Coastal Regulation Zone To protect the coastal areas and for ensuring that the use and activities in the coastal areas and for ensuring that the use and activities in the coastal areas are consistent with the principles and requirements of environmental protection

Presentation by P. B. Sahasranaman Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 1991 notification replaced by 2011 notification Presentation by P. B. Sahasranaman

Coastal Regulation Zone, Notification 2011 To protect 6,000 kms of coastline of India. Notification issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 on 19-2-1991. Being a statutory notification it has the force of law.

500 metres from High Tide Line for sea front What is CRZ ? 500 metres from High Tide Line for sea front 100 metres or width of the river whichever is less for rivers, backwaters, estuaries, etc. Backwater islands Tidal influenced water bodies which are having 5 ppt salinity concentration

Prohibited activities Setting up of industries including expansion of existing industry Manufacture or handling oil storage or disposal of hazardous substance Setting up and expansion of fish processing units Land reclamation

Prohibited activities Setting up and expansion of units or mechanism for disposal of wastes and effluents Discharge of untreated waste and effluents Dumping of city or town wastes Ports and harbour projects in high eroding areas

Permitted industrial activities Industries which require water front and directly needing foreshore facilities. Ports, harbours , jetties, quays, wharves, erosion control measures, breakwaters, pipelines, lighthouses, navigational safety facilities, coastal police stations, like.

Prohibited activities Reclamation for commercial purposes Mining of sand , rocks and other substrata materials- Drawal of ground waster and constructions related thereto Dressing or altering the sand dunes hills, natural feathers including landscape changes Construction activities in CRZ-1 except those permitted

Permitted industrial activities Projects of Department of Atomic Energy Facilities for generating power by non-conventional energy sources and setting up of desalination plants in areas not categorised as CRZ-I(i) based on an impact assessment study including social impacts Green field airport in Navi Mumbai Re-construction, repair works of dwelling units of local communities in accordance with local and country planning regulations.

Classification of lands for constructions CRZ-I – Ecologically sensitive areas CRZ-II- Developed areas CRZ-III – Areas that are undisturbed CRZ-IV – 12 mts towards sea, backwater islands

Classification of Coastal Regulation Zones Coastal Regulation Zone – I (CRZ-1) Ecologically sensitive areas No construction in these areas Mangrove areas

Coastal Regulation Zone – II (CRZ-2) – Developed Areas Construction is possible on the landward side of existing road or buildings subject to conditions Municipal areas of Kerala comes in this category Marine Drive, Kochi

Coastal Regulation Zone – III (CRZ-3) Areas that are not developed and not ecologically important Upto 200 metres No Development Zone Certain activities are permitted All Panchayats in Kerala comes in this category

Coastal Regulation Zone – IV (CRZ-4) Under the 2011 notification the backwaters and backwater islands are included in this category For island the distance rule is 50 metres or width of the river whichever is less

Coastal Zone Management Plan CZMP identifying and classifying the CRZ areas in the state Old CZMP has to be redrawn. Till such time old will prevail Preparing it public participation is very much essential Dr. M. S. Swaminathan speaks on failure

State Coastal Zone Management Authority Office at Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram National Coastal Zone Management Authority National Green Tribunal

Some Defects noticed No preamble No definitions No idea of where the HTL starts No speedy processing of applications No machinery for implementation

THANK YOU P B Sahasranaman pb.sahasranaman @pbsahasranaman Advocate, High Court of Kerala Ph: +91 9446544339 Email: sahasram@gmail.com