Cement, Energy and Environment

> ' •• 10 . THE GAZETTE OF J:NOIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)J Any project or activity specified in category 'B' will be appraised at the Central level as Category •A', if located in whole or in part within 5 km. from the boundary of : (i) Protected areas notified under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, I 972 (53 of I972); (ii) Critically polluted areas as identified by the Central Pollution Control Board constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) from time to time; (iii) Eco-sensitive areas as notified under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the 'Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and (iv) inter-State boundaries and international boundaries; provided that for River Valley Projects specified in item l(c), Thermal Power Plants specified in item l(d), Industrial estates/parks/complexes/areas, export processing zones (EPZs), Special Economic Zones (SEZs), biotech parks, leather complexes specified in item 7(c) and common hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) specified in item 7{d), the appraisal shall be made at Central level even if located within lOkm. Provided further that the requirement regarding distance of 5 km or 10 km, as the case may be, of the inter-State boundaries can be reduced or completely done away with by an agreement between the respective States or the Union Territories sh~g the common boundary in case the activity does not fall within Skm or I 0 km, as the case may be ofthe areas mentioned at item (i), (ii) and (iii) above." fF . No. J-11013/ 12/2013-IA·II (1) (part)] AJA Y '1 'i AGI, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal rules were pubiished in the Gazette of India. Exlr-.lOn.liJlary, Part ll, Section 3, Sub--section (ii) vide notification number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 and. amended vide S.O. 1737(E) dated the 11th October, 2007, S.O. 3067(E) dated the 1st December, 2009, S.O. 695(E) dated the 4th April, 2011, S.O. 2896(E) dated the 13th December, 2012, S.O. 674(E) dated the 13th March, 2013, S.O. 2559(E) dated the 22nd August, 2013, S.O. 2731 (E) dated the 9th September, 2013 , S.O. 562(E) dated the 26th February, 2014 and S.O. 637(E) dated the 28th February, 2014. 73