MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 18th September, 2002

S.O. 1009(E).—\ whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of

Environment and Forests No. S.O. 60 (E), dated 27^th January, 1994 (hereinafter

referred to as the said notification) issued under sub-section (1) and clause (v) of

sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of

1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), read with clause (d) of sub-rule (3)

of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 19#6, (hereinafter referred to as

the said Rules),

the Central Government imposed certain restrictions and

prohibition on the expansion or modernization of any activity or the undertaking

of any project, unless environmental clearance has been accorded by the Central

Government or the State Government as the case may be;

And whereas, sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the said Rules provides that, whenever it

appears to the Central Government that it is in the public interest to do so, it may

dispense with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5

of the said Rules;

And whereas, the Central Government is of the opinion that it is in public interest

to dispense with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule

5 of the said rules;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause

(v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the said Act read with sub-rule (4) of rule 5

of the said Rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following further

amendments in the said notification, namely, -

In the said notification, -

(i)

In paragraph 2, - in sub-paragraph I, in item (a), the following item

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)l

shall be inserted at the end namely:-

"(vi) offshore exploration activities beyond 10 kms from the nearest

habitated village boundary, gaothans and ecologically sensitive

areas

such as mangroves (with a minimum area of 1000 sqm),

corals, coral

reefs, national parks, marine parks, sanctuaries,

reserved forest and

breeding and spawning grounds of fish and

other marine life"

(ii)

In sub-paragraph (11) after item (e), the following item shall be

inserted, namely : -

" (f) Greenfield airports, petrochemical complexes and refineries and

mega thermal power plants"

(iii)

In Schedule I, -

(a) for item 4 and entries relating thereto, the following item shall be

substituted, namely : -

"4 Petroleum refineries including crude and product pipelines;

isolated

petroleum product storages"

(b) for item 6 and entries relating thereto, the following item shall be

substituted, namely: -

"6 Pesticides (technical) and intermediates"

be substituted, namely : -

"8 Bulk drugs and Pharmaceuticals including intermediates"

(d) for item 26 and entries relating thereto, the following item shall be

substituted, namely : -

"26 Dyes and Intermediates"

This notification shall come into force with effect from the date of

its publication in the Official Gazette.

[No. Z-12013/4/89-IA-I(Part)]

Dr. V. RAJAGOPALAN, Jt. Secy.

Foot Note: The Principal Notification was published vide No.S.O.60(E) dated

the 27^th January, 1994 and subsequently amended vide number S.O. 356 (E)

dated the 4^th May, 1994, S.O. 318 (E) dated the 10* April, 1997, S.O. 73(E)

dated the 27^th January, 2000, S.O. 1119 (E) dated the 13^th December, 2000, S.O.

737 (E) dated the 1^st August, 2001, S.O. 1148(E) dated 21^st November, 2001 and

S.O.632(E) dated 13^th June, 2002.

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