Executive Summary:
This order establishes the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority, effective from the date of publication, for a period of three years. The Authority is constituted by the Central Government under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, to protect and improve the coastal environment of Gujarat. The Authority will consist of various members and is required to submit activity reports every six months.
Key Points / Main Content:
Authority Establishment and Composition:
* The Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (the Authority) is established by the Central Government.
* The Authority consists of ex-officio members, expert members, and a non-governmental organization member, as listed in the order.
* The Director Environment and Additional Secretary, Forests and Environment Department, Gandhinagar, serves as Member Secretary, ex-officio.
Authority Operations:
* The Authority's headquarters are in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
* The quorum for meetings is one-third of the total number of members.
* Non-ex-officio members receive allowances as per Central Government norms.
Authority Responsibilities:
* The Authority's primary purpose is to protect and improve the coastal environment and control pollution in Gujarat's Coastal Regulation Zone areas.
* Responsibilities include examining project proposals, regulating developmental activities, and enforcing Coastal Regulation Zone notifications.
* The Authority reviews proposals for changes in Coastal Regulation Zone classifications and makes recommendations to the National Coastal Zone Management Authority.
* The Authority investigates alleged violations, files complaints, and takes necessary actions to verify facts.
Transparency and Reporting:
* The Authority must create a website to post information on its functions, including meeting agendas, minutes, decisions, and actions taken on violations.
* The Authority must furnish activity reports to the National Coastal Zone Management Authority every six months.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: The Central Government has established the authority and defined its operational framework under the Environment Protection Act.
* Action Required: Oversee the functioning of the Authority and review activity reports.
Gujarat State Government:
* Impact: The State Government's various departments and officials are represented in the Authority, requiring their active participation in coastal zone management.
* Action Required: Implement the Authority's recommendations and cooperate in enforcing Coastal Regulation Zone regulations.
Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority Members:
* Impact: Members are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities outlined in the order.
* Action Required: Actively participate in meetings, review proposals, and ensure compliance with regulations.
Project Proponents in Coastal Regulation Zone Areas:
* Impact: Project proponents are subject to the Authority's review and regulation.
* Action Required: Submit project proposals to the Authority for approval and comply with Coastal Regulation Zone regulations.
Citizens and Organizations in Gujarat:
* Impact: The Authority's actions directly affect the coastal environment and development activities in the region.
* Action Required: Report any violations or contraventions of the Environment Protection Act or Coastal Regulation Zone notifications to the Authority.
Key Entities Referenced
Environment Protection Act, 1986: A key environmental legislation that grants powers to the Central Government for environmental protection and is referenced in the context of establishing the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority.
Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority: An authority constituted by the Central Government to protect and improve the coastal environment in the State of Gujarat.
Gujarat: A state in India where the Coastal Zone Management Authority is established and has jurisdiction over Coastal Regulation Zone areas.
Gandhinagar, Gujarat: The location of the headquarters for the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority and where many of its members are based.
Coastal Regulation Zone: A zone along the coast where developmental activities are regulated to protect the coastal environment.
National Coastal Zone Management Authority: A national authority to which the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority reports and makes recommendations regarding changes in Coastal Regulation Zone areas.
Arvind Kumar Nautiyal: Joint Secretary who issued the order.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification regarding the establishment of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority.
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भेजेगा ।
[फा. स.ं ज-े 17011/30/99-आईए.-III(भाग)]
अरKवद कुमार नौHटयाल, संय(cid:31)ु सिचव
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
ORDER
New Delhi, the 9th September, 2019
S.O. 3248(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the
Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby
constitutesthe Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as theAuthority) consisting of the
following persons, for a period of three years, with effect from the date of publication of this order in the Official
Gazette, namely:-
S.N. Members Status
1. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary Forest and Chairman, ex-officio;
Environment, Department, Government of Gujarat.
2. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild Life), AranyaBhavan, Sector-10 A, Member, ex-officio;
Gandhinagar.
3. Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Maritime Board, Member, ex-officio;
Gandhinagar.
4. The Member Secretary, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar. Member, ex-officio;
5. The Industries Commissioner, UdhyogBhavan, Gandhinagar Member, ex-officio;
6. Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority, Member, ex-officio;
Gandhinagar.
7. Chief Town Planner Gujarat State, Gandhinagar. Member, ex-officio;
8. Member Secretary, Gujarat Ecology Commission, Gandhinagar. Member, ex-officio;
9. The Commissioner of Fisheries, Gujarat State, Gandhinagar. Member, ex-officio;
10. Shri T. P. Singh, Director, Bhaskaracharya. Institute of Space Application and. Member, (Expert);
Geo-informatics, Gandhinagar.
11. Shri Rajesh Pravin Chandra Doshi, Marine Engineer,Vodadara. Member, (Expert);
12. Shri H. B. Chauhan, Retired Senior Scientist, Space Application Centre, Member, (Expert);
Ahmedabad.
13. Dr. C. N. Pandey, Retired Principal Chief Conservator Forest, Plot No. 726/B, Member, (Expert);
Sector -8-C, Gandhinagar.
14. Shri Rajesh I. Shah, Managing Trustee, VIKAS, Centre for Development Member, Non-
Ishavasyam, OppositeLajpatnagar, Eeshita Tower Road , Navarangpura,
Governmental
Navjeevan, Ahmedabad-380014.
Organization;
15. Director (Environment) and Additional Secretary, Forests and Environment Member Secretary, ex-
Department, Gandhinagar.
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2. The Authority shall have its headquarters at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
3. The quorum for the meeting of the Authority shall be one-third of the total number of its Members.
4. A Member, other than an ex-officio Member, shall be paid allowances as per the norms decided by the Central
Government.
5. The Authority shall, for the purposes of protecting and improving the quality of the costal environment and
preventing, abating and controlling environmental pollution in the Coastal Regulation Zone areas in the State of
Gujarat, take the following measures, namely:—
(i) the Authority shall, after receiving the application for approval of project proposal, examine the same if it
is in accordance with the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan and within the requirements of the
Coastal Regulation Zone notification issued by the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of
Environment and Forests and published vide number S.O.19(E), dated the 6th January, 2011 (hereinafter
referred to as the said notification), and make recommendations for approval of such project to the
concerned authority, as specified in the said notification, within a period of sixty days from the date of
receipt of such application;
(ii) the Authority shall regulate all developmental activities in the Coastal Regulation Zone areas as specified
in the said notification;
(iii) the Authority shall be responsible for enforcing and monitoring the provisions of the said notification;
(iv) the Authority shall examine the proposals received from the State Government for changes or
modifications in the classification of Coastal Regulation Zone areas and in the Coastal Zone Management
Plan and make specific recommendations thereon, to the National Coastal Zone Management Authority;
(v) the Authority shall inquire into cases of alleged violation of the provisions of the said Act or the rules
made thereunder; and review the cases involving violations or contraventions of the provisions of the said
Act and the rules made thereunder;
(vi) the Authority shall inquire or review cases of violations or contraventions of the said notification suo-
moto, or on the basis of a complaint made by any individual or body or organisation;
(vii) the Authority is authorised to file complaints under section 19 of the said Act;
(viii) the Authority shall take such action as may be required under section 10 of the said Act, to verify the
facts of the cases before it.
6. The Authority shall, for the purpose of maintaining transparency in its functioning, create a dedicated website and
post the information relating to its functions, including the agenda in its meetings, minutes of the meetings,
decisions taken in each meetings, recommendations for matters on violations and contravention of the said
notification and actions taken on such violations and contraventions, court matters including the orders of the
Courts and the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan of the State Government.
7. The Authority shall furnish reports of its activities at least once in six months to the National Coastal Zone
Management Authority.
[F. No. J-17011/30/99-IA.-III(Pt.)]
ARVIND KUMAR NAUTIYAL, Jt. Secy.
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