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494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 6 7TH MAY, 2020 (c) To promote local talent and to promote 8. Disbursement of the grant.— On local cultural troupes. recommendation of the committee and as per the terms & conditions, the Director of Art & 4. Eligibility.— Any Mandals/Groups/ Culture shall obtain the Government approval Institution/Troupes registered or un- and grant shall be released to the groups. registered and fulfilling the following eligibility conditions shall be eligible to avail 9. Framing of guidelines.— For better the benefit under this scheme. implementation of this scheme the Government shall frame guidelines from time (1) Mandals/Groups/Institution/Troupes to time, if required. should be conducting regular musical performance like bhajans, choir singing, 10. Relaxation.— The Government shall be folk performance etc. empowered to relax any or all clauses or conditions of the scheme in genuine cases (2) Mandals/Groups/Institutions/Troupes for sanction of the grant to any institution. should consist of at least 10 members. 11. Interpretation.— If any question arises (3) The scheme is being revalidated regarding interpretation of any clause, word, keeping in mind that only those expression or entire scheme, the decision Institutions/Mandals/Groups/Troupes who about the interpretation shall lie with the have not received the benefit of the scheme Government which shall be final and binding are eligible. on all concerned. 5. Nature & Quantum of Assistance.— (1) 12. Redressal of grievances.— If any Under the scheme the eligible Cultural grievance arises, out of implementation of this Groups/Institutions shall be give lumpsum scheme, the Minister of Art & Culture shall grants/financial assistance to the maximum hear and decide such matter and the decision extent of Rs. 15,000/- per Group/Institution of the Minister for Art and Culture in this for purchase of Musical Instruments only. regards shall be final. (2) The Government/department may restrict This has been issued with concurrence of the number of groups/institutions in each Finance Department under their U.O. category according to the availability of the No. 23/F dated 04-01-2020. funds. The earlier notification is hereby stands 6. Selection procedure.— (1) Directorate of repealed. Art & Culture shall release advertisement in local newspapers inviting application to avail By order and in the name of Governor of the benefit under this scheme. Goa. (2) Directorate of Art and Culture shall Sagun R. Velip, Director & ex officio Joint constitute a committee which will nominate/ Secretary (Art and Culture). select the Groups/Institutions working Panaji, 4th May, 2020. towards preservation of musical and cultural activities for availing the benefit under this ———ttt——— scheme. Department of Environment & 7. Utilization Certificate.— The grantee Climate Change institution shall utilize the grants for the __ purpose for which it is sanctioned within a period of 3 months. The utilization certificate The draft of the notification, which the Goa and audited statements of Accounts with seal State Wetland Authority (GSWA) proposes to of the Group/Institution should be submitted issue in exercise of the powers conferred to the department within 6 months from the under rule 7 of the Wetlands (Conservation date of sanction of the grant. and Management) Rules, 2017 read with 67 508 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 6 7TH MAY, 2020 Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of Department of Government of Goa prepared 1986), is hereby published for the information a Brief Document for identifying the said of the person/s likely to be concerned or Bondvol Lake as wetland; affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken And whereas, the Goa State Wetland into consideration on or after the expiry of a Authority communicated to the concerned period of sixty days from the date on which Stakeholders vide letter No. GSWA/2019-20/ copies of the Official Gazette containing this /IDN/003/019 dated 04-06-2019 and vide notification are made available to the public; Public Notice published in local Newspaper namely, Lokmat dated 11-06-2019 and The Any person interested in making any Navhind Times dated 11-06-2019 conducted objection or suggestion other than those the stakeholders consultative meeting for received from the stake holders consultation identification of Bondvol Lake, Santa Cruz as meeting held for identification of Bondvol Wetland on 12-06-2019 at 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Lake, Santa Cruz as Wetland, scheduled on in the Hall of Santa Cruz High School, Santa 12-06-2019 at 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Hall Cruz, Tiswadi, Goa, inviting objections and of Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, suggestions from all persons likely to be Tiswadi, Goa, on the proposals contained in affected. the draft notification may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the And whereas, objections/comments/ Government of Goa, within a period of 60 days /suggestions received from the stake holders to the Member Secretary, Goa State and public and the recommendations made Biodiversity Board, Head of Nodal Agency Goa by the Goa State Wetland Authority (GSWA) State Wetland Authority, Saligao, Bardez-Goa in the 6th meeting of the GSWA dated or via email address [email protected] 23-10-2019 have been considered by the Government. DRAFT NOTIFICATION Now therefore, the State of Goa accepts Ref.: GSWA/2019-20/Bondvol Notification/ the recommendation to declare the said /026/085 04-03-2020 wetland shall be covered under the provisions Whereas, there exists a water body known of Wetlands (Conservation and Management) as Bondvol Lake admeasuring total area of Rules, 2017. 84,043 sq. mts., surveyed under Survey The extent of the wetland and its zone of No. 84/1, 85/1 & 2, 86/1, 86/1-A, 87/0, 129/0, influence is described in Schedule I of this 131/0, 143/0, 144/0, 145/0, 197/0, 198/0, notification; 199/0, Nalla 2 of village Calapor situated in Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District, State of Activities prohibited within the wetland Goa, which is considered to be critically and its zone of influence is listed in significant for its ecosystem services and Schedule II of this notification. Such biodiversity values for the local communities prohibitions shall not apply for areas and society at large (hereinafter referred to designated under other Acts and Rules, as the “said Bondvol Lake”); and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b) and (c) of And whereas, for sustaining the Schedule I. Relevant provisions of respective characteristics of the said Bondvol Lake, the Acts and Rules shall apply in such areas. ecosystem needs to be maintained by Activities regulated within the wetland and regulating developmental activities therein as their zones of influence, i.e. permitted only well as within its zone of influence; with permission of State Government are And whereas, in terms of sub-rule (1) of listed in Schedule III of this notification. rule 7 of the Wetlands (Conservation and Request for permissions can be made to the Management) Rules, 2017, the Environment Member Secretary, Goa State Wetland 68 509 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 6 7TH MAY, 2020 Authority, C/o Department of Environment, On the East: by property bearing survey number Saligao, Bardez, Goa-2407032 or through 86/1-A & 1, 87/1, 129/1 and Dry Nalla of the [email protected]. Such Calapor village. regulations shall not apply for areas The map of wetland boundary is at Annexure I. designated under other Acts and Rules, and 1.2 Zone of influence: The zone of influence shall listed at para 1.2 (a), (b) and (c) of be as per the boundaries mentioned above 50 Schedule I. Relevant provisions of respective meters radius as shown in the map. Acts and Rules shall apply in such areas. 1.3 For the purpose of this wetland known as the said Bondvol Lake the same is located within Activities permitted within the wetland and Revenue village of Calapur. its zone of influence are listed in Schedule IV Schedule II: List of activities prohibited within of this notification. Such regulations shall not wetland/wetlands complex boundary apply for areas designated under other Acts and Rules, and listed at para 1.2 (a), (b) and a. Conversion for non-wetland uses including encroachment of any kind; (c) of Schedule I. Relevant provisions of respective Acts and Rules shall apply in such b. Setting up of any industry and expansion of areas. existing industries; with the exception of modernization of existing industries which will The Goa State Wetland Authority and the not affect the ecological balance of the wetland Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate under consideration. Change shall monitor the enforcement of the c. Manufacture or/and handling or/and storage provisions of this notification. or/and disposal of construction and demolition waste covered under the Construction and By order and in the name of the Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016; Governor of Goa. hazardous substances covered under the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Johnson Bedy Fernandes, Director & ex Chemical Rules, 1989 or the Rules for officio Jt. Secretary (Env. & CC). Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage Porvorim, 29th April, 2020. of Hazardous Micro-organisms Genetically engineered organisms or cells, 1989 or the ______ Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Schedule I: Location and Extent of Wetland/ Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008; /Wetlands Complex and its Zone of Influence electronic waste covered under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016; 1.1 Wetland d. Solid waste dumping; The said Bondvol Lake admeasuring an area of e.