively promoted. 36. Use of eco-friendly transport. Shall be actively promoted. 37. Skill Development. Shall be actively promoted. 38. Restoration of degraded land/ forests/ habitat. Shall be actively promoted. 39. Environmental awareness. Shall be actively promoted. 5. Regional officer, (District-Panchmahal and Chhotaudepur) Gujarat State Pollution Control Board 6. Member, State Biodiversity Board Member; 7. Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife Division, Vadodara 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 14th 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 31st 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- IA A. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF RATANMAHAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE SCHEDULE ‘A’ Boundary Description – The boundary line of the Eco-sensitive Zone of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary starts from a point with coordinates N22 32’ 53.417”, E74 3’ 48.858” at the border of Gadola village. Then, the line runs through the Kothar, Dun village and it takes a turn towards Mithibor village bordering Jamli (Jer). It joins the Marchhipani village via N 22031’ 23.300”, E 73058’ 38.392”. The boundary takes a north-west turn and passes through the border of Kevdi- Dobachapura, Dholisimel - Limbani, Dungarbhint - Vachalibhint Villages Boundary. Then, the boundary of the eco- sensitive zone turns towards North in a zig-zag manner passing through a point having GPS coordinate of N22 12.567”, E73 54’ 40.334”. Then the boundary again turns towards west and after around 16.37 kilometers again it takes a turn at AmblipaniChhotra village border with a point having GPS Coordinates N 22031’ 34.916”, E73050’ 24.751”. The boundary runs through the border of revenue villages Chhasiya (Sadadiya),Sagtala, Madav via N 22 35’ 16.111”, E 54’ 46.367”. Then, it turns towards the border of Fangiya and Zamran villages. At GPS coordinates N 22 E 73 58’ 23.944” it passes through bordering Sevaniya village upto N 22 36’ 21.559”, E74 01’ 3.334”. Lakhana Gojiya, Gadvek, Andrapura,Pipariya villages also comes within the borders of this Eco-sensitive Zone at N 22 36’ 23.406”, E 74 06’ 47.808”. The boundary continues around 13.22 kilometers in the eastern direction towards Kakadkhila bordering Bhanpur (Kakadkhila). The Border of the Eco-sensitive Zone touches the Wildlife Sanctuary at N 22033’ 48.831”. The total border of the Eco-Sensitive Zone covers 137.99 kilometers. Since, there is interstate border of Madhya Pradesh, the extent of Eco-Sensitive Zone in East, South-East, South, South-West direction is zero kilometer. A total of 32 villages are situated inside the Eco-sensitive Zone. Out of this 10 villages are in Chhotaudeipur district, 14 villages are in Dhanpur Taluka and 8 villages are in Baria Taluka of Dahod district. SCHEDULE ‘B’ North: Mandav, Fangiya, Zamran, Sevaniya, Lakhana Gojiya, Gadhavel, Andarpura, Pipariya, Limdi Mendri, Kanjeta, Bhindol, Panam. West: Amblipani Chhotra, Chhasiya, Sagtala. South: Bhuvera, Pipargota, Kubera, Udhal Mahuda, Gadola, Mithibor, Marchipani, Kevdi, Dholisimal, Dungarbhint. East: Bhanpur, Alindra, Panam, Madhya Pradesh Border. ANNEXURE-IB B. EXTENT OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE FOR RATANMAHAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Extent of Eco-sensitive Zone in different directions (kilometres) Directions From center of the Sanctuary (kilometer) From border of the Sanctuary (kilometer) North 5.70 2.92 North- East 8.40 4.77 East 0 0 South 0 0 West 25.85 19.67 Provide justification if Eco Sensitive Zone extent is Zero in any of the direction of the Protected Area There is Madhya Pradesh State Border, thus East, South-East, South, South-West zone Distance are Zero. ANNEXURE-IIA ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE MAP OF RATANMAHAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH GEO- COORDINATES AND LAND USE PATTERN AT 10 (TEN) KILOMETERS RADIUS ANNEXURE-IIB ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE MAP OF RATANMAHAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND DISTANCE SHOWING FROM CENTRE OF PROTECTED AREA ALONG WITH GEO-COORDINATES AND 10 (TEN) KILOMETERS LAND USE PATTERN ANNEXURE-IIC SATELLITE IMAGE OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE MAP OF RATANMAHAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, GUJARAT ANNEXURE-III TABLE A: Geo-coordinates of prominent locations along the boundary of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary shown on map Sr. No. Latitude Longitude Co-ordinate Point 1 22° 33' 49.203" N 74° 11' 7.873" E S1 2 22° 33' 33.930" N 74° 11' 20.348" E S2 3 22° 33' 13.451" N 74° 11' 17.413" E S3 4 22° 32' 54.299" N 74° 10' 13.183" E S4 5 22° 32' 38.005" N 74° 9' 52.905" E S5 6 22° 31' 57.492" N 74° 9' 14.227" E S6 7 22° 31' 25.502" N 74° 9' 4.851" E S7 8 22° 30' 58.635" N 74° 9' 17.669" E S8 9 22° 31' 15.178" N 74° 8' 14.309" E S9 10 22° 31' 55.075" N 74° 7' 4.393" E S10 11 22° 32' 11.580" N 74° 6' 44.769" E S11 12 22° 31' 44.355" N 74° 6' 17.083" E S12 13 22° 32' 48.986" N 74° 4' 56.322" E S13 14 22° 33' 13.000" N 74° 3' 35.019" E S14 15 22° 33' 53.954" N 74° 3' 54.474" E S15 16 22° 34' 47.199" N 74° 3' 52.039" E S16 17 22° 34' 54.189" N 74° 4' 46.338" E S17 18 22° 34' 44.912" N 74° 5' 21.492" E S18 19 22° 34' 45.611" N 74° 6' 33.198" E S19 20 22° 34' 30.747" N 74° 7' 1.744" E S20 21 22° 34' 27.315" N 74° 7' 47.634" E S21 22 22° 34' 17.479" N 74° 8' 26.336" E S22 23 22° 34' 0.794" N 74° 8' 58.949" E S23 24 22° 33' 52.565" N 74° 10' 19.282" E S24 25 22° 33' 36.039" N 74° 10' 55.499" E S25 Table B: Geo-coordinates of prominent locations along the boundary of Eco-sensitive Zone of Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary shown on map Sr. No. Latitude Longitude Co-ordinate Point 1 22° 36' 25.452" N 74° 6' 46.777" E E1 2 22° 35' 59.361" N 74° 7' 47.605" E E2 3 22° 35' 23.459" N 74° 9' 1.457" E E3 4 22° 35' 29.601" N 74° 10' 42.305" E E4 5 22° 35' 50.212" N 74° 12' 4.887" E E5 6 22° 35' 51.212" N 74° 12' 43.587" E E6 7 22° 34' 59.231" N 74° 12' 45.875" E E7 8 22° 34' 6.160" N 74° 12' 35.781" E E8 9 22° 34' 4.997" N 74° 11' 31.608" E E9 10 22° 32' 38.753" N 74° 2' 31.421" E E10 11 22° 31' 50.704" N 74° 1' 35.876" E E11 12 22° 31' 16.388" N 74° 0' 14.890" E E12 13 22° 31' 29.530" N 73° 58' 56.930" E E13 14 22° 31' 14.479" N 73° 56' 56.122" E E14 15 22° 30' 4.220" N 73° 56' 40.296" E E15 16 22° 29' 18.128" N 73° 55' 43.857" E E16 17 22° 28' 30.599" N 73° 55' 34.895" E E17 18 22° 28' 46.909" N 73° 54' 24.052" E E18 19 22° 30' 29.905" N 73° 54' 24.656" E E19 20 22° 30' 10.285" N 73° 52' 44.067" E E20 21 22° 30' 33.838" N 73° 51' 14.802" E E21 22 22° 31' 34.916" N 73° 50' 24.751" E E22 23 22° 31' 58.283" N 73° 51' 17.810" E E23 24 22° 32' 55.163" N 73° 52' 15.089" E E24 25 22° 33' 32.856" N 73° 52' 42.684" E E25 26 22° 34' 31.118" N 73° 54' 12.624" E E26 27 22° 35' 27.562" N 73° 55' 5.602" E E27 28 22° 34' 48.282" N 73° 56' 26.364" E E28 29 22° 34' 27.469" N 73° 58' 13.485" E E29 30 22° 35' 57.970" N 73° 57' 28.160" E E30 31 22° 35' 58.442" N 73° 58' 59.062" E E31 32 22° 36' 14.016" N 74° 0' 5.530" E E32 33 22° 35' 52.172" N 74° 1' 30.573" E E33 34 22° 35' 15.184" N 74° 2' 47.964" E E34 35 22° 35' 54.284" N 74° 3' 33.862" E E35 36 22° 35' 29.918" N 74° 5' 12.564" E E36 37 22° 36' 3.721" N 74° 6' 2.094" E E37 ANNEXURE- IV LIST OF VILLAGES FALLING IN THE ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE ALONG WITH GEO-COORDINATES OF PROMINENT BOUNDARIES S. No. Village Name Type of Tehsil/ Taluka District Latitude (N) (DMS Format) Longitude (E) (DMS Format) 1 Gadola Whole Village 2 Kevadi Whole Village 3 Dholisimal Whole Village 4 Dungarbhit Whole Village 5 Dhorkuva Whole Village 6 Richhvel Whole Village 7 Kakalkund Whole Village 8 Mithibor Pt. Whole Village 9 Marchipani Whole Village 10 Singalja Whole Village 11 Panam Pt. Whole Village 12 Bhindol Pt. Whole Village 13 Bhanpur Whole Village 14 Limdimendri Whole Village 15 Piparia Whole Village 16 Andarpura Whole Village 17 Kanjeta Pt. Whole Village 18 Gumli Whole Village 19 Udhal mahuda Whole Village 20 Pipergota Whole Village 21 Bhuvero Whole Village 22 Alindra Whole Village 23 Gadhvel Whole Village S. No. Village Name Type of Tehsil/ Taluka District Latitude (N) (DMS Format) Longitude (E) (DMS Format) 24 Lakhanagojiya Whole Village 25 Mandav Whole Village 26 Diviya Whole Village 27 Chhasiyasadadiya Whole Village 28 Amlipanichhotra Whole Village 29 Sagtala Whole Village 30 Fangiya Whole Village 31 Sevaniya Whole Forest area except that of survey no.123, 158, Isolated Southern Patch (9.85 ha.) Northen patches (123.22 ha.) of survey no.428/1 32 Zamran Whole Village ANNEXURE –V Performa of Action Taken Report: 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