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No. 599] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017/PHALGUNA 9, 1938 1 ए 19:59:04 76:29:49 2 बी 19:59:01 76:30:09 3 सी 19:59:06 76:30:22 4 डी 19:59:10 76:30:58 5 ई 19:58:27 76:31:10 6 एफ 19:58:03 76:31:07 7 जी 19:58:06 76:30:57 8 एच 19:57:43 76:30:47 9 आई 19:57:46 76:30:34 10 जे 19:58:07 76:30:39 11 के 19:58:11 76:30:16 12 एल 19:58:20 76:30:06 13 एम 19:58:05 76:29:53 14 एन 19:58:37 76:29:49

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 21 st February, 2017 (Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary)

S.O. 668(E).—WHEREAS, a draft notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification of the Government of the India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number th November, 2015, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within the period of sixty days from date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;

AND WHEREAS, objections and suggestions received from all persons and stakeholders in response to the draft notification have been duly considered by the Central Government; AND WHEREAS, the Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary situated on the right side of Lonar Mantha State Highway

No. 171 in Buldana district, Maharashtra is spread over an area of 3.83 sq. km; AND WHEREAS, the boundary of Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary situated in the Buldana District of Maharashtra lies between North latitude 19° 58´ 40” to 19° 58´ 42” and East longitude 76° 31´ 45” to 76°” 31´ 56”; AND WHEREAS, the Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary is ecologically significant which represent biotic provision 6B Central Plateau of the Deccan Peninsula and Lonar Lake is the third biggest Lake formed in basaltic rock due to meteorite impact;

AND WHEREAS, the Wildlife Sanctuary has a varied habitat having diverse fauna and flora Major flora of this sanctuary includes Sag (Tectona grandis), Lendi (Lagerstroemia parviflora ), Tembhurni (Diospyros melanoxylon) Anjan, Shankhapu-shpi (Evolvulus alsinoides) Ashoka, Beheda, Babhul, Bel, Chandan (Santalum album), Dhawada (Anogeissus latifolia), Hiwar Salai (Boswellia serrata ), Ain (Terminalia elliptica), Tarwad (Senna auriculata ) and Palas (Butea monosperma), and a variety of fauna such as Leopard (Panthera pardus), Hyaena (Hyaena hyaena), Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), Jungle Cat (Felis chaus), Monkey (Rhesus Macaque) (Macaca mulatta), squirrel; AND WHEREAS, a lake within the Lonar Sanctuary known as the Lonar Lake is the third largest lake formed from basaltic rock due to meteorite impact and being important from geo-morphological point of view, it attracts researchers to conduct research regarding its formation;

AND WHEREAS, Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary has historic temples which are recognized archaeological monuments by Archaeological Survey of India;

AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area upto 100 meters from the boundary of the protected area of Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary as Eco-sensitive Zone from ecological and environmental point of view; 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) read with sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby notifies an area to an extent upto 100 meters around the boundary of Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary in the State of Maharashtra as the Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary Eco-sensitive Zone (herein after 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 is spread over an area of 1.92 square kilometres with an extent of upto 100 meters all around the boundary of Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary and the boundary description of such Zone is given in Annexure- I.

(2) The Eco-sensitive Zone is spread across 1 village falling in Buldana district of Maharashtra

(3) The name of the village falling within Eco-sensitive Zone along with co-ordinates of prominent points is appended as Annexure II.

(4) The map of the Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary and its Eco-sensitive Zone with Geo Co ordinates are appended as Annexure-III & III-A.

2. Zonal Master Plan for the Eco-sensitive Zone.- (1) The State Government shall, for the purpose of the Eco- sensitive Zone prepare, a Zonal Master Plan, within a period of two years from the date of publication of final notification in the Official Gazette, in consultation with local people and adhering to the stipulations given in this notification for consideration.

(2) The Zonal Master Plan shall be approved by the competent authority in the State Government for its effective implementation.

(3) The Zonal Master Plan so prepared shall commensurate with the stipulation specified in the Notification and include the environmental implications.

(4) 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.

(5) The Zonal Master Plan shall be prepared in consultation with the following State Departments, for integrating the ecological and environmental considerations into the said plan:

(i) Environment;

(ii) Forest and Wildlife;

(iii) Agriculture;

(iv) Revenue;

(vi) Tourism;

(vii) Rural Development;

(viii) Irrigation and Flood Control;

(ix) Municipal;

(x) Panchayati Raj; and

(xi) Public Works Department.

(6) 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.

(7) 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.

(8) 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, wetlands and other water bodies and also with supporting maps giving the details of existing and proposed land use features.

(9) The Zonal Master Plan shall regulate development in Eco-sensitive Zone as to ensure eco-friendly development for livelihood security of local communities.

(10) The Zonal Master Plan shall be a reference document for the Monitoring Committee for carrying out its functions with respect to the provisions given in 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.- 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 industrial related development activities:

Provided that the conversion of agricultural lands within the Eco-sensitive Zone may be permitted on the recommendation of the Monitoring Committee, and with the prior approval of the State Government, to meet the residential needs of local residents, and for the activities listed against serial numbers 10, 21, 25, 33, and 34 in column (2) of the Table in paragraph 4, namely:-

(i) Eco-friendly cottages for temporary occupation of tourists, such as tents, wooden houses, etc. for eco-friendly tourism activities;

(ii) Widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads;

(iii) Small scale industries not causing pollution;

(iv) Rainwater harvesting; and

(v) Cottage industries including village industries, convenience stores and local amenities: Provided further that no use of tribal land shall be permitted for commercial and industrial development activities without the prior approval of the State Government and without compliance of the provisions of article 244 of the Constitution of India 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, Forests and Climate Change: Provided also that the above correction of error shall not include change of land use in any case except as provided under this sub-paragraph:

Provided also that there shall be no consequential reduction in green area, such as forest area and agricultural area and efforts shall be made to reforest the unused or unproductive agricultural areas.

(2) Natural springs.- 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 catchment management plan including lake shall be drawn up by the State Government in such a manner as to prohibit or and restrict development activities within the catchment areas.

(3) Eco-Tourism.- (a) The activity relating to eco-tourism within the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be as per Eco-Tourism Master Plan, which shall form part of the Zonal Master Plan.

(b) The Eco-Tourism Master Plan shall be prepared by the Department of Tourism, in consultation with Department of Forests and Environment of the State Government.

(c) The activity of eco-tourism shall be regulated as under, namely:-

(i) all new eco-tourism activities or expansion of existing eco-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 with emphasis on eco-tourism, eco-education and eco-development and based on carrying capacity study of the Eco-sensitive Zone;

(ii) new construction of hotels and resorts shall not be permitted within 100 metre from the boundary of the Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary except for accommodation for temporary occupation of tourists related to eco-friendly tourism activities:

(iii) till 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.

(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 preserved and plan shall be drawn up for their protection and conservation, within six months from the date of publication of this notification and such plan shall form 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 indentified in the Eco-sensitive Zone and plans for their conservation shall be prepared within six months from the date of publication of this notification and incorporated in the Zonal Master Plan.

(6) Noise pollution.- The Environment Department of the State Government or Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board shall implement the regulations for control of noise pollution in the Eco-sensitive Zone in accordance with the provisions stipulated of The Noise Pollution (Regulation And Control) Rules, 2000 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

(7) Air pollution.- The Environment Department of the State Government or Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board shall draw up guidelines and regulations for the control of air pollution in the Eco-sensitive Zone in accordance with the provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981) and the rules made there under.

(8) Discharge of effluents.- The 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 Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules made therein.

(9) Solid wastes. - Disposal of solid wastes shall be as under:-

(i) the solid waste disposal in Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of 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 as amended from time to time;

(ii) the local authorities shall draw up plans for the segregation of solid wastes into biodegradable and non-biodegradable components;

(iii) the biodegradable material shall be recycled preferably through composting or vermiculture;

(iv) the inorganic material shall be disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner.

(10) Bio-medical waste.- The bio-medical waste disposal in the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification number

G.S.R 343 (E), dated the 28 th March, 2016, as amended from time to time.

(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) 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 till the Zonal Master Plan is 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.

(14) Industrial Units.- (i) On or after the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, no new polluting industries shall be allowed to be set up within the Eco-sensitive Zone.

(ii) Only non-polluting industries shall be allowed be established within ESZ vide Central Pollution Board’s categorization.

4. List of activities prohibited or to be regulated within the Eco-sensitive Zone.- All activities in the Eco sensitive Zone shall be governed by the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and the rules made thereunder, and be regulated in the manner specified in the Table below, namely:—

TABLE

Sl .No. Activity Remarks Prohibited Activities

1. Commercial mining, stone quarrying and crushing units.

a) All new and existing (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. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No.202 of 1995 and dated the 21 st April, 2014 in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No.435 of 2012.

2. Setting up of saw mills. No new or expansion of existing saw mills shall be permitted within the Eco-sensitive Zone.

3. Use or production of any hazardous substances.

Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable laws.

4. Setting up of industries causing water or air or soil or noise pollution.

No new or expansion of polluting industries in the Eco- sensitive zone shall be permitted.

The industries categorised as Green or White in the Central Pollution Control Board Classification including agro-based small scale industries shall be regulated as per regulations.

5. Establishment of new major thermal and hydro-electric projects Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable laws.

6. Discharge of untreated effluents in natural water bodies meeting lake or land area.

Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable laws

7. Commercial use of firewood. Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable laws.

8. Use of Plastic bags. Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable laws.

9. Establishment of large-scale commercial livestock and poultry farms by firms, corporates, and companies.

Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable laws. However, initiatives on a small-scale by the local farmers are permitted.

Regulated Activities

10. Establishment of hotels and resorts for eco- tourism.

No new commercial hotels and resorts shall be permitted within one kilometre 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 kilometre 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) No new commercial construction of any kind shall be permitted within one Kilometre from the boundary of the Protected Area or upto extent of the Eco-sensitive Zone whichever is nearer:

Provided that, local people shall be permitted to undertake construction in their land for their use including the activities listed in sub paragraph (1) of paragraph 6 as per building byelaws:

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 kilometre it shall be regulated as per the Zonal Master Plan.

12. Trenching ground. Establishment of new trenching ground is prohibited and old trenching grounds are to be regulated under applicable laws.

13. Undertaking activities related to tourism like over-flying the National Park Area by aircraft, hot-air balloons, etc.

Regulated (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable laws.

14. Commercial water resources including ground water harvesting.

(a) The extraction of surface water and ground water shall be allowed only for bona fide agricultural use and domestic consumption of the occupier of the land;

(b) extraction of surface water and ground water for industrial or commercial use including the amount that can be extracted, shall require prior written permission from the concerned Regulatory Authority and adapting appropriate measures for rain water harvesting;

(c) no sale of surface water or ground water shall be permitted;

(d) steps shall be taken to prevent contamination or pollution of water from any source including agriculture.

15. Protection of hill slopes and river banks. No construction activity unless otherwise permitted under the Zonal Master Plan shall be undertaken on the hill with slopes more than 1 to 10 and also upto 100 meters from the banks of any river, and natural nallah.

16. Air and vehicular pollution. Regulated under applicable laws.

17. Noise pollution. Regulated under applicable laws.

18. Extraction of ground water. Regulated under applicable laws.

19. 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 Acts and the rules made thereunder;

(c) in case of Reserve Forests and Protected Forests the Working Plan prescriptions shall be followed.

20. Erection of electrical cables and telecommunication towers.

(i) laying of transmission lines and distribution lines above 33 Kv

(ii) Erection of new electric cables and poles below to be permitted only for villages where there is no electricity

(iii) Augmentation/Renovation of electric and telecommunication cabling is permitted.

(iv) Promote underground cabling

21. Widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads.

Shall be done with proper Environment Impact Assessment and mitigation measures, as applicable.

22. Fencing of existing premises of hotels and lodges.

Regulated under applicable laws.

In order to allow free movement of wildlife, hotels or other commercial establishments within the Eco-sensitive Zone shall not fence their properties with barbed wire and no fence shall be higher than 1 meter. Any existing fence not complying with this stipulation shall be modified as per the time lines mentioned in the Zonal Master Plan.

23. Collection of Forest produce or Non-Timber Regulated under applicable laws.

24. Introduction of exotic species. Regulated under applicable laws.

25. Small scale industries not causing pollution. Non polluting, non-hazardous, small-scale and service industry, agriculture, floriculture, horticulture or agro-based industry producing products from indigenous goods from the Eco-sensitive Zone, and which do not cause any adverse impact on environment.

26. Discharge of treated effluents in natural water bodies or land area.

Efforts to be made to prevent mixing of treated, partially treated effluents to the water stream joining the lake.

Recycling of treated effluent shall be encouraged and for disposal of sludge or solid wastes, the existing regulations shall be followed.

27. Commercial sign boards and hoardings. Regulated under applicable laws.

28. Solid Waste Management. Regulated under applicable laws.

29. Drastic change of agriculture systems.

Regulated under applicable laws.

Promoted Activities

30. Ongoing agriculture and horticulture practices by local communities along with dairies, dairy farming, aquaculture and fisheries.

Shall be actively promoted.

31. Organic farming. Shall be actively promoted.

32. Adoption of green technology for all activities.

Shall be actively promoted.

33. Rain water harvesting. Shall be actively promoted.

34. Cottage industries including village artisans. Shall be actively promoted.

35. Use of renewable energy sources. Shall be actively promoted.

36. Skill development. Shall be actively promoted.

37. Agro-forestry. Shall be actively promoted.

38. Environmental awareness. Shall be actively promoted.

Monitoring Committee.- The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee for a period of three years, for effective monitoring of the Eco-sensitive Zone falling in the State of Maharashtra , which shall comprise of the following namely:-

(i) Collector Buldana - Chairman.

(ii) A representative of department of Environment, Government of Maharashtra-Member

(iii) A representative of the department of revenue, Government of Maharashtra,- Member

(iv) The Regional Officer, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board-Member

(v) One expert in the area of ecology environment to be nominated by the Government of Maharashtra –Member

(vii) A representative of Non Governmental organization working in the field of environment (including heritage conservation) to be nominated by Government of Maharashtra for three years -Member

(viii) The Senior Town Planner Officer Buldana -Member

(ix) Dy. Conservator of Forests Buldana (Territorial) -Member-Secretary Terms and Candition.- (1) The tenure of the Monitoring Committee shall be for a period of three years from the date of issue of notification.

(2) The Monitoring Committee shall monitor the compliance of the provisions of this notification.

(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 scrutinized 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 Collector(s) or the concerned park Deputy Conservator of Forests shall be competent to file complaints under section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 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 of the State as per pro- forma 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.

6. The Central Government and State Government may specify additional measures, if any, for giving effect to provisions of this notification.

7. 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 the High Court or National Green Tribunal . LALIT KAPUR, Scientist ‘G’

ANNEXURE-I

Map of Eco-Sensitive Zone of Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary with Geo Coordinates

GEO COORDINATES OF LONAR SANCTUARY

Sr. No. Point No. Latitude (North) Longitude (East) 1 A 19:59:04 76:29:49 2 B 19:59:01 76:30:09 3 C 19:59:06 76:30:22 4 D 19:59:10 76:30:58 5 E 19:58:27 76:31:10 6 F 19:58:03 76:31:07 7 G 19:58:06 76:30:57 8 H 19:57:43 76:30:47 9 I 19:57:46 76:30:34 10 J 19:58:07 76:30:39 11 K 19:58:11 76:30:16 12 L 19:58:20 76:30:06 13 M 19:58:05 76:29:53 14 N 19:58:37 76:29:49

GEO COORDINATES OF ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE OF LONAR SANCTUARY

Sr. No. Point No. Latitude (North) Longitude (East)

ANNEXURE-III

NAME OF VILLAGE WITH GEO CO ORDINATES WITHIN THE ECO SENSITIVE ZONE OF LONAR

WIDLIFE SANCTUARY

Sr. No. Name of Village Latitude Longitude Performa of Action Taken Report: - Eco-sensitive Zone Monitoring Committee.-

1. Number and date of meetings.

2. Minutes of the meetings: mention main 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 for 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, Details may be attached as separate Annexure.

6. Summary of cases scrutinised for activities not covered under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, Details may be attached as separate Annexure.

7. Summary of complaints ledged under section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

8. Any other matter of importance.

and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

ALOK KUMAR

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