OFFICE OF DIVISIONAL WILD LIFE OFFICE& . FOREST COMPLEX-SOFINA ROAD, NEAR CIVIL COURTS, CURGAON. PHONE-FAX NO. 0124-222227 2 p,-uut:[email protected] -3o *n To, I*)Lsl ( Essar Oil Limited, DivisionalOffice, SCO, plot No.-9, I', Floor, New Colony Mor, Old Rly. Road, Gurgaon-l 22001, , Sub: clarificationregardingapplicabilityofwildlifeLaws.

Applicant ll/I/s Essar Oil Ltd. through its Authorized Signatory Sanjay Malik, Divisional Manager, HarTana and affidavit by sh. viiav Kumar (owner) s/o sh. Jai prakash R/o shiv Colony, (owner) & Sh. Viiit Sinsla S/o Sh. Raj Kumar Singla, Sector 31, Gurgaon made a request for clarification regarding applicability of wildlife laws for land situated ar Village , on to Road (RHS), Tehsil Nuh, District-, State- Haryana bearing Khewat No. 1234 Khatoni No. 1410, Killa No. l24ll23$-q,l3gll3(7-13). Applicant made a proposal ro use this land for Retail Outlet/Petrol Pump. In continuation of the report submitted by Inspector Wildlife, Sohnan the site is located outside the Wild Life SanctuaryA.,lational Park and is 60 kilometEr far from the and after joint making a inspection of the area with user agency, vide his letter no. l7 Dated 0644-2016.It is made clear that. I Clarification is valid ' for Applicability of Witdlife hotection Acr ( 1972) from wildlife angle only. Title. ownership of land, applicability of provision of other statutory laws and any other license conditions are not validated by this clarification. 2. Clarification is valid only if the area which rvas shown by the user agency for inspection ro the Inspector wildtife Sohna and marked by them on survey of sheet No. H43x4 (submitted to this office in project report) is same which the user agency is seeking clarification. 3. user agency will follow all the provision of wildlife protection Act 1972. 4. User agency will follow all the direction of CEC and all the judgement of Hon"ble Supreme Court of India and other courts passed from time to time, 5' User agency will take permission under various notification and guidelines issued by Ministry of Environment Protection Act, I986. User agency 6' will use the area for the same purpose for which clarification is sought i.e. Retail OutleUPetrol Pump. User agency 7' will take separate approval under Forest Conservation Act, (1980), any other permission required under Indian Forest Act(1927)and pLpA (1900). Violation of any condition will attract cancellation of this clarification and will attract penal provision of Wildlife Protection Act (1972). \>J_ Divisional Wi ldlife Offi cer, Curgaon. Endst. No. Dated A copy is forwarded to Inspector Wildlife, Sohna for necessary action and compliance. $l\ -- Divisional Wildlife Offi cer. Gurgaon.

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