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आवास एवं पर्यावरण विभाग मंत्रालय, महानदी भवन, नवा रायपुर अटल नगर
नवा रायपुर अटल नगर, दिनांक 6 जुलाई 2026
अधिसूचना
पया(cid:170)वरण (संर(cid:177)ण) अिधिनयम, 1986 क(cid:236) धारा 5 के अधीन िनद(cid:165)श
- क(cid:236) धारा {{^{{FOOTNOTE 5}}}} के अधीन (cid:255)द(cid:176) शि(cid:265)याँ रा(cid:186)य शासन को (cid:255)(cid:194)यायोिजत क(cid:236) गई ह(cid:167); ↩
1. छ(cid:176)ीसगढ़ रा(cid:186)य क(cid:236) भौगोिलक सीमा के भीतर कोई भी (cid:211)यि(cid:265), (cid:214)थानीय (cid:255)ािधकारी, शासक(cid:236)य िवभाग, शासक(cid:236)य अथवा अ(cid:294)(cid:170)शासक(cid:236)य अिभकरण, (cid:214)वाय(cid:176) सं(cid:214)था, साव(cid:170)जिनक उप(cid:248)म अथवा अ(cid:198)य कोई सं(cid:214)था कोनोकाप(cid:170)स (cid:255)जाित का नवीन वृ(cid:177)ारोपण नह(cid:233) करेगी और न ही कराएगी।
2. यह अिधसूचना (cid:255)काशन क(cid:236) ितिथ से त(cid:194)काल (cid:255)भावशील होगी ।
छत्तीसगढ़ के राज्यपाल के नाम से तथा आदेशानुसार, देवेन्द्र सिंह भारद्वाज, विशेष सचिव.
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, the 6th July 2026
NOTIFICATION
Directions under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) act, 1986
No. GENCOR/11917/2026-HOUSING.— WHEREAS, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) was enacted to provide for the protection and improvement of the environment and for matters connected therewith;
AND WHEREAS, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted pursuant to the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in W.P.(C) No. 202 of 1995, submitted its report dated 21.08.2025 titled 'Environmental and Ecological Hazards posed by Conocarpus species in India', recording that Conocarpus erectus exhibits invasive characteristics and may adversely affect native biodiversity, local ecosystems, groundwater resources and public health;
AND WHEREAS, the said report recommends prohibition of further plantation of Conocarpus species, restriction on its promotion and sale, and phased replacement of existing plantations with suitable native species;
AND WHEREAS, by Notification S.O.152(E) dated 10 February 1988, the Central Government delegated its powers under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to the State Government;
AND WHEREAS, the State Government is satisfied that immediate preventive action is necessary in the interest of protection and improvement of the environment and that, for reasons to be recorded in writing, the opportunity of filing objections deserves to be dispensed with under Rule 4(5) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 read with Rule 4(5) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the State Government hereby directs as follows: