Panaji, 9th January, 2025 (Pausa 19, 1946)

SERIES I No. 41

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: dir–[email protected]

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Environment &

Climate Change

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Notification

11-2/GSWA/2024-2025/Pub./1797

1. Whereas, there exists a water body

known as Betal Lake admeasuring an area of

4400 sq. mts. located in village Querim of

Ponda Taluka, South Goa district, State of Goa,

which is considered to be critically significant

for its ecosystem services and biodiversity

values for the local communities and society

at large (hereinafter referred to as the “Said

Betal Lake”); which is more particularly

described in Schedule-I herein under;

2. And whereas, it is considered that for

sustaining these values, the ecological

character of the wetland ecosystem needs to

be maintained by regulating developmental

activities within the wetland as well as within

its zone of influence;

3. And whereas, in terms of sub-rule (1) of

rule 7 of the Wetlands (Conservation and

Management) Rules, 2017, the Department

of Environment and Climate Change

(DoE&CC) Government of Goa, through GSWA

by engaging services of CSIR–NIO had

prepared a Brief Document for identifying the

Said Betal Lake as wetland;

SUPPLEMENT

4. And whereas, based on the Brief

Document Goa State Wetland Authority

(GSWA) in the 13th meeting of the GSWA

recommended the Government of Goa to

draft notify the Said Betal Lake as a

wetland under the provisions of Wetlands

(Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.

5. Hence a Draft Notification was issued

by the Department of Environment and

Climate Change (DoE&CC) Government of

Goa in the exercise of powers conferred

under rule 7 of Wetland (Conservation &

Management) Rules, 2017, hereinafter

referred to as the said rules;

6. And whereas the time for receiving

objections is now over in the fixed duration

the objections of the general public have been

heard and decided, according to the said

rules;

7. Hence this notification is issued by the

Department of Environment and Climate

Change (DoE&CC), Government of Goa, in

exercise of powers conferred under Rule 7 of

Wetland (Conservation and Management)

Rules,

2017

read

with

Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby

published for the information of the persons;

8. The extent of the wetland and its zone

of influence is described in Schedule I of this

notification;

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9. Activities prohibited within the wetland

and its zone of influence are listed in Schedule

II of this notification. Such prohibitions shall

not apply for areas designated under other

Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b)

and (c) of Schedule-I. Relevant provisions of

respective Acts and Rules shall apply in such

areas.

10. Activities regulated within the wetland

and their zones of influence, i.e. permitted

only with permission of State Government are

listed in Schedule-III of this notification.

Request for permissions can be made to the

Member Secretary, Goa State Wetland

Authority, c/o Department of Environment

and Climate Change (DoE&CC), o/o Goa

State Biodiversity Board, opposite Saligao

Seminary, Saligao, Bardez, Goa-403511 or at

[email protected]. Such regulations

shall not apply for areas designated under

other Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2

(a), (b) and (c) of Schedule-I. Relevant

provisions of respective Acts and Rules shall

apply in such areas.

11. Activities permitted within the wetland

and its zone of influence are listed in

Schedule-IV of this notification. Such

permissions shall not apply for areas

designated under other Acts and Rules and

listed at para 1.2 (a), (b), and (c) of Schedule-

I. Relevant provisions of respective Acts and

Rules shall apply in such areas.

12. The Goa State Wetland Authority and

the Ministry of Environment, Forest and

Climate

Change

shall

monitor

the

enforcement of the provisions of this

notification.

13. All the pre-existing ownership rights

and privileges pertaining to identified and

notified wetlands will be maintained. Further,

no pre-existing ownership rights or property

will be transferred to GSWA as a part of this

notification. The status quo of the existing

ownership of the notified property will be

maintained.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Johnson B. Fernandes, Director (Environment

& Climate Change).

Panaji, 1st January, 2025.

———

Schedule I: Location and Extent of Wetland and its Zone of Influence

1.1. Wetland

The Said Betal Lake admeasuring an area of 4400 sq. mts., surveyed under the following Survey Nos.

Taluka/Village

Survey No./Sub-Div. No.

Approximate area in sq. mts.

Ponda/Querim

118/2

4400

Total

4400

1.2. Boundary of area already designated under provisions of other Acts and Rules:

1.2. (a) Area designated under Indian Forest Act, 1927; Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; State Forest

Act and amendments thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Betal Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.2. (b) Area designated under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and amendments thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Betal Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.2. (c) Area designated under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011 and amendments

thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Betal Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.3. Zone of influence:

The Zone of influence of the Said Betal Lake admeasuring 46781 sq. mts., includes 50m buffer and the

properties surveyed under the following Survey Nos.

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Taluka/

Survey No./

Approximate area

Survey No./

Approximate

/Village

/Sub–Div. No.

in sq. mts.

/Sub–Div. No.

area in sq. mts.

Ponda/

Buffer Zone

/Querim

1/12(P)

300

1/13(P)

1474

1/14(P)

273

118/1

375

118/3(P)

584

118/4(P)

5314

118/5(P)

3269

121/1(P)

220/1(P)

4794

225/4(P)

2165

226/2(P)

2366

226/5(P)

1230

Area outside Sy. No.

2192

Total

24344

Ponda/

Zone of Influence

/Querim

1/15(P)

1/16(P)

125

1/16-A(P)

78/2(P)

386

78/3(P)

78/4(P)

78/5(P)

101

78/6(P)

113

79/7(P)

131

79/8(P)

79/9(P)

261

79/10(P)

80/11(P)

80/13(P)

80/14(P)

80/15(P)

80/16((P)

80/17(P)

80/18(P)

239

80/20(P)

94/3(P)

94/4(P)

178

94/5(P)

94/9(P)

395

94/10(P)

94/11(P)

242

94/12(P)

166

95/1(P)

149

95/2(P)

95/4(P)

136

95/6(P)

490

95/7(P)

95/8(P)

576

95/9(P)

246

95/10(P)

520

5/11(P)

192

95/12(P)

172

95/13(P)

130

95/15(P)

95/16(P)

200

95/17(P)

96/1(P)

286

96/2(P)

135

105/1(P)

192

105/2(P)

668

105/6(P)

105/7(P)

174

105/8(P)

345

105/20(P)

106/5(P)

273

106/7(P)

106/8(P)

176

106/9(P)

180

106/11(P)

106/12(P)

491

108(P)

883

109(P)

1349

112/1(P)

249

112/2(P)

440

112/3(P)

120

112/4(P)

307

112/5(P)

203

112/6(P)

112/7(P)

112/8(P)

317

113/1(P)

293

113/2(P)

309

113/3(P)

113/4(P)

113/9(P)

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114/1(P)

273

114/2(P)

114/3(P)

114/4(P)

114/5(P)

114/6(P)

132

114/7(P)

127

114/8(P)

141

114/9(P)

114/10(P)

114/11(P)

170

114/12(P)

114/13(P)

122

114/14(P)

187

114/15(P)

143

114/16(P)

162

114/17(P)

114/18(P)

114/19(P)

124

114/20(P)

136

118/3(P)

448

Area outside sy. No.

5555

Total

22437

Grand total

46781

The map of the wetland mean high flood level (depicted as a blue line) of the Said Betal Lake with the

Zone of influence is at Annexure-I. (For an enlarged map to scale kindly visit https://gswa.goa.gov.in/).

1.4. For the purpose of this wetland known as the Said Betal Lake the same is located within revenue

village of Querim.

1.5. For the purpose of this wetland known as the Said Betal Lake the Zone of Influence is located

within revenue village of Querim.

Schedule II: List of activities prohibited within wetland boundary

1. Conversion for non-wetland uses including encroachment of any kind;

2. Setting up of any industry and expansion of existing industries; with the exception of modernization

of existing industries which will not affect the ecological balance of the wetland under consideration.

3. Manufacture and/or handling and/or storage and/or disposal of construction and demolition waste

covered under the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016; hazardous substances

covered under the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 or the Rules for

Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro-organisms Genetically engineered

organisms or cells, 1989 or the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement)

Rules, 2008; Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules,

2016; electronic waste covered under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016; and other Acts and Rules

as notified by Central Government and State Government applicable to wetlands.

4. Solid waste dumping and plastic waste dumping covered under Municipal Solid Waste Management

Rules, 2016;

5. Discharge of untreated wastes, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, effluents and any other chemicals

effecting the ecological character of the wetland from industries, cities, towns, villages and any other

human settlements and/or activities;

6. Any construction of a permanent nature except for boat jetties within fifty meters (demarcated as

a buffer zone on Annexure-I) from the mean high flood level observed in the past ten years calculated from

the date of commencement of these rules; and,

7. Poaching and illegal hunting covered Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and amendments thereof;

8. Extraction of soil, mud, rock and sand for commercial purposes.

Note: For the rules and acts mentioned under point No. 3, 4 and 7 any amendments made thereof will be

applicable.

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[Any other activity other than mentioned above if taken up in the surrounding area that will have a

direct or an indirect adverse effect on the ecological character of the wetland including water quality the

same shall be prohibited.]

Schedule-III: List of activities regulated within the boundary of wetland and its zone of influence

and for which prior approval of [State Government/UT Administration/MoEFCC] is required to be

obtained.

Activity

Regulations

Within the boundary of wetland

Within the zone of influence as shown

as shown in Annexure I

in Annexure I

Grazing and wallowing

Regulated

Permitted.

Withdrawal of water for

Withdrawal of water by community for

Permitted in consultation with local

irrigation or plantation

irrigating and maintaining existing

Biodiversity Management Committee

Arecanut plantations and kulaghara by

and local village Panchayat. Need to

ensuring sustainable measures and with- ensure no contamination of any type

out over extraction subject to approval

is allowed which serves as a source

of WRD and GSWA

of degrading quality and ecological

character of wetland.

Cultivation of crops

Pre existing traditional seasonal

Lands that previously existed will

cultivation of crops permitted

be allowed to be cultivated.

Approval of the GSWA shall be obtained for any other activity proposed to be conducted other than

those mentioned above which may adversely affect ecological character of wetland.

Schedule IV: List of activities permitted within the boundary of wetlands and its zone of influence.

Activity

Levels and types not requiring permission

Within the boundary of the wetland as

Within the zone of influence as shown

shown in Annexure I

in Annexure I

Fishing Activities

Only hook and line fishing permitted

Permitted.

within the wetland.

Religious practices

Existing religious practices like “Sateri-

Permitted. Any activity that will

devi Sangod festival” will be allowed. adversely affect the ecological

Any activity that will adversely affect

character of the wetland will not

the ecological character of the wetland

be allowed.

will not be allowed.

Deciding best possible

Permitted.

wise use of wetland without

affecting or impacting its

ecological character and

services offered presently

Approval of the GSWA shall be taken for any other activity to be conducted other than those

mentioned above.

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Notification

11-2/GSWA/2024-2025/Pub./1798

1. Whereas, there exists a water body

known as Karmale Lake or Arla Keri Tollem

admeasuring an area of 36235 sq. mts.

located in village Querim of Ponda Taluka,

South Goa district, State of Goa, which is

considered to be critically significant for its

ecosystem services and biodiversity values

for the local communities and society at large

(hereinafter referred to as the “Said Karmale

Lake”); which is more particularly described

in Schedule I hereinunder;

2. And whereas, it is considered that for

sustaining these values, the ecological

character of the wetland ecosystem needs to

be maintained by regulating developmental

activities within the wetland as well as within

its zone of influence;

3. And whereas, in terms of sub-rule (1) of

rule 7 of the Wetlands (Conservation and

Management) Rules, 2017, the Department

of Environment and Climate Change

(DoE&CC) Government of Goa, through GSBB

had prepared a Brief Document for identifying

the Said Karmale Lake as wetland;

4. And whereas, based on the Brief

Document Goa State Wetland Authority

(GSWA) in the 13th meeting of the GSWA

recommended the Government of Goa to draft

notify the Said Karmale Lake as a wetland

under

the

provisions

Wetlands

(Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.

5. Hence a Draft Notification was issued

by the Department of Environment and

Climate Change (DoE&CC), Government of

Goa in the exercise of powers conferred

under rule 7 of Wetland (Conservation &

Management) Rules, 2017, herein referred to

as the said rules;

6. And whereas the time for receiving

objections is now over in the fixed duration

the objections of the general public have been

heard and decided, according to the said

rules;

7. Hence this notification is issued by the

Department of Environment and Climate

Change (DoE&CC), Government of Goa, in

exercise of powers conferred under Rule 7 of

Wetland (Conservation and Management)

Rules,

2017

read

with

Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby

published for the information of the persons;

8. The extent of the wetland and its zone

of influence is described in Schedule I of this

notification;

9. Activities prohibited within the wetland

and its zone of influence are listed in Schedule

II of this notification. Such prohibitions shall

not apply for areas designated under other

Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b),

and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant provisions of

respective Acts and Rules shall apply in such

areas.

10. Activities regulated within the wetland

and their zones of influence, i.e. permitted

only with permission of State Government are

listed in Schedule III of this notification.

Request for permissions can be made to the

Member Secretary, Goa State Wetland

Authority, c/o Department of Environment

and Climate Change (DoE&CC), O/o Goa State

Biodiversity Board, Opposite Saligao

Seminary, Saligao, Bardez, Goa-403511 or at

email–[email protected]. Such regulations

shall not apply for areas designated under

other Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2

(a), (b), and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant

provisions of respective Acts and Rules

shall apply in such areas.

11. Activities permitted within the wetland

and its zone of influence are listed in Schedule

IV of this notification. Such permissions shall

not apply for areas designated under other

Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b)

and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant provisions of

respective Acts and Rules shall apply in such

areas.

12. The Goa State Wetland Authority and

the Ministry of Environment, Forest and

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Climate

Change

shall

monitor

the

enforcement of the provisions of this

notification.

13. All the pre-existing ownership rights

and privileges pertaining to identified and

notified wetlands will be maintained. Further,

no pre-existing ownership rights or property

will be transferred to GSWA as a part of this

notification. The status quo of the existing

ownership of the notified property will be

maintained.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Johnson

Fernandes,

Director

(Environment & Climate Change).

Panaji, 1st January, 2025.

———

Schedule I: Location and Extent of Wetland and its Zone of Influence

1.1. Wetland

The Said Karmale Lake admeasuring an area of 36235 sq. mts., surveyed under the following Survey Nos.

Taluka/Village

Survey No./

Approximate area

Survey No./

Approximate

Sub–Div. No.

in sq. mts.

Sub–Div. No.

Area in sq. mts.

Ponda/Querim

132(P)

101

133/7(P)

925

148/1(P)

148/2(P)

818

148/3(P)

148/4(P)

1409

148/6(P)

148/7(P)

144

148/8(P)

149/1(P)

149/3(P)

141

149/4(P)

109

149/5(P)

232

149/6(P)

149/7(P)

527

149/8(P)

382

149/9(P)

489

149/10(P)

149/11(P)

2721

165/1(P)

1738

166/1(P)

4099

166/2(P)

3215

166/3

225

166/4

700

166/5

1175

166/6(P)

2416

166/8

1250

166/10(P)

932

166/11

825

166/12(P)

162

166/13(P)

1603

166/14

975

166/15(P)

2287

166/16

450

166/17

725

166/18(P)

964

166/19

525

166/20(P)

698

166/21

650

166/22(P)

550

166/23

825

166/25(P)

166/26

375

166/28(P)

166/29(P)

362

166/32(P)

181

Area outside sy. Nos.

102

Grand total

36235

1.2. Boundary of area already designated under provisions of other Acts and Rules.

1.2 (a) Area designated under Indian Forest Act, 1927; Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; State Forest

Act and amendments thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Karmale Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.2 (b) Area designated under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and amendments thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Karmale Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.2 (c) Area designated under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011 and amendments

thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Karmale Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

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1.3. Zone of influence:

The Zone of influence of the Said Karmale Lake admeasuring 88951 sq. mts., includes 50m. buffer and

the properties surveyed under the following Survey Nos.

Taluka/Village

Survey No./

Approximate area

Survey No./

Approximate

Sub–Div. No.

in sq. mts.

Sub–Div. No.

Area in sq. mts.

Ponda/Querim

Buffer Zone

131/2(P)

189

132(P)

7175

133/7(P)

5932

133/8(P)

134/2(P)

985

134/3(P)

729

134/4(P)

134/5(P)

1058

134/6(P)

134/7(P)

840

136/9-A(P)

146/2(P)

464

146/3(P)

146/4(P)

1527

146/5

146/6(P)

1842

148/1(P)

148/2(P)

1958

148/3(P)

175

148/4(P)

1450

148/5(P)

148/6(P)

3048

148/7(P)

1639

148/8(P)

149/1(P)

1296

149/2(P)

149/3(P)

1915

149/4(P)

868

149/5(P)

810

149/6(P)

149/7(P)

1198

149/8(P)

1193

149/9(P)

836

149/10(P)

149/11(P)

6318

150/3(P)

150/4(P)

150/5(P)

150/6(P)

501

150/7(P)

637

164/1(P)

1887

165/1(P)

7777

164/2(P)

1400

166/1(P)

2100

166/2(P)

1346

166/6(P)

2734

166/7

1325

166/9

600

166/10(P)

893

166/12(P)

238

166/13(P)

166/15(P)

813

166/18(P)

1087

166/20(P)

1102

166/22(P)

1250

166/24

200

166/25(P)

416

166/27

325

166/28(P)

371

166/29(P)

166/30

525

166/31

166/32(P)

219

166/33(P)

1510

166/34

125

167/1(P)

1084

168/1(P)

245

Area outside sy. Nos.

910

Total

76058

Ponda/Querim

Zone of Influence

136/1(P)

113

136/5(P)

136/6(P)

134

136/7(P)

136/8(P)

136/9-A(P)

115

136/11(P)

136/12(P)

114

136/13(P)

137/1(P)

171

137/1-A(P)

107

1381(P)

1173

138/3(P)

102

140(P)

141/2(P)

899

142/1(P)

231

142/2(P)

142/3(P)

643

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142/4(P)

142/5(P)

617

142/6

450

142/7(P)

193

142/8(P)

1392

143(P)

144/1(P)

566

144/2(P)

467

145/1(P)

409

145/2(P)

157

145/3(P)

145/4(P)

145/5(P)

145/6(P)

122

145/8(P)

145/10(P)

136

145/11(P)

145/12(P)

146/1(P)

298

146/2(P)

128

Area outside Sy. Nos.

3729

(Roads and Nallas)

Total

12893

Grand Total

88951

The map of the wetland mean high flood level (depicted as a blue line) of the Said Karmale Lake with

the Zone of influence is at Annexure I. (For an enlarged map to scale kindly visit https://gswa.goa.gov.in/).

1.4. For the purpose of this wetland known as the Said Karmale Lake the same is located within

Revenue village of Querim.

1.5. For the purpose of this wetland known as the Said Karmale Lake the Zone of Influence is located

within revenue village of Querim.

Schedule II: List of activities prohibited within wetland boundary

5.1. Conversion for non-wetland uses including encroachment of any kind;

5.2. Setting up of any industry and expansion of existing industries; with the exception of modernization

of existing industries which will not affect the ecological balance of the wetland under consideration.

5.3. Manufacture and/or handling and/or storage and/or disposal of construction and demolition waste

covered under the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016; hazardous substances

covered under the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 or the Rules for

Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro-organisms Genetically engineered

organisms or cells, 1989 or the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement)

Rules, 2008; Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules,

2016; electronic waste covered under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and other Acts and Rules

as notified by Central Government and State Government applicable to wetlands.

5.4. Solid waste dumping and plastic waste dumping covered under Municipal Solid Waste Management

Rules, 2016;

5.5. Discharge of untreated wastes, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, effluents and any other chemicals

effecting the ecological character of the wetland from industries, cities, towns, villages and any other

human settlements and/or activities;

5.6. Any construction of a permanent nature except for boat jetties within fifty meters (demarcated as

a buffer zone on Annexure–I) from the mean high flood level observed in the past ten years calculated

from the date of commencement of these Rules; and,

5.7. Poaching and illegal hunting covered Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and amendments thereof;

5.8. Extraction of soil, mud, rock and sand for commercial purposes.

Note: For the rules and acts mentioned under point no. 3, 4 and 7 any amendments made thereof will be applicable.

[Any other activity other than mentioned above if taken up in the surrounding area that will have a

direct or an indirect adverse effect on the ecological character of the wetland including water quality the

same shall be prohibited.]

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Schedule III: List of activities regulated within the boundary of wetland and its zone of influence

and for which prior approval of [State Government/UT Administration/MoEFCC] is required to be

obtained

Activity

Regulations

Within the boundary of wetland

Within the zone of influence

as shown in Annexure I

Cultivation of crops

Pre-existing traditional seasonal

Cultivated lands that previously

cultivation of crops permitted.

existed will be allowed to be

cultivated.

Recreational activities

Recreational activities like the

Not applicable.

existing spice farm activity at the

periphery of the wetland are

permitted.

Plantation of trees

Prohibited within the wetland

Planting indigenous trees

boundary

Permitted in buffer and zone

of influence, excluding water

channel.

Approval of the GSWA shall be obtained for any other activity proposed to be conducted other than

those mentioned above which may adversely affect ecological character of wetland.

Schedule IV: List of activities permitted within the boundary of wetlands and its zone of influence

Activity

Levels and types not requiring permission

Within the boundary of the wetland

Within the zone of influence

as shown in Annexure I

Withdrawal of water for

Withdrawal of water by the community

Permitted in consultation with

irrigation or plantation

for irrigating and maintaining existing

local Biodiversity Management

Arecanut plantations and by ensuring

Committee and local Village

sustainable measures and without

Panchayat. Need to ensure no

over-extraction subject to the approval

contamination of any type is

of WRD and GSWA.

allowed which serves as a

source of degrading quality

and ecological character of

wetland.

Fishing Activities

Only hook and line fishing permitted

Permitted.

within the wetland

Religious practices

Existing religious practices like “Sateri

Permitted. Any activity that will

devi Sangod festival” will be allowed.

adversely affect the ecological

Any activity that will adversely affect

character of the wetland will

the ecological character of the wetland

not be allowed.

will not be allowed

Preservation of this water

The boundary of the wetlands may

Permitted.

body and maintaining

be restored or stabilized using natural

quality of its significant

means so as to not disturb the

catchment area especially

ecological character of the water body

no development zone,

steep slopes and tree

cover areas to ensure

sustain ability of this

water body for future

water security of local

area

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Notification

11-2/GSWA/2024-2025/Pub./1799

1. Whereas, there exists a water body

known as Kodal Lake admeasuring an area

of 7530 sq. mts. located in village Carapur of

Bicholim Taluka, North Goa district, State of

Goa, which is considered to be critically

significant for its ecosystem services and

biodiversity values for the local communities

and society at large (hereinafter referred to

as the “Said Kodal Lake”); which is more

particularly described in Schedule I herein-

under;

2. And whereas, it is considered that for

sustaining these values, the ecological

character of the wetland ecosystem needs to

be maintained by regulating developmental

activities within the wetland as well as within

its zone of influence;

3. And whereas, in terms of sub-rule (1) of

rule 7 of the Wetlands (Conservation and

Management) Rules, 2017, the Department

of Environment and Climate Change

(DoE&CC) Government of Goa, through

GSWA by engaging services of CSIR-NIO

had prepared a Brief Document for identifying

the Said Kodal Lake as wetland;

4. And whereas, based on the Brief

Document Goa State Wetland Authority

(GSWA) in the 13th meeting of the GSWA

recommended the Government of Goa to draft

notify the Said Kodal Lake as a wetland under

the provisions of Wetlands (Conservation and

Management) Rules, 2017.

5. Hence a Draft Notification was issued

by the Department of Environment and

Climate Change (DoE&CC), Government of

Goa in the exercise of powers conferred

under rule 7 of Wetland (Conservation &

Management) Rules, 2017, hereinafter referred

to as the said rules;

6. And whereas the time for receiving

objections is now over in the fixed duration

the objections of the general public have been

heard and decided, according to the said

rules;

7. Hence this notification is issued by the

Department of Environment and Climate

Change (DoE&CC), Government of Goa, in

exercise of powers conferred under Rule 7 of

Wetland (Conservation and Management)

Rules,

2017

read

with

Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby

published for the information of the persons;

8. The extent of the wetland and its zone

of influence is described in Schedule I of this

notification;

9. Activities prohibited within the wetland

and its zone of influence are listed in Schedule II

of this notification. Such prohibitions shall

not apply for areas designated under other

Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b),

and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant provisions of

respective Acts and Rules shall apply in such

areas.

10. Activities regulated within the wetland

and their zones of influence, i.e. permitted

only with permission of State Government are

listed in Schedule III of this notification.

Request for permissions can be made to the

Member Secretary, Goa State Wetland

Authority, c/o Department of Environment

and Climate Change (DoE&CC), O/o Goa State

Biodiversity Board, Opposite Saligao

Seminary, Saligao, Bardez, Goa-403511 or at

email–[email protected]. Such regulations

shall not apply for areas designated under

other Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2

(a), (b), and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant

provisions of respective Acts and Rules

shall apply in such areas.

11. Activities permitted within the wetland

and its zone of influence are listed in Schedule

IV of this notification. Such permissions shall

not apply for areas designated under other

Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b)

and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant provisions of

respective Acts and Rules shall apply in such

areas.

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12. The Goa State Wetland Authority and

the Ministry of Environment, Forest and

Climate

Change

shall

monitor

the

enforcement of the provisions of this

notification.

13. All the pre-existing ownership rights

and privileges pertaining to identified and

notified wetlands will be maintained. Further,

no pre-existing ownership rights or property

will be transferred to GSWA as a part of this

notification. The status quo of the existing

ownership of the notified property will be

maintained.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Johnson

Fernandes,

Director

(Environment & Climate Change).

Panaji, 1st January, 2025.

———

Schedule I: Location and Extent of Wetland and its Zone of Influence

1.1. Wetland

The said Kodal Lake admeasuring an area of 7530 sq. mts., surveyed under the following Survey nos.

Taluka/Village

Survey No./Sub–Div. No.

Approximate area in sq. mts.

Bicholim/Carapur

64/0(P)

2340

65/1(P)

310

65/5(P)

65/9(P)

150

65/10(P)

560

65/11(P)

200

65/12(P)

65/13(P)

170

65/14

225

66/2(P)

2990

66/3(P)

300

67/4(P)

175

Total

7530

1.2. Boundary of area already designated under provisions of other Acts and Rules.

1.2 (a) Area designated under Indian Forest Act, 1927; Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; State Forest

Act and amendments thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Kodal Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.2 (b) Area designated under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and amendments thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Kodal Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.2 (c) Area designated under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011 and amendments

thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as said Kodal Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.3. Zone of influence:

The Zone of influence of the said Kodal Lake admeasuring 40374 sq. mts., includes 50m. buffer and the

properties surveyed under the following Survey Nos.

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Taluka/Village

Survey No./

Approximate area

Survey No./

Approximate

Sub–Div. No.

in sq. mts.

Sub–Div. No.

Area in sq. mts.

Bicholim/Carapur

Buffer Zone

63/4(P)

2293

65/1(P)

208

65/2

125

65/3

125

65/4

125

65/5(P)

330

65/6

325

65/7

275

65/8

275

65/9(P)

125

65/10(P)

65/11(P)

65/12(P)

65/13(P)

180

66/1(P)

2005

66/2(P)

8400

66/2-G

225

66/3(P)

1600

66/4

400

66/5(P)

66/6(P)

215

67/4(P)

2825

102/1(P)

102/1-K(P)

102/1-J(P)

115

113/3(P)

1095

114/3(P)

675

115/3(P)

5400

116/3(P)

485

Area outside sy. No.

2725

(Roads and Nallahs)

TOTAL

30889

Bicholim/Carapur

Zone of Influence

109/6(P)

1585

111/1(P)

1460

111/2(P)

220

112/8(P)

385

112/9

195

112/10(P)

105

112/11(P)

100

113/1(P)

115

113/1-A

113/3(P)

1270

113/4(P)

945

114/1(P)

1780

114/1-C(P)

110

114/3(P)

225

115/1(P)

350

Area outside sy. No.

630

Total

9485

Grand total

40374

The map of the wetland mean high flood level (depicted as a blue line) of the said Kodal Lake with the

Zone of influence is at Annexure I. (For an enlarged map to scale kindly visit https://gswa.goa.gov.in/).

1.4. For the purpose of this wetland known as the Said Kodal Lake the same is located within Revenue

village of Carapur.

1.5. For the purpose of this wetland known as the Said Kodal Lake the Zone of Influence is located

within revenue village of Carapur.

Schedule II: List of activities prohibited within wetland boundary

5.1. Conversion for non-wetland uses including encroachment of any kind;

5.2. Setting up of any industry and expansion of existing industries; with the exception of modernization

of existing industries which will not affect the ecological balance of the wetland under consideration.

5.3. Manufacture and/or handling and/or storage and/or disposal of construction and demolition waste

covered under the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016; hazardous substances

covered under the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 or the Rules for

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Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro-organisms Genetically engineered

organisms or cells, 1989 or the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement)

Rules, 2008; Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules,

2016; electronic waste covered under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and other Acts and Rules

as notified by Central Government and State Government applicable to wetlands.

5.4. Solid waste dumping and plastic waste dumping covered under Municipal Solid Waste Management

Rules, 2016;

5.5. Discharge of untreated wastes, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, effluents and any other chemicals

effecting the ecological character of the wetland from industries, cities, towns, villages and any other

human settlements and/or activities;

5.6. Any construction of a permanent nature except for boat jetties within fifty meters (demarcated as

a buffer zone on Annexure–I) from the mean high flood level observed in the past ten years calculated

from the date of commencement of these Rules; and,

5.7. Poaching and illegal hunting covered Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and amendments thereof;

5.8. Extraction of soil, mud, rock and sand for commercial purposes.

Note: For the rules and acts mentioned under point No. 3, 4 and 7 any amendments made thereof will

be applicable.

[Any other activity other than mentioned above if taken up in the surrounding area that will have a

direct or an indirect adverse effect on the ecological character of the wetland including water quality the

same shall be prohibited.]

Schedule III: List of activities regulated within the boundary of wetland and its zone of influence

and for which prior approval of [State Government/UT Administration/MoEFCC] is required to be

obtained

Activity

Restrictions

Within the boundary of wetland

Within the zone of influence

as shown in Annexure I

Grazing and wallowing

Regulated

Permitted

Withdrawal of water for

Withdrawal of water by community

Permitted in consultation with

irrigation or plantation

for irrigating and maintaining existing

local Biodiversity Management

Arecanut plantations and kulaghars

Committee and local Village

by ensuring sustainable measures

Panchayat. Need to ensure no

and without over extraction subject

contamination of any type is

to approval of WRD and GSWA.

allowed which serves as a

source of degrading quality

and ecological character of

wetland.

Cultivation of crops

Pre existing traditional seasonal

Cultivating lands that previo-

cultivation of crops permitted

usly existed will be allowed to

be cultivated

Approval of the GSWA shall be obtained for any other activity proposed to be conducted other than

those mentioned above which may adversely affect ecological character of wetland.

Schedule IV: List of activities permitted within the boundary of wetlands and its zone of influence

Activity

Levels and types not requiring permission

Within the boundary of the wetland

Within the zone of influence

as shown in Annexure I

Fishing activities

Only hook and line fishing

Permitted.

permitted within the wetland

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Notification

11-2/GSWA/2024-2025/Pub./1800

1. Whereas, there exists a water body

known as Kolamwada Lake admeasuring an

area of 10550 sq. mts. located in village

Carapur of Bicholim Taluka, North Goa

district, State of Goa, which is considered to

be critically significant for its ecosystem

services and biodiversity values for the local

communities and society at large (hereinafter

referred to as the “Said Kolamwada Lake”);

which is more particularly described in

Schedule I hereinunder;

2. And whereas, it is considered that for

sustaining these values, the ecological

character of the wetland ecosystem needs to

be maintained by regulating developmental

activities within the wetland as well as within

its zone of influence;

3. And whereas, in terms of sub-rule (1) of

rule 7 of the Wetlands (Conservation and

Management) Rules, 2017, the Department

of Environment and Climate Change

(DoE&CC) Government of Goa, through

GSWA by engaging services of CSIR-NIO had

prepared a Brief Document for identifying the

Said Kolamwada Lake as wetland;

4. And whereas, based on the Brief

Document Goa State Wetland Authority

(GSWA) in the 13th meeting of the GSWA

recommended the Government of Goa to draft

notify the Said Kolamwada Lake as a wetland

under

the

provisions

Wetlands

(Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.

5. Hence a Draft Notification was issued

by the Department of Environment and

Climate Change (DoE&CC), Government of

Goa in the exercise of powers conferred

under rule 7 of Wetland (Conservation &

Management) Rules, 2017, hereinafter

referred to as the said rules;

6. And whereas the time for receiving

objections is now over in the fixed duration

the objections of the general public have been

heard and decided, according to the said

rules;

7. Hence this notification is issued by the

Department of Environment and Climate

Change (DoE&CC), Government of Goa, in

exercise of powers conferred under Rule 7 of

Wetland (Conservation and Management)

Rules,

2017

read

with

Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby

published for the information of the persons;

8. The extent of the wetland and its zone

of influence is described in Schedule I of this

notification;

9. Activities prohibited within the wetland

and its zone of influence are listed in Schedule

II of this notification. Such prohibitions shall

not apply for areas designated under other

Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b),

and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant provisions of

respective Acts and Rules shall apply in such

areas.

10. Activities regulated within the wetland

and their zones of influence, i.e. permitted

only with permission of State Government are

listed in Schedule III of this notification.

Request for permissions can be made to the

Member Secretary, Goa State Wetland

Authority, c/o Department of Environment

and Climate Change (DoE&CC), O/o Goa State

Biodiversity Board, Opposite Saligao

Seminary, Saligao, Bardez, Goa-403511 or at

email–[email protected]. Such regulations

shall not apply for areas designated under

other Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2

(a), (b), and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant

provisions of respective Acts and Rules

shall apply in such areas.

11. Activities permitted within the wetland

and its zone of influence are listed in Schedule

IV of this notification. Such permissions shall

not apply for areas designated under other

Acts and Rules and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b)

and (c) of Schedule I. Relevant provisions of

respective Acts and Rules shall apply in such

areas.

12. The Goa State Wetland Authority and

the Ministry of Environment, Forest

and Climate Change shall monitor the

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enforcement of the provisions of this

notification.

13. All the pre-existing ownership rights

and privileges pertaining to identified and

notified wetlands will be maintained. Further,

no pre-existing ownership rights or property

will be transferred to GSWA as a part of this

notification. The status quo of the existing

ownership of the notified property will be

maintained.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Johnson

Fernandes,

Director

(Environment & Climate Change).

Panaji, 1st January, 2025.

———

Schedule I: Location and Extent of Wetland and its Zone of Influence

1.1. Wetland

The Said Kolamwada Lake admeasuring an area of 10550 sq. mts., surveyed under the following Survey Nos.

Taluka/Village

Survey No./Sub–Div. No.

Approximate area in sq. mts.

Bicholim/Carapur

123/1

10550

Total

10550

1.2. Boundary of area already designated under provisions of other Acts and Rules.

1.2 (a) Area designated under Indian Forest Act, 1927; Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; State Forest

Act and amendments thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Kolamwada Lake falls under the above mentioned Act.

1.2 (b) Area designated under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and amendments thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Kolamwada Lake falls under the above mentioned

Act.

1.2 (c) Area designated under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011 and amendments

thereof.

No area of the proposed wetland known as Said Kolamwada Lake falls under the above mentioned

Act.

1.3. Zone of influence:

The Zone of influence of the Said Kolamwada Lake admeasuring 75966 sq. mts., includes 50m. buffer

and the properties surveyed under the following Survey Nos.

Taluka/Village

Survey No./

Approximate area

Survey No./

Approximate

Sub–Div. No.

in sq. mts.

Sub–Div. No.

area in sq. mts.

Bicholim/Carapur

Buffer Zone

48/1(P)

48/2(P)

237

48/4

125

50/1

350

50/2(P)

485

50/3(P)

185

54/1(P)

770

54/2(P)

54/3(P)

160

122/1(P)

5480

122/4(P)

122/6

122/7

122/9

100

122/10

122/12(P)

115

127/1(P)

2595

127/2(P)

1580

127/3(P)

940

126/1(P)

3275

125/1(P)

685

124/1(P)

4625

154/(P)

200

Area outside sy. Nos.

1380

(Roads and Nallahs)

Total

23534

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Bicholim/Carapur

Zone of Influence

125/1(P)

780

214/1(P)

2360

214/1-A(P)

150

150/6(P)

150/7(P)

150/8(P)

150/9(P)

140/43(P)

680

140/42(P)

140/41(P)

140/40(P)

140/39(P)

140/38(P)

140/37(P)

140/35(P)

140/33(P)

140/32(P)

140/31(P)

140/30(P)

140/29(P)

140/26(P)

140/25(P)

140/24(P)

140/23(P)

140/22(P)

140/21(P)

140/20(P)

140/19(P)

140/18(P)

140/17(P)

140/16(P)

140/15(P)

140/14(P)

141/27(P)

141/26(P)

141/25(P)

141/24(P)

141/23(P)

141/30(P)

141/21(P)

100

141/20(P)

141/19(P)

141/18(P)

141/17(P)

141/16(P)

141/15(P)

141/14(P)

141/13(P)

220

141/12(P)

141/11(P)

141/10(P)

141/9(P)

141/8(P)

141/28(P)

141/6(P)

141/5(P)

141/4(P)

141/3(P)

141/2(P)

141/1(P)

142/39(P)

135

142/22

130

142/21(P)

142/20(P)

142/2(P)

385

143/25(P)

143/24(P)

143/23(P)

143/22(P)

143/21(P)

143/20(P)

143/19(P)

143/18(P)

143/17(P)

143/16(P)

143/15(P)

143/14(P)

143/13(P)

143/12(P)

180

143/11(P)

100

143/10(P)

110

143/8(P)

115

143/6(P)

120

143/4(P)

143/3(P)

282

143/2(P)

143/1(P)

200

143/5(P)

260

143/7(P)

143/9(P)

146/2(P)

485

146/1(P)

535

145/1(P)

1250

144/7(P)

144/14(P)

144/15(P)

125

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144/16(P)

144/17(P)

144/12(P)

144/18(P)

144/19(P)

144/20(P)

135/1(P)

105

136/1(P)

270

136/2(P)

136/3(P)

136/4(P)

136/5(P)

136/6(P)

136/7(P)

136/8(P)

138/1(P)

138/2(P)

138/3(P)

138/4(P)

138/5(P)

138/6(P)

138/7(P)

138/8(P)

138/9(P)

120

138/10(P)

138/11(P)

135

138/12(P)

125

138/13(P)

138/14(P)

138/15(P)

138/16(P)

138/17(P)

145

138/18(P)

138/19(P)

138/20(P)

138/21(P)

220

134/1(P)

150

139/1(P)

390

139/2(P)

139/3(P)

139/4(P)

139/5(P)

139/6(P)

120

139/10(P)

139/11(P)

100

128/1(P)

4175

128/1-B(P)

175

126/1(P)

175

Area outside sy. Nos.

12860

(Roads and Nallahs)

Total

32174

Bicholim/Sarvona

18/1(P)

4570

19/2(P)

890

48/1-E(P)

1310

48/1-D(P)

400

49/1-D-9(P)

49/1-C(P)

270

49/1-B(P)

300

49/1-A(P)

270

48/1(P)

47/1(P)

2665

47/1-A(P)

47/1-B(P)

25/1(P)

380

22/1(P)

3125

21/1(P)

150

21/1-A(P)

355

21/1-B(P)

156

21/1-B-2(P)

21/1-C(P)

330

21/1-D(P)

1120

Area outside Sy. Nos.

3630

(Roads and Nallas)

Total

20258

Grand Total

75966

The map of the wetland mean high flood level (depicted as a blue line) of the Said Kolamwada Lake with

the Zone of influence is at Annexure I. (For an enlarged map to scale kindly visit https://gswa.goa.gov.in/).

1.4. For the purpose of this wetland known as the Said Kolamwada Lake the same is located within

Revenue village of Carapur.

1.5. For the purpose of this wetland known as the Said Kolamwada Lake the Zone of Influence is located

within revenue village of Carapur and Sarvona.