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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 7th December, 2015

S.O. 3341(E).The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in

exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with clause (v) and clause (xiv) of sub-section (2) and

sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby published, as required

under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, for the information of the public likely to be

affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on or after

the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification are made

available to the Public;

Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposals contained in the draft

notification may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Central Government within the period so specified

to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jorbagh Road,

Aliganj, New Delhi-110 003, or send it to the e-mail address of the Ministry at [email protected]

Draft Notification

Whereas, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in Ahmedabad and Surendranagar districts of Gujarat and is

spread over an area of 120 square kilometer;

And whereas, the sanctuary is one of the largest natural wetlands in the country the extent of which varies

depending upon the rainfall and which has maximum depth of about 1.5 - 2.0 meters when flooded;

And whereas, the sanctuary receives water mainly from two rivers viz. Brahmini and Bhogavo and also recives

rain water from a catchment area spread over 3000 square kilometers comprising of Kalol Taluka of Gandhinagar

district, Kadi Taluka of Mehsana district and Sanand, Viramgam and Bavla Taluka of Ahmedabad district and Lakhtar

and Limdi Taluka of Surendranagar district;

And whereas, the Nalsarovar sanctuary has varied habitat types viz. open water areas, marshes, reed-beds and

islands - there are more than 300 islands in the sanctuary which get exposed when water level recedes;

And whereas, due to wide variety of habitats the Nalsarovar Sanctuary harbours 226 bird species, 20 species of

fish and 13 species of mammals including globally threatened species of birds and mammals such as Sarus crane, Indian

Skimmer, Asiatic Wild Ass and Wolf;

And whereas, the sanctuary has rich aquatic flora with nearly 50 species of algae and over 72 types of flowering

plants;

And whereas, the sanctuary supports many water birds including migratory and local bird species like Grebes,

Pelicans, Ducks & Geese, Rails, Coots, Crakes, Jacanas, Cormorants, Herons, Egrets, Bittern, Storks, Ibises, Spoonbill,

Flamingos, Cranes, Waders, shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, Kingfishers, Wagtails, Pipits, Eagles, Harriers;

And whereas, owing to its large size and remarkable species richness as well as abundance of aquatic birds,

Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary has been designated as a Ramasar site recognizing it as a Wetland of International

Importance under the Ramsar Convention;

And whereas, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area the extent and boundaries of which specified in

paragraph 1 of this notification, around the Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary as Eco sensitive zone from ecological and

environmental point of view and to prohibit industries or class of industries and their operations and processes in the said

Eco-sensitive Zone;

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

subsection (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the

Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby notifies an area to an extent varying up to 13

kilometers from the boundary of the Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary in the State of Gujarat, as Nalsarovar Bird 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 located in the districts of Ahmedabad

and Surendranagar.

(2) The extent of Eco-sensitive Zone ranges from 2.35 kilometer to 13 kilometers from the boundary of the Sanctuary.

(3) The description of boundary of Eco-sensitive Zone is annexed as Annexure I and the map of Eco-sensitive Zone

boundary together with latitudes longitudes is appended as Annexure II.

(4) The list of villages falling within the Eco-sensitive Zone is annexed as Annexure III.


(5) The list of villages given in Annexure-III shall be further revisited and confirmed by the State Government while

preparing the Zonal Master Plan.

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.

(2) The said Plan shall be approved by the competent authority in the State Government.

(3) 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.

(4) The Zonal Master Plan shall be prepared in consultation with all concerned State Departments, namely:

(i) Environment,

(ii) Forest and Wildlife,

(iii) Agriculture,

(iv) Revenue,

(v) Urban Development,

(vi) Tourism,

(vii) Rural Development,

(viii) Irrigation and Flood Control,

(ix) Municipal,

(x) Panchayati Raj,

(xi) Public Works Department,

for integrating the ecological and environmental considerations into the said plan.

(5) The 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.

(6) 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,

need of local community and such other aspects of the ecology and environment that need attention.

(7) The Zonal Master Plan shall demarcate all the existing worshipping places, village and urban settlements, types and

kinds of forests, agricultural areas, fertile lands, green area, such as, parks and like places, horticultural areas, orchards,

lakes and other water bodies.

(8) The Zonal Master Plan shall regulate development in Eco-sensitive Zone as to ensure eco-friendly development for

livelihood security of local communities.

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 need of the local residents, and for the activities listed at item numbers 17, 21, 26 and 28 specified under

column (2) of the Table in paragraph 4, namely:-

(i) Widening and strengthening of existing roads and construction of new roads.

(ii) Small scale industries not causing pollution,

(iii) Rainwater harvesting, and

(iv) 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 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, Forest 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 guidelines shall be drawn up by the

State Government in such a manner as to prohibit development activities at or near these areas as which are detrimental

to such areas.

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

which shall be part of the Zonal Master Plan.

(b) The Tourism Master Plan shall be prepared by Department of Tourism, Government of Gujarat in consultation with

Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Gujarat.

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

(i) all new tourism activities or expansion of existing tourism activities within the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be based on

carrying capacity study of the Eco-sensitive Zone in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government in

the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the eco-tourism guidelines issued by National Tiger

Conservation Authority, (as amended from time to time) with emphasis on eco-tourism, eco-education and eco-

development.

(ii) new construction of hotels and resorts shall not be permitted within one kilometer from the boundary of the

Nalsarovar Wildlife Sanctuary except for accommodation for temporary occupation of tourists related to eco-friendly

tourism activities;

Provided that beyond the distance of one kilometer from the boundary of the protected areas till the extent of

the Eco-sensitive Zone, the establishment of new hotels and resorts shall be permitted only in pre-defined and designated

areas for eco-tourism facilities as per the Tourism Master Plan.

(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 shall draw up guidelines and regulations

for the control of noise 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 rules made thereunder.

(7) Air pollution.- The Environment Department of the State Government 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 rules made thereunder.

(8) Discharge of effluents.- The discharge of treated effluent in Eco-sensitive Zone shall be in accordance with the

provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) and rules made thereunder.

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

(a) the solid waste disposal in Eco-sensitive Zone shall be carried out as per the provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste

(Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 published by the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of

Environment and Forests vide notification number S.O. 908 (E), dated the 25th September 2000 as amended from time

to time;

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

components;

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

(d) The inorganic material may be disposed in an environmental acceptable manner at site identified outside the

Eco-sensitive Zone and no burning or incineration of solid wastes shall be permitted in the Eco-sensitive Zone.

(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 and Handling) Rules, 1998 published by the Government of India in

the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forest vide notification number S.O. 630(E), dated the 20th

July, 1998 as

amended from time to time.

(11) 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 and till such time as the Zonal master plan is

prepared and 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.


(12) Industrial units.- (a) No establishment of new wood based industries within the proposed Eco-sensitive Zone shall

be permitted except the existing wood based industries set up as per the law.

(b) No establishment of any new industry causing water, air, soil, noise pollution within the proposed Eco-sensitive

Zone shall be permitted.

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

S.No. Activity Remarks

(1) (2) (3)

Prohibited activities

1. Obstruction of inflow of water into Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary.

Inflow of water into Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary shall not

be stopped, diverted or obstructed by any means within

the Eco-sensitive Zone.

2. Commercial mining, stone quarrying and

crushing units.

(a) All new and existing mining (minor and major

minerals), stone quarrying and crushing units are

prohibited with immediate effect except for the domestic

needs of bona fide local residents.

(b) The mining operations shall be carried out in

accordance with the interim order of the Honble Supreme

Court dated 4th

August, 2006 in the matter of T.N.

Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India in Writ

Petition (Civil) No.202 of 1995 and dated 21st April, 2014

in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ

Petition (Civil) No.435 of 2012.

3. Setting up of saw mills. No new or expansion of existing saw mills shall be

permitted within the Eco-sensitive Zone.

4. Setting up of industries causing water or

air or soil or noise pollution.

No new or expansion of existing polluting industries in the

Eco-sensitive Zone shall be permitted.

5. Commercial establishment of hotels and

resorts.

New commercial establishment such as hotels and resorts

shall be prohibited within the Eco-sensitive Zone with

immediate effect.

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

laws.

7. Establishment of new major

hydroelectric projects.

Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable

laws.

8. Use or production of any hazardous

substances.


laws.

9. Discharge of untreated effluents and

solid waste in natural water bodies or

land area.


laws.

10. New wood based industry. Establishment of new wood based industry shall be

prohibited within the limits of Eco-sensitive Zone with

immediate effect.

11. Use of plastic carry bags. Prohibited (except as otherwise provided) as per applicable

laws.

Regulated activities

12. Felling of trees. (a) There shall be no felling of trees on 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 Act

and the rules made thereunder.

13. Commercial water resources including

ground water harvesting.

(a) The extraction of surface water and ground water shall

be permitted 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.

(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.

14. Erection of electrical cables and

telecommunication towers.

Promote underground cabling. No over head 11 KV and

above transmission lines shall be permitted

15. Tourism. Regulated under applicable laws.

16. Widening and strengthening of existing

roads and construction of new roads.

Shall be done with proper Environment Impact

Assessment and mitigation measures, as applicable.

17. Movement of vehicular traffic at night. Regulated for commercial purpose under applicable laws.

18. Discharge of treated effluents and solid

waste in natural water bodies or land

area.

(a) Discharge of treated effluents in natural water bodies

and terrestrial area within 100 metre on either side of the

river shall be prohibited. However in other cases the

discharge of treated effluent and disposal of solid waste

shall be regulated as per applicable laws.

(b) Recycling of treated effluent shall be encouraged and

for disposal of sludge or solid wastes, the existing

regulations shall be followed.

19. Commercial Sign boards and hoardings. Regulated under applicable laws.

20. 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.

21. Construction activities (a) Local people shall be permitted to construct their

houses and pump house in GAMTAL/village land or

farmland, in the Eco-sensitive Zone, for their residential

use with the prior permission from the competent

authority, wherever applicable in the following manner:

The local people can build there house up to Ground floor

plus two floor in height not covering more than 30 % of

the total land area.

(b) There shall be no commercial construction in the Eco-

sensitive Zone:

Provided further that construction related to activities

listed in column (2) mentioned at item numbers 26, and 29

shall be permitted:

Provided also that construction related to activity listed

in column (2) mentioned at item number 21, shall be

regulated and kept at the minimum.

(c) All construction activity shall be subject to applicable

laws and regulations in force.

22. Collection of Forest produce or Non-

Timber Forest Produce (NTFP).

Regulated under applicable laws.

23. Air and Vehicular pollution Regulated under applicable laws.

Promoted activities

24. Ongoing agriculture and horticulture

practices by local communities along

with dairies, dairy farming, aquaculture

and fisheries.

Permitted under applicable laws.

25. Rain water harvesting. Shall be actively promoted.

26. Organic farming. Shall be actively promoted.

27. Adoption of green technology for all

activities.

Shall be actively promoted.


5. Monitoring Committee.- (1) The Central Government hereby constitutes a Monitoring Committee, for effective

monitoring of the Eco-sensitive Zone, which shall comprise of the following namely:-

(i) Collector, Surendranagar - Chairman;

(ii) Representative of Collector, AhmadabadMember;

(iii) Regional Officer, State Pollution Control Board - Member;

(iv) One representative of Non-governmental Organisations working in the field of nature conservation to

be nominated by the Government of Gujarat (for a term of one year in each case) Member;

(v) One expert in Ecology/wildlife/birds from reputed Institution or University of the State of Gujarat to

be nominated by the Government of Gujarat (for a term of one year in each case) - Member;

(vi) Deputy Conservator of Forests, (Incharge of the Sanctuary), Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary Member-

Secretary

(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 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 scrutinized by the Monitoring Committee based on the actual site-specific conditions and referred to

the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forests 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 Forest 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 scrutinized 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 or the concerned park in-

charge 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 31st March of

every year by 30th

June of that year to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State as per pro forma appended at

Annexure IV.

(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 Honble

Supreme Court of India or the High Court or National Green Tribunal.

[F. No. 25/89/2015-ESZ-RE]

Dr. T. CHANDINI, Scientist G

ANNEXURE-I

Description of Boundaries of proposed ESZ

North : Shahpur village in Viramgam taluka of Ahmedabad district.

Nanikathechi Village in Limdi taluka of Surendranagar district.

South : Digvijaygadh village in Limdi taluka of Surendranagar district. Mithapur Villages in bavla taluka of

Ahmedabad district.

East : Village boundaries of Kayla and Vekaria of Viramgam taluka and Meni, Dhurgi & Shiyal villages of

Bavla taluka of Ahmedabad district.

West : Village boundaries of Dhirajgath, Parali, Mulbavla, Ranagadh & Nanikathechi in Limbdi taluka of

Surendranagar district.

28. Cottage industries including village

artisans, etc.

Shall be actively promoted.

29. Use of renewable energy. Bio gas, solar light etc., to be promoted


ANNEXURE-II

Map of proposed Eco-sensitive Zone along with coordinates


Latitudes and longitudes of NBS Surrounding Eco Sensitive zone

Name Lat Long

A 72 5' 35.460" E 22 52' 9.002" N

B 72 9' 26.750" E 22 46' 20.325" N

C 72 10' 13.095" E 22 43' 4.014" N

D 72 11' 32.077" E 22 39' 17.523" N

E 72 9' 9.761" E 22 37' 3..924" N

F 72 4' 4.644" E 22 35' 26.930" N

G 71 57' 1.774" E 22 40' 51.915" N

H 71 56' 41.046" E 22 46' 26.290" N

I 71 55' 58.085" E 22 49' 23.093" N

J 71 57' 32.868" E 22 54' 22.357" N

K 72 0' 29.762" E 23 0' 10.393" N

L 72 2' 4.092" E 22 54' 33.631" N

Annexure III

List of Villages falling within the proposed Eco sensitive Zone

Sr No Name of Village Taluka/

District Lat. Long.

1 2 3 4 5

1. Shiyal Bavla, Ahmedabad 220 4110.228 N 720 929.439 E

2. Dharji (Durgi) Bavla, Ahmedabad 220 4651.831 N 720 60.511 E

3. Meni Bavla, Ahmedabad 220 4815.225 N 720 54.261 E

4. Vekriya Viramgam, Ahmedabad 220 4997.56 N 720 351.990 E

5. Kayla Viramgam, Ahmedabad 220 5037.344 N 720 342.899 E

6. Moti Kishol Viramgam, Ahmedabad 220 5058.752 N 720 221.257 E

7. Shahpur Viramgam, Ahmedabad 220 524.463 N 720 110.888 E

8. Digvijaygadh Limdi, Surendranagar 220 4125.643 N 720 447.729 E

9. Dhirajgadh Limdi, Surendranagar 220 428.181 N 720 033.275 E

10. Parali Limdi, Surendranagar 220 4213.782 N 710 5815.953 E

11. Mul Bavla Limdi, Surendranagar 220 4412.554 N 710 5619.566 E

12. Ranagadh Limdi, Surendranagar 220 4627.113 N 710 5926.656 E

13. Nani Kathechi Limdi, Surendranagar 220 5052.526 N 710 5922.441 E

14. Vadekhan Lakhatar, Surendranagar 220 4932.750 N 710 5726.324 E

15. Mithapur Bavla, Ahmedabad 220 36 53.509 N 720 7 28.733 E

16. Kaliveji Bavla, Ahmedabad 220 39 24.633 N 720 7 39.324 E

17. Devalthal Bavla, Ahmedabad 220 46 29.869 N 720 7 26.336 E

18. Aniyali Sanand, Ahmedabad 220 49 35.237 N 720 6 5.533 E

19. Moti Kathechi Limdi, Surendrangar 220 53 34.856 N 710 59 27.589 E

20. Vadala Lakhatar, Surendranagar 220 54 22.357 N 710 57 32.868 E

21. Kalyanpura Lakhatar, Surendranagar 220 58 22.862 N 710 00 32.481 E

22. Gangad Lakhatar, Surendranagar 220 56 22.939 N 710 58 32.245 E


Details of the Proposed Villages falling within the boundary of Eco-Sensitive Zone. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary

Sr. No. Name of

Village Taluka/District

Survey

No.

(Total)

Area (in ha.)

Remarks

Forest

Non-

Forest

Govt.

Waste

Land & Total

Private

Land Area Gauchar

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Mithapur Bavla/Ahmedabad 1160 0.00 4975.75 0.00 4975.75

Ah

med

abad

Dis

t.

2 Kaliveji Bavla/Ahmedabad 352 0.00 1620.72 1319.08 2939.8

3 Shiyal Bavla/Ahmedabad 794 0.00 2098.26 7256.53 9354.79

4 Devalthal Bavla/Ahmedabad 381 0.00 1494.99 332.45 1827.44

5 Dharji

(Durgi) Bavla/Ahmedabad 324 0.00 2108.73 0.00 2108.73

6 Meni Bavla/Ahmedabad 335 0.00 1824.86 56.76 1881.62

7 Aniyali Sanand/ Ahmedabad 224 0.00 967.32 1.07 968.39

8 Vekriya Viramgam/

Ahmedabad 882 0.00 903.84 108.01 1011.85

9 Kayla Viramgam/

Ahmedabad 296 0.00 1187.35 611.57 1798.92

10 MotiKishol Viramgam/

Ahmedabad 507 0.00 792.78 0.00 792.78

11 Shahpur Viramgam/

Ahmedabad 808 0.00 3725.59 213.88 3939.47

12 Digvijaygadh Limdi/Surendranagar 152 0.00 1542.65 0.00 1542.65

Sure

ndra

nag

ar

Dis

t.

13 Dhirajgadh Limdi/Surendranagar 74 0.00 1633.10 0.00 1633.1

14 Parali Limdi/Surendranagar 512 0.00 1461.91 2374.52 3836.43

15 Mul Bavla Limdi/Surendranagar 457 0.00 1502.67 0.00 1502.67 16 Ranagadh Limdi/Surendranagar 1357 0.00 2017.71 50.00 2067.71

17 Nani Kathechi Limdi/Surendranagar 554 0.00 814.59 0.00 814.59 18 Moti Kathechi Limdi/Surendranagar 573 0.00 1485.80 4083.29 5569.09 19 Vadekhan Lakhatar/Surendranagar 260 0.00 798.22 5348.96 6147.18

20 Vadla Lakhatar/Surendranagar 602 162.34 1189.22 3233.36 4584.92

21 Kalyanpura Lakhatar/Surendranagar 240 196.31 434.38 5226.54 5857.23

22 Gangad Lakhatar/Surendranagar 393 0.00 796.38 0.00 796.38

TOTAL 358.65 35376.82 30216.02 65951.49

Annexure IV

Proforma of Action Taken Report: - Eco-sensitive Zone Monitoring Committee.- 1. Number and date of meetings.

2. Minutes of the meetings: mention main noteworthy points. Attached minutes of the meeting on 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.

[Details may be attached as Annexure]

5. Summary of cases scrutinised for activities covered under Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2006.

[Details may be attached as separate Annexure]

6. Summary of case scrutinised for activities not covered under Environment Impact Assessment notification,

2006.

[Details may be attached as separate Annexure]

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

8. Any other matter of importance.

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