Final Notification Declaring Eco Sensitive Zone S.O. No. 2893(E) Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY (i) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th August, 2019 S.O. 2893(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. 5137 (E), dated the 1 st October 2018, 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 4 th October 2018; AND WHEREAS, no objections and suggestions were received from persons and stakeholders in response to the draft notification; AND WHEREAS, the Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Chincholi Taluk of Kalaburagi District of the State of Karnataka and is spread over an area of 134.88 square kilometres comprising of five blocks viz, Block-I to AND WHEREAS, the said Sanctuary is also catchment of important perennial streams and tributaries of Sarnadi (Yetipothanala) the main source of Chandrampali dam which later joins the river Mullamari; AND WHEREAS, the Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary is home for diverse flora and fauna; the flora comprises of species like Acacia latronum, Acacia nilotica, Acacia chundra, Acacia catechu, Acacia ferruginea, Albizzia amara, Albizzia lebbek, Anacardium occidentale, Anogeissus latifolia, Azadirachta indica, Aloe vera, Bauhinia racemosa, Butea monosperma, Bombax malabaricum, Cassia fistula, Careya arborea, Carissa carandus, Dalbergia sissoo, Dalbergia latifolia, Delonix regia, Dendrocalamus strictus, Dodonia viscose, Emblica officinalis, Eucalyptus spp., Ficus bengalensis, Ficus glomerata, Ficus religiosa, Grewia tiliaefolia, Gmelina arborea, Hardwickia binata, Holoptelia intergrifolia, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Mangifera indica, Michelia champaca, Pterocarpus marsupium, Pongamia pinnata, Prosopis juliflora, Samania Saman, Santalum album, Syzygiumcumiini, Tamarindus indica, Tectona grandis, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia belerica, Zizyphusxylo carpus, Zizyphus jujube, etc., AND WHEREAS, the mammals found in the said Sanctuary are Black buck, common langur, common fox, hyaena, panther (leopard), hare, Indian porcupine, Indian wolf, jackal, jungle cat, mice, mongoose, spotted deer, wild boar, etc. and apart from this the Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary consists of Avi fauna such as Ashy wren warbler, black drongo, black winged kite, blossom headed parakeet, blue pigeon, blue jay, black headed oriole, common weaver bird, chestnut bellied nut-hatch, common myna, crow pheasant, common hawk, cattle egret, common peafowl, common kingfisher, grey babbler, grey wagtail, grey jungle fowl, great horned owl, grey patridge, golden backed wood pecker, Indian robin, jungle babbler, koel, luggar falcon, munia, pied wagtail, pariah kite, red vented bulbul, red turtle dove, rose ringed parakeet, whistling thrush, etc.; AND WHEREAS, the reptiles found in the said Sanctuary include cobra, chameleon, garden lizard, krait, monitor lizard, python, rat snake, viper, tortoise, etc.; AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area, the extent and boundaries of which are specified in paragraph 1, around the protected area of Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary 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 varying from zero kilometre (due to inter-State boundary) to 9.8 kilometres around the boundary of Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary, in Kalaburagi District in the State of Karnataka as the 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 varying from zero kilometre to 9.8 kilometres around the boundary of Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary and the area of the Eco-sensitive Zone is 165.28 square kilometres (Zero extent is due to inter-State boundary with the State of Telangana). (2) The boundary description of Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary and its Eco-sensitive Zone is appended in Annexure-I. (3) The maps of the Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary demarcating Eco-sensitive Zone along with boundary details and latitudes and longitudes are appended as Annexure-IIA, Annexure-IIB, Annexure-IIC and Annexure-IID. (4) List of geo-coordinates of the boundary of Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary and Eco-sensitive Zone are given in Table A and Table B of Annexure-III. (5) The lists of villages, enclosure villages, reserve forest, un-classified forests falling in the Eco-sensitive Zone along with their geo co-ordinates at prominent points are appended as Table A, Table B, Table C and Table D of 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 in 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; (xi) Public Works Department; (xii) Highways; and (xiii) Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. (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 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 in clause (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 the Central Government or State Government as applicable and vide provisions of this notification, to meet the residential needs of the local residents, 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 in 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 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 protected area 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 protected area 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; (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 the 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 carried out in accordance 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:- (a) 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; (b) safe and Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of solid wastes in conformity with the existing rules and regulations using identified technologies may be allowed within the Eco-sensitive Zone. (10) Bio-medical waste.– Bio- medical waste management shall be as under:- (a) 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, (b) 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 in-compliance 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 thereunder 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 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 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 S. No. Activity Description 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 of 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. 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. 11. Establishment of large-scale commercial livestock and poultry farms by firms, corporates and companies. Regulated (except otherwise provided) as per the applicable laws except for meeting local needs. 12. Erection of electrical and communication towers and laying of cables and other infrastructures. Regulated under applicable laws (underground cabling may be promoted). 13. Infrastructure including civic amenities. Shall be done by taking measures of mitigation as per the applicable laws, rules, regulations and available guidelines. 14. Widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads. Shall be done by taking measures of mitigation as per the applicable laws, rules, regulations and available guidelines. 15. 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. 16. Protection of hill slopes and river banks. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 17. Movement of vehicular traffic at night. Regulated for commercial purpose under applicable laws. 18. 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. 19. 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 S. No. Activity Description regulated as per the applicable laws. 20. Commercial extraction of surface and ground water. Regulated as per the applicable laws. Open well, bore well, etc. for agriculture or other usage. Regulated as per applicable laws and the activity should be strictly monitored by the appropriate authority. 22. Solid waste management. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 23. Introduction of exotic species. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 24. Eco-tourism. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 25. Use of polythene bags. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 26. Commercial sign boards and hoardings. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 27. Collection of Forest Produce or Non- Timber Forest Produce. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 28. 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. 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. Monitoring Committee.- For effective monitoring of the provisions of this notification, the Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee, comprising of the following, namely:- S. No. Constituent of Monitoring Committee Designation (i) Regional Commissioner, Kalaburagi Chairman, ex officio (ii) Hon’ble Member of Legislative Assembly, Chincholi Constituency Member; (iii) Representative of the Department of Environment, Government of Karnataka Member; (iv) Representative of the Department of Urban Development, Government of Karnataka Member; (v) A representative of Non-Government Organisation working in the field of wildlife conservation to be nominated by the State Government Member; (vi) An expert in Biodiversity nominated by the State Government Member; (vii) An expert in Ecology and Environment to be nominated by the State Government Member; (viii) A representative from the State Public Works Department Member; (ix) A representative from the State Pollution Control Board Member; (x) Deputy Commissioner or his representative, Kalaburagi District Member; (xi) The Deputy Conservator of Forests, Kalaburagi Division, Kalaburagi 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 Monitoring 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 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 concerned regulatory authorities. (5) The Member-Secretary of the Monitoring Committee or the concerned Deputy Commissioner 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 (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. Supreme Court, etc. orders.- The Central Government and State Government may specify additional measures, if any, for giving effect to provisions of this notification. 8. Additional measures.- 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 a High Court or the National Green Tribunal. ANNEXURE- I BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE AROUND CHINCHOLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY KARNATAKA North The line starts from a point with co-ordinates E 77.342137 N 17.58734 runs along the western boundary of Changlair Reserve Forest of Bidar Forest division and reaching a Point with co-ordinates E 77.369357 N 17.605204 along the boundary of Changlair Forest Sy. No. 59 along the boundary runs and reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.390256 N 17.628246 of the same forest Sy. No. 31 corner which is the northern most tip of the Point, then the line turns southeast and runs all along the northern boundary of the same forest and reaches corner point of Karavakapalli village Sy. No. 63 with co-ordinates E 77.413905 N 17.616382 and runs towards South till it reaches a Point with co-ordinates E 77.406753 N 17.594797 on Sydapur Village Sy. No. 58 on Forest boundary. Then line turns towards Eastern side and reaches a point of Karakanhalli Forest Sy. No. 82 boundary and continues till the point with co-ordinates E 77.447229 N 17.582405 which is also the point on the Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary Block-I. Then the line turns southeast and runs all along the boundary of Block-I and reaches the end point of the same block. Then the line turns northeast and moves along the boundary of Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary Block-II and reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.508106 N 17.541541 of the Sangapur Forest boundary. Then the line runs in eastern direction and runs all along the Interstate boundary of Telangana and Karnataka and reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.579788 N 17.557373 on Dharmasagar and Venkatapur un-classified forest boundary. Then the line runs in southwest & southeast direction and reaches a point with co-ordinates 77.575429 lat 17.530521. Then line runs along the boundary of Venkatapur Forest till reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.595970 N 17.560747. Further, the line runs eastern side along the Inter State boundary of Karnataka &Telangana till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.690411 N 17.509890. East From the above point the line starts and runs in southern direction along the Interstate boundary of Karnataka & Telangana till it reaches a point on Magdampur village with co-ordinates E 77.689816 N 17.474358. South From the above point the line starts from a point with co-ordinates E 77.689816 N 17.474358 in west direction and moves all along the Block-IV till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.653649 N 17.481781. Then line turns in northern direction and reaches a point with co-ordinates E 17.658223 N 7.505355 along the boundary of Magdampur village. Then the line turns towards southern direction and continues till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.644213 N 17.475911 along the boundary of Pochawaram village. Then the line runs through a point with co-ordinates E 77.634886 N 17.472413 on the boundary of Pochwaram-Konchawaram village till it reaches Sy. No. 63 of Konchwaramvillage. Then the line runs in western direction along the village boundary of Konchawaram till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.617034 N 17.473107 ofChindanoor village Sy. Nos. 92 & 93. Then the line runs towards southwest along the Jilwarsha village Sy. Nos. 20, 21, 22, 24, 5, 9, 10 and along the Nala of Jilwarsha. Then the line passes through Sy. Nos. 238, 237, 100, 94 of Jiwarsha village and reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.591594 N17.450808. Then the line runs towards western side along the boundary of Jilwarsha village and further passes through Shadipur village Sy. Nos. 125, 77, 76, 75, 74, (72 part), 29/A, 29/1, 29/24, 29/19, 29/18, 29/17, (29/15 part), 40, 38 and reaches Nala of Shadipur village. Then line passes throughSy. No. 18 Shadipur it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.549104 N 17.468089. From this point the line runs in southern direction along the Sy. Nos. (113 part), (199 part), 118, 108/113, 108/114, 108/106, 108/53, 108/45, 108/40 of Shadipur village till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.546001 N 17.442623. Then the line runs towards western direction along the Interstate boundary of Karnataka & Telangana States till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.514238 N 17.429591. Then the line turns towards southern direction and further turns towards southeast till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.538770 N 17.405659 on Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary. Then the line continues till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.519937 N 17.385802 of Miriam village. West From the above point the line passes through Sy. Nos. (134 part), 119, 118, 24, 25, 26, 30, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of Miriyan village till it reaches a Nala of Kallur village on a point with co-ordinates E 77.491831 N17.392256 on Kallur Road, Sy. No.58. Then the line passes through Sy. Nos.89, 41, 40, 45, 35, 29, 27, 20 and reaches Nala of Somalingadalli village. Then the line passes through the Somalingadalli village Sy. Nos. 19, 18, 5 till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.477334 N 17.416241. Further, the line passes through Sy. No. 9 and then passes through the Sy. Nos. No. 24 of Chikklingdalli village. Then the line passes through Sy. Nos. 23, 22, 91, 78, 79, 80, 75, 74, 73/2 of Chikkalingdalli village. Then the line runs in north western direction and passes through Sy. Nos. 107, 123, 122, 121, 120, 113, 114 till it reaches Sy. Nos. 115 of Kalbhavi village at a point with co-ordinates E 77.452466 N 17.446609. Then the line runs in northern direction and passes through the Sy. Nos. 117,16,17,18,47,48,49, 55 of Kalbhavi village. Then the line further passes through the Sy. Nos. 58,59,52,51,40,39,38,37,72,73, 70 of Bhogalingdalli village. Then the line passes through the Sy. Nos.120,119,117/1 of Inolli village till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.4716121 N 17.1491508. Further, the line runs towards northwest direction passing through the Sy.Nos.127,126,125,130,132,57,166,147,146, 86, of Insole village. Then the line further runs along the Insole village approach road and reaches the Insole stream and the further the line enters Sy. 36,33,31,30, 29 of Pathepur village and the line then pass for about a furlong through Sy. Nos.203,202,198,197,194,191,154,9, 10, of Kallur village. Then the line passes through the Sy.Nos.131,141,140/1,139,150,139 of Nagaidlai village. Then the line runs innorthern direction passing through Sy. Nos. 152,153,117,88,89,91,84,83,53, (7part) and further passes through the Sy. Nos.53 of Nagaidlai village till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.406737 N 17.576398. Then the line runs towards south and it turns in westward direction till it reaches a point with co-ordinates E 77.380054 N 17.577700. Further, the line runs in southern direction through Sy. Nos.24 & 25 of Tumakunta village and further runs along the Tumakunta Forest boundary with co-ordinates E 77.342137 N 17.587314 and reaches the starting point. ANNEXURE- IIA GOOGLE MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CHINCHOLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS ANNEXURE- IIB MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CHINCHOLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS ON SURVEY OF INDIA (SOI) TOPOSHEET ANNEXURE- IIC MAP SHOWING LANDUSE PATTERN OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CHINCHOLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS ANNEXURE- IID MAP SHOWING LANDUSE PATTERN OF 10 KILOMETRE BUFFER AROUND CHINCHOLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE-III TABLE A: GEO- COORDINATES OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS OF CHINCHOLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Map id Latitude Longitude Degree Minutes Seconds Degree Minutes Seconds TABLE B: GEO-COORDINATES OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE Map id Latitude Longitude Degree Minutes Seconds Degree Minutes Seconds ANNEXURE-IV TABLE – A: LIST OF VILLAGES COMING UNDER ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CHINCHOLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH GEO-COORDINATES Map id Name of the Village Extent (Ha.) Latitude Longitude Remarks Deg. Min. Sec. Deg. Min. Sec. 1 Mariyana 122.97 17 23 32.27 77 31 26.84 Part Village 2 Bhairampalli 226.88 17 23 42.41 77 30 44.49 Part Village 3 Kallura Road 33.8 17 23 34.37 77 29 43.13 Part Village 4 Somalingadhalli 626.61 17 24 47.42 77 29 28.13 Part Village 5 Chikkalingadhalli 301.99 17 26 13.80 77 28 51.79 Part Village 6 Kalbhavi 477.52 17 27 24.27 77 27 44.83 Part Village 7 Bogalingadahalli 417.26 17 28 38.93 77 28 28.02 Part Village 8 Inolli 792.33 17 30 12.99 77 28 5.46 Part Village 9 Chandrampalli 301.14 17 31 22.32 77 28 4.57 Part Village 11 Patthepura 38.02 17 31 13.64 77 26 24.73 Part Village 12 Kollur 842.1 17 32 2.93 77 26 41.30 Part Village 13 Nagaidalai 318.2 17 33 7.18 77 25 26.33 Part Village 14 Kusarampalli 195.71 17 34 1.72 77 26 9.04 Part Village 15 Manikapura 231.64 17 34 2.45 77 26 50.70 Part Village 16 Kathanagidda 31.43 17 34 5.17 77 31 46.64 Part Village 17 Sangapura 188.26 17 33 33.09 77 32 19.78 Part Village 18 Dharmasagara 923.85 17 31 52.01 77 32 5.78 Full Village 19 Kusarampalli 1924.51 17 32 23.10 77 34 21.12 Full Village 20 Anthawaram 78.71 17 31 22.52 77 35 3.42 Part Village 21 Buragadoddi 56.39 17 29 29.25 77 33 37.69 Part Village 22 Linganagara 141.23 17 31 8.09 77 37 7.79 Part Village 23 Bhonasapura 364.13 17 30 54.23 77 38 2.53 Part Village 24 Shivarampura 513.39 17 30 45.13 77 39 19.53 Part Village 25 Mogadhampura 639.83 17 29 41.44 77 40 8.97 Part Village 26 Pochawaram 226.17 17 29 10.24 77 38 36.67 Part Village 27 Shivareddypalli 255.96 17 29 54.76 77 38 21.57 Part Village 28 Konchavaram 386.51 17 28 50.34 77 37 40.20 Part Village 29 Lachamsagara 123.6 17 29 41.38 77 37 32.20 Part Village 30 Chindhanura 426.92 17 28 38.96 77 35 34.55 Part Village 31 Jilawarasha 431.68 17 27 32.27 77 35 44.21 Part Village 32 Shadhipura 1613.21 17 28 2.62 77 33 16.69 Part Village Total: 13398.3 TABLE B: DETAILS OF THE ENCLOSURE VILLAGES WITHIN THE ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF CHINCHOLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Map id Name of the enclosure Extent (Ha.) Latitude Longitude Deg Mins Secs Deg Mins Secs A Chandrampalli 47.71 17 31 51.10 77 29 13.43 B Sangapur 9.65 17 33 37.58 77 31 57.41 C Seribikanalli 25.16 17 30 29.95 77 30 33.49 H Mombapur 21.58 17 30 15.88 77 36 17.59 I Chindanoor 193.82 17 29 8.52 77 36 23.76 J Lachamsagar 7.34 17 29 51.11 77 36 35.06 K Magdampur 7.4 17 30 5.58 77 40 55.13 Total 531.22 TABLE C: DETAILS OF THE RESERVE FOREST AREAS WITHIN THE ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE BOUNDARY. S. No Name of the Reserved Forest Area in Ha G.O/Notification Number 2 Chincholi Reserve Forest 511.76 U/S 7 of HFA Total 1263.81 TABLE D: DETAILS OF THE UN-CLASSIFIED FOREST AREAS WITHIN THE ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE BOUNDARY. Map ID Name of the Forest Class of Forest Latitude Longitude Area in Ha Deg Mins Secs Deg Mins Secs a Pochawaram Un-classified Forest 17 32 15.42 77 30 53.30 58.86 b Venkatapur Un-classified Forest 17 32 9.41 77 34 7.26 708.69 c Dharmasagar Un-classified Forest 17 31 29.65 77 32 39.57 568.79 Total: 1336.34 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