Final Notification Declaring Eco Sensitive Zone S.O. No.2407(E) Karanja Sohol Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2235] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021/JYAISTHA 28, 1943 95 स े98, 91 से 93, 70, 72, 73, 50 से 55, 40, 60, 61, 42 से 45, 112, 113. 1 ए 20° 25 47.10 77° 28 30.50 2 बी 20° 24 48.50 77° 28 19.40 3 सी 20° 24 48.20 77° 29 27.40 4 डी 20° 26 08.40 77° 31 11.10 5 इ 20° 25 54.80 77° 31 48.00 6 एफ 20° 27 10.70 77° 31 25.00 7 जी 20° 26 14.00 77° 30 25.50 8 एच 20° 27 38.30 77° 31 42.40 9 अइ 20° 27 27.50 77° 30 44.10 10 जे 20° 27 55.20 77° 35 19.90 11 के 20° 26 37.90 77° 36 58.10 12 एल 20° 25 16.70 77° 35 24.30 13 एम 20° 25 51.20 77° 32 45.90 14 एन 20° 26 55.20 77° 32 02.50 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th June, 2021 S.O. 2407(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 1875 (E), dated the 9 th June 2020, 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 12 th June 2020; AND WHEREAS, objections and suggestions were received from persons and stakeholders in response to the aforesaid draft notification were duly considered by the Central Government; WHEREAS, the Karanja Sohal Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Washim and Yavatmal Districts in Maharashtra and spread over an area of 18.321 square kilometers; AND WHEREAS, the Karanja Sohal Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary is notified vide notification of the State Government of Maharashtra number WLP. 1095/C.R.-80/ F-1 dated the 7 th Dec, 2000; AND WHEREAS, the area has very high faunal and floral diversity with about 18 species of mammals, about 48 species of reptiles and many species of amphibian. The flora of this area is represented by ―Southern tropical Dry-Deciduous forests‖ including species like achar, char (Buchnania lanzan, Spreng.), ain/saja (Terminalia tomentosa, W. & A.), amta (Bauhinia malabarica, Roxb.), aola/awala (Emblica officinalis, Linn.), apta (Bauhinia racemosa, Lamk.), beheda (Terminalia belerica, Boxb.), ber/bor (Ziziphus mauritiana, Lamk.), dhaoda/dhawada (Anogeissus latifolia, Wall.), dhaman (Grewia tilifolia, Wall.), dhoban (Dalbergia paniculata, Roxb.), ghoti/ghotbor (Zizphus zylopara,Yilld.), hiwar (Acacia leucophloea, Willd.), hingan (Balanites cegyptia, Del.), jamun (Syzygium cumini, Linns. Skeels.), khair (Acacia catechu, willd.), lendia/sehna (Lagerstroemia parviflora, Roxb.), neem (Azadirachta indica. Linn.), palash (Butea monosperma, Lamk), salai (Boswelia serrata, Roxb.), tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon, Roxb.), etc. among trees and anantmul (Hemidesmus indicus,br), gokru (Xanthium strumarium, Linn.), lokhandi (Ixora parviflora, Vahl.), morodphal/murudsheng (Helictris isora, Linn), nirgudi (Vitex nigundo), rantulas (Ocimum basilicum.), rui (Calotropis gigantea), sindhi (Phoenix acaulis, Buch), tarota (Cassia tora), chilati (Acacia pinnata, Willd.), gunj (Abrus precatorius, Linn.), eroni (Ziziphus oenoplia, Will.), kanjhkuri (Mucuna pruriens, D.O.), pandari kusal (Aristida funiculata), dongari (Chrysopogan fulvus), marwel (Dichanthium annulatum), shikari (Digitaria ciliaris), kusali (Heteropogon contortus), kodra/kunda (Paspalum cerobiculatum), sheda (Sehima nervosum), chikta (Setaria intermedia), etc. among shrubs and grasses; AND WHEREAS, the Sanctuary is known for wild animal species such as Hanuman langur (Presbytes entells, Dup.), jungle cat (Felis chaus, Guld.), common mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi, Geo.), striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena, Linn.), wolf (Canis lupus, Linn.), fulvous fruit bat (Rousettus leschenaulti, Des.), three striped palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum, Linn.), Indian field mice (Mus booduga, Gray.), common house rat (Rattus rattus,. Linn.), bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica, Bech.), Indian porcupine (Hystrix indica, Kerr.), rufous-tailed hare (Lepus nigricollis Cuv.), blue bull/nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus, Pall.), spotted deer (Axis axis Erx.), barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak, Zimm.), Indian wild boar (Sus scrofa, Linn.), Indian pangolin (Manis srassicaudata, Gray.), etc; AND WHEREAS, avifauna with species of birds including grey heron (Ardea cinerea), pond heron (Ardeola grayii), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), little egret (Egretta garzetta), little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger), open-billed stork (Anastomus oscitans), white necked stork (Ciconia episcopus), black ibis (Pseudibis papillosa), brahmini duck (Tadorna ferruginea), black winged kite (Elanus caeruleus), shikra (Accipiter badius), grey partridge (Francolinus pondicerianus), common peafowl (Pavo cristatus), demoiselle crane (Anthorpoides virgo), red wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus), common sandpiper (Tringar hypoleucos), white breasted waterhen (Amanrornis phoenicurus), black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), blue rock pigeon (Columba livia), Indian ring dove (Streptopelia decaocto), red turtle dove (Streptopelia), spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis), green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera), Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), blossom- headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala), brain fever bird (Cuculus various), crow-pheasant (Centropus sinensis), pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), white-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), small blue kingfisher (Halcyon atthis), small green bee-eater (Merops orientalis), chestnut-headed bee-eater (Perops leschanawli), Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis), hoopoe (Upupa epops), Indian nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus), common grey hornbill (Tockus birostris), coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala), golden-backed woodpecker (Dinopium benghalense), yellow-fronted pied woodpecker (Picoides mahrattensis), pigmy woodpecker (Picoides nanus), red-winged bush lark (Mirafra erythroptera), crested lark (Galerida cristata), rufous-tailed finch lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus), wire tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii), grey shrike (Lanius excubitor), bay-backed shrike (Lanius vitatus), rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach), black drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), black-headed myna (Sturnus pagodarim), pied myna (Sturnus contra), Indian myna (Acridotheres), Indian tree pie (Dendrocitta vagabunds), iora (Aegithina tiphia), red- vented bulbul (Pycnontous cafer), magpie robin (Copsychus saularis), Indian robin (Saxicoloidesfulicata), black redstart (Phoenicurus), brown rock chat (Cersomela fusca), jungle babbler (Turdoides striatus), paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradise), white-spotted fantail flycatcher (Phipidura albicollis), tailor bird (Orthotomus sutorius), dull- green leaf warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides), thick-billed warbler (Acrocephalus aedon), yellow-headed wagtail (Motacilla citerola), pied wagtail (Motacilla cinerea), white or pied wagtail (Motacilla alba dukhunensis), yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava), purple-rumped sunbird (Nectarnia zeylonica), purple sunbird (Nectarnia asiatica), white throated munia (Lonchura malabarica), black-headed bunting (Emberiza melonocephala), spotted owlet (Athene brama), scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus),etc. were recorded from the Sanctuary; AND WHEREAS, the reptile, amphibians, fish, butterflies and spiders species available in the Karanja Sohal Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary are beaked worm snake (Typhlina acutus), Indian python (Python molursus), common sand boa (Eryx conicus), common wolf snake (Lycodon aulicus), green keelback (Macropisthodon plumbicolor), checkered keelback (Xenochrophis piscator), gunther's racer (Argyrogena gracilis), common bronzeback tree snake (Dendrelaphis tristis), common cat snake (Boiga trigonata), common cobra (Naja naja), Russell‘s viper (Vipera russellii), saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus), bamboo pit viper (Trimeresurus gramineus), garden lizard (Calotes versicolor), Indian chameleon (Chameleon zeylanicus), common carp (Labeo rohita), common carp (Cirrhinus mrigala), catfish (Wallago attu), catfish (Aitia coila), knife fish (Notopterus notopterus), gar pike (Xenentodon cancila), snake-headed fish (Chana striatus), snake-headed fish (Chana punctatus), snake-headed fish (Channa marulius), perch fish (Nardus nardus), gobies (Glossogovius guiris), spring eel (Mastocembelus pancalus), common skink (Mabuiya carineta), tree frog (Rhacophorus maculatus), common toad (Bufo malanosticulus), crimson rose (Tros hector), common mormon (Papilio polytes), common mime (Chilasa clytia), pioneer (Anaphaeis aurota), white orange tip (Ixias marianne), great orange tip (Hebomoia glaucippe), common emigrant (Catopsilia crocale), mottled emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe), common acacia blue (Surendra quercetorum), common cerulean (Jamides celeno), grass jewel (Freyeria trochilus), common hedge blue (Acetolepis puspa), dark band bush brown (Mycalesis mineus), tawny rajah (Charaxes polyxena), baronet (Euthalia nais), commander (Moduza procris), great eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina), danaid eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus), yellow pansy (Percis hierta), gray pansy (Percis atlites), plain tiger (Danaus Chrysippus), common crow (Euploea core), dark palm dart (Astychus pythias), grass demon (Udaspes folus), Indian skipper (Spialia galba), common redeye (Matapa aria), black wood spider (Nephila kuhlii), ashy social spider (Stegodyphus sarasinorum), funnel wolf (Hippasa agelenoides), tunnel wolf (Lycosa indagatrix), zebra jumper (Plexippus paykulli), long-legged straw (Eucta javana), etc.; AND WHEREAS, the extremely close vicinity of the above-mentioned Sanctuary to human habitation and ongoing developmental activities, necessitate the requirement of proper safeguards and control over such activities; AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area, the extent and boundaries of Karanja Sohal Blackbuck 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 varying from zero (0) to 1.5 kilometres around the boundary of Karanja Sohal Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary, in Washim and Yavatmal in the State of Maharashtra 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 of zero (0) to 1.5 kilometres around the boundary of Karanja Sohal Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary and the area of the Eco- sensitive Zone is 24.7375 square kilometres. The zero extent of Eco-sensitive Zone has been proposed towards the Northern part of the Sanctuary near Gut No. 17 and 18 of Gangapur Village and Gut No. 39 of Kamathwada Village considering the absence of any ecologically important habitat on that fringe of the Sanctuary and the agricultural land adjoin thereof. (2) The boundary description of Karanja Sohal Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary and its Eco-sensitive Zone is appended in Annexure-I. (3) The maps of the Karanja Sohal Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary demarcating Eco-sensitive Zone along with boundary details and latitudes and longitudes are appended as Annexure-IIA, Annexure-IIB and Annexure- IIC. (4) List of geo-coordinates of the boundary of Karanja Sohal Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary and Eco-sensitive Zone are given in Table A and Table B of Annexure III. (5) The list of villages falling in the proposed 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: - (a) Environment; (b) Forest and Wildlife; (d) Tourism; (e) Municipal; (f) Revenue; (g) Agriculture; (h) Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board; (i) Rural Development; (k) Irrigation and Flood Control; and (l) 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:- (a) widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads; (b) construction and renovation of infrastructure and civic amenities; (c) small scale industries not causing pollution; (d) cottage industries including village industries; convenience stores and local amenities supporting eco-tourism including home stay; and (e) 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 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 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 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 compiled 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 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 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.- (a) 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; (b) 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, as amended from time to time, 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 as amendments made thereto, Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), 2019 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 bonafide local residents including digging of earth for construction or repair of houses within Eco-sensitive Zone; (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 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, as amended from time to time, 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. 4. Use or production or processing of any hazardous substances. Prohibited. 5. Discharge of untreated effluents in natural water bodies or land area. Prohibited. 6. Setting up of new saw mills. New or expansion of existing saw mills shall not be permitted within the Eco-sensitive Zone. 7. New wood based industry. Prohibited. 8. Use of polythene bags. Prohibited. 9. Setting up of brick kilns. Prohibited. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Small scale non-polluting industries. Non-polluting industries as per classification of industries issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in February, 2016, as amended from time to time 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. 13. 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. 14. Collection of Forest produce or Non- Timber Forest produce. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 15. Erection of electrical and communication towers and laying of cables and other infrastructures. Regulated under applicable laws (underground cabling may be promoted). 16. Infrastructure including civic amenities. Taking measures of mitigation as per the applicable laws, rules and regulations available guidelines. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Protection of hill slopes and river banks. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 20. Movement of vehicular traffic at night. Regulated for commercial purpose under applicable laws. 21. 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. 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. 23. 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. 24. Commercial extraction of surface and ground water. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 25. Solid waste management. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 26. Introduction of exotic species. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 27. Eco-tourism. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 28. Commercial sign boards and hoardings. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 29. Wind mills and turbines. Regulated as per the applicable laws. 30. Rain water harvesting. Shall be actively promoted. 31. Organic farming. Shall be actively promoted. 32. Adoption of green technology for all activities. Shall be actively promoted. 33. Cottage industries including village artisans, etc. Shall be actively promoted. 34. Use of renewable energy and fuels. Bio-gas, solar light etc. shall be actively promoted. 35. Agro-Forestry. Shall be actively promoted. 36. Plantation of Horticulture and Herbals. Shall be actively promoted. 37. Use of eco-friendly transport. Shall be actively promoted. 38. Skill Development. Shall be actively promoted. 39. Restoration of degraded land/ forests/ habitat. Shall be actively promoted. 40. 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:- Sl.No. Constituent of the Monitoring Committee Designation (i) District Collector, Washim Chairman, ex-officio; (ii) Representative of District Collector, Yavatmal Member; (iii) Deputy Conservator of Forests (WL), Akola Member; (iv) A representative of Non-Governmental Organization working in the field of environment (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by the Government of Maharashtra Member; (v) Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board Member; (vi) A representative of the Town Planning office, Washim Member; (vii) A representative of the Town Planning office, Yavatmal Member; (viii) A representative of the Department of Environment, Government of Maharashtra Member; (ix) One expert in the area of ecology and environment to be nominated by the Government of Maharashtra Member; (x) An expert in Biodiversity nominated by the State Government Member; (xi) Deputy Conservator of Forests, Yavatmal Member; (xii) Deputy Conservator of Forests, Washim 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 till further orders, provided that the non-official members of the Committee shall be nominated by the State Government from time to time. (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 Forest 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. Additional measures.- The Central Government and State Government may specify additional measures, if any, for giving effect to provisions of this notification. 8. Supreme Court, etc. orders.- 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 AROUND KARANJA SOHAL BLACKBUCK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN THE STATE MAHARASHTRA Direction Bounded by North Washim Forest Division – 0 to 150 Meters – Forest & Non Forest Area of Washim Forest Division Northern boundary of S. No. 71, 70, 73, 74, 91, 90 of village Pasarani, S. No. 1, 13, 14, 12 of village Mirzapur, S. No. 55, 1, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 8 of Girada Village, S. No. 47 of village Imamapur, S. No. 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 43, 41, 42, 67, 66, 33, 1, 31, 30, 29, 24, 9, 6, 2, 79, 78, 80, 74 of village Dadagaon, village boundary of Gangapur, Kamathawada, S. No. 53, 54 of Somathana village, S. No. 22, 25, 27, 32 of Bagapur village, S. No. 83, 81, 79, 77, 69, 75, 70, 49, 47, 74, 43, 44 of Umbarda village, Yavatmal Division – S. No. 432 to 440, 441, 450, 451, 452 to 457, 467 to 469, 475 to 479 of Hatola village. East Yavatmal Forest Division – 0 to 1500 Meters Forest & Non Forest Area of Yavatmal Division Western side of S. No. 78, 75, 74, 61, 60, 58, 59, 57, 25, 26, 27, 497, 490, 493, 492, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399 of Hatola village. & S. No. 95 to 98, 91 to 93, 70, 72, 73, 50 to 55, 40, 60, 61, 42 to 45, 112, and 113 of Sangavi. South Washim Forest Division – 0 to 100 Meters Forest & Non Forest Area of Washim Forest Division Northern part of the S. No. 10, 7, 5, 33, 3, 1 of Zolgaon village, S. No. 37, 36, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 50 of Dighi village, S. No. 4, 2, 1, 43 of Januna village, S. No. 1, 2, 16, 21 of Ramanagar village S. No. 9, 7, 8 of Pimpari Village, S. No. 21, 19, 18, 36, 37, 44, 42, 41 of Ekalara village, S. No. 26, 27, 54, 29, 30, 31 to 34, 110, 109, 101, 103 to 105, 89 to 92, 84, 83 of Pimpalgaon village, Southern side village boundary of Girda village, S No. 27, 39, 4, 3 of Waki village, S. No. 57 to 60, 77, 78 of Waghola village, Southern village boundary of Yesapur. West Washim Forest Division – 0 to 200 Meters Forest & Non Forest Area of Washim Forest Division Eastern side boundary of S. No. 40 to 46, 27 to 31, 33, 19 to 21, 14, 15, of Yesapur village, S. No 106, 3, 2, 110 of Pasarani village. ANNEXURE- IIA MAP OF KARANJA SOHAL BLACKBUCK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND ITS ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS ANNEXURE- IIB MAP OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF KARANJA SOHAL BLACKBUCK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS Washim mm Washim Washim Yavatma ll ANNEXURE- IIC LAND USE MAP SHOWING ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF KARANJA SOHAL BLACKBUCK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ANNEXURE-III TABLE A: GEO-COORDINATES OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS OF KARANJA SOHAL BLACKBUCK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Sr. No. Node Point Latitude (N) Longitude (E) TABLE B: GEO-COORDINATES OF PROMINENT LOCATIONS OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE Sr. No. Node Point Latitude Longitude 1 A 20° 25 47.10 77° 28 30.50 2 B 20° 24 48.50 77° 28 19.40 3 C 20° 24 48.20 77° 29 27.40 4 D 20° 26 08.40 77° 31 11.10 5 E 20° 25 54.80 77° 31 48.00 6 F 20° 27 10.70 77° 31 25.00 7 G 20° 26 14.00 77° 30 25.50 8 H 20° 27 38.30 77° 31 42.40 9 I 20° 27 27.50 77° 30 44.10 10 J 20° 27 55.20 77° 35 19.90 11 K 20° 26 37.90 77° 36 58.10 12 L 20° 25 16.70 77° 35 24.30 13 M 20° 25 51.20 77° 32 45.90 14 N 20° 26 55.20 77° 32 02.50 ANNEXURE-IV LIST OF VILLAGES COMING UNDER ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF KARANJA SOHAL BLACKBUCK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALONG WITH GEO-COORDINATES S. No. Name of Village Tehsil District Node Pt Latitude Longitude 1 Umbarda Karanja Washim a 20° 27 19.40 77° 38 20.40 2 Somthana Karanja Washim b 20° 26 30.70 77° 34 49.08 3 Bagapur Karanja Washim c 20° 27 18.30 77° 35 14.70 4 Kamargaon Karanja Washim d 20° 27 35.60 77° 33 21.90 5 Gangapur Karanja Washim e 20° 27 37.80 77° 32 15.40 6 Dadgaon Karanja Washim f 20° 27 13.50 77° 31 17.70 7 Pimpalgaon Karanja Washim g 20° 25 45.60 77° 31 10.60 8 Girda Karanja Washim h 20° 26 22.50 77° 30 02.50 9 Mirzapur Karanja Washim i 20° 26 06.40 77° 29 21.30 10 Pasarani Karanja Washim j 20° 25 43.70 77° 28 40.11 11 Yesapur Karanja Washim k 20° 25 17.90 77° 28 20.00 12 Waki Manora Washim l 20° 24 45.90 77° 29 47.30 13 Mamadabad Karanja Washim m 20° 26 41.40 77° 32 02.80 14 Januna Karanja Washim n 20° 25 43.00 77° 33 37.30 15 Raperi Karanja Washim O 20° 26 29.10 77° 35 25.55 16 Hatola Darava Yavatmal P 20° 26 38.20 77° 37 12.70 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. SURENDER MAHADASAM