S.O.3840 (E) dated 30/08/2023-Amendment in EIA Notification, 2006

Che Gazette of India .. -2 TeT.-37.-31082023-248436 FETETOT EXTRAORDINARY TR &y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3679] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023/BHADRA 9, 1945 7% faweft, 30 snre, 2023 TTA TATET ATEEAT FET TAT) FTET U AT qrey Ay T THTH F7H F TATT, AT (37 H, AT FHE ¥ AT T #71. 41.1533(+), i 14 fraww, 2006 ¥ fRerforfer Hemmem Feet §: aar-: 5555 GU/2023 (&) e g 7. AT, AT, HET, SIS, T AT TG 6 AT AT AT T F TATAA F 1T FeAHTS [T#. 3-70/2020-45w.111] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th August, 2023 S.0. 3840(E).—WHEREAS, the Central Government in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, under sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section (3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 issued a notification vide number S.0.1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the EIA Notification) for mandating prior environmental clearance for certain categories of projects; AND WHEREAS, the Central Government, inferalia, amended Appendix-IX to the EIA Notification vide notification number S.0. 1224(E), dated the 28th March, 2020, to exempt certain activities from the requirement of prior environmental clearance in respect of certain projects; AND WHEREAS, the National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench at New Delhi vide its order dated the 28" October, 2020 in Original Application No. 190 of 2020 in the matter of Noble M Paikada vs. Union of India & Ors. passed the directions for revisiting the said notification; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, (29 of 1986), read with sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government, after having dispensed with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the said rules, in public interest, hereby makes following further amendments in the notification of the Govemment of India number S.0 1533( E), dated the 14® September, 2006, namely:- In the said notification, in Appendix-IX, for serial numbers 6 and 7 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- “6. Extraction or sourcing or borrowing of ordinary earth for the linear projects such as roads, pipelines, etc. shall be subject to the compliance of standard operating procedures and environmental safeguards issued in this regard from time to time. 7. Dredging and de-silting of dams, reservoirs, weirs, barrages, river and canals for the purpose of their maintenance, upkeep and disaster management shall be subject to the compliance of environmental safeguards issued in this regard from time to time.”. Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii)vide, number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 and last amended vide the notification number S.O. 2226(E), dated the 18th May, 2023. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. 2™ =