Date: 2015-12-30Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas, a draft notification under sub-rule 3 of rule 5 of the Environment Protection Rules, 1986 for making certain amendments in the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, issued vide number S.O. 19
**Executive Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, amends the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification of 2011. It addresses regulations concerning foreshore facilities, road construction in CRZ areas, and defines the term "existing" within the context of the notification. The amendments are effective as of December 30, 2015.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
**Amendments to Paragraph 3:**
* Item 'a' in subparagraph 'iv' is substituted to address requirements for setting up, construction, modernisation, or expansion of foreshore facilities (ports, harbours, jetties, etc.) for defense, security, and other permissible activities.
* Roads on stilts or reclaimed surfaces are included, but development on the landward side of such roads is not authorised until the existing High Tide Line.
* Reclaimed land can be used for roads, mass rapid transit systems, associated public utilities and infrastructure, excluding industrial operation, repair, and maintenance.
**Amendments to Paragraph 4:**
* Item 'g' is inserted in subparagraph 'i', specifying that road construction via reclamation in CRZ areas is allowed only in exceptional cases.
* Such construction requires recommendation by the Coastal Zone Management Authority and approval by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
* If road construction damages mangroves, three times the number of mangroves destroyed must be replanted.
**Explanation of "Existing":**
* The term "existing" refers to features, regularization, or norms as of February 19, 1991, when the CRZ notification was initially notified.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Coastal Zone Management Authority:**
* *Impact:* The Authority is now responsible for recommending exceptional cases for road construction by way of reclamation in CRZ areas.
* *Action Required:* Evaluate requests for road construction in CRZ areas and provide recommendations to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
**Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change:**
* *Impact:* The Ministry is responsible for approving road construction via reclamation in CRZ areas, based on recommendations from the Coastal Zone Management Authority.
* *Action Required:* Review recommendations from the Coastal Zone Management Authority and approve or reject proposals for road construction in CRZ areas.
**Project Proponents/Developers:**
* *Impact:* New regulations apply to the construction and expansion of foreshore facilities and road construction in CRZ areas.
* *Action Required:* Ensure compliance with the amended regulations, including obtaining necessary approvals and undertaking mangrove replanting if required.
**Public:**
* *Impact:* The amendments affect development activities in coastal regulation zones.
* *Action Required:* Be aware of the changes to development rules in coastal areas.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and climate change policies. The notification requires approval from the ministry for certain activities.
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011: A notification that regulates activities in coastal areas. The current notification makes amendments to it.
Environment Protection Rules, 1986: Rules established under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, providing a framework for environmental protection standards and procedures.
Environment Protection Act, 1986: An act of the Parliament of India. The notification is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by this Act.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Coastal Zone Management Authority: Authority that recommends construction of road by way of reclamation in CRZ area.
BISHWANATH SINHA: Jt. Secy., signatory of the notification.
High Tide Line: Existing High Tide Line as on 19th February 1991 is used to regulate development activities.
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पया(cid:6981)वरण, वन और जलवाय ुप(cid:7407)रवतन(cid:6981) म(cid:7074)ं ालय
अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली, 30 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2015
का.आ. 3552(अ).— तटीय िविनयम जोन अिधसूचना, 2011, िजसे का.आ. सं. 19(अ), तारीख 6 जनवरी, 2011
को जारी (cid:7408)कया गया था, भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म(cid:7286) का.आ. 1741(अ), तारीख 25 जनू ,
2015 को उसके (cid:7367)ारा संभा(cid:7018) य (cid:7079)भािवत (cid:7018) यि(cid:6989) तय(cid:7298) से आ(cid:6979)पे और सुझाव उ(cid:6989) त अिधसूचना को उपल(cid:7011) ध करवाने क(cid:7409) तारीख से,
जब राजप(cid:7074) क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितयां जन साधारण को उपल(cid:7011) ध कराई गई थी उस तारीख से 60 (cid:7408)दन क(cid:7409) अविध के भीतर आमंि(cid:7074)त करने के
िलए पया(cid:6981)वरण संर(cid:6979)ण िनयम, 1986 के िनयम 5 के उपिनयम (3) के अधीन (cid:7079)ा(cid:7272)प अिधसूचना (cid:7079)कािशत क(cid:7409) गई थी ;
उ(cid:6989) त अिधसूचना क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितयां जन साधारण को 25 जून, 2015 को उपल(cid:7011) ध कराई गई थी;
क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार (cid:7367)ारा उपरो(cid:6989) त (cid:7079)ा(cid:7272)प अिधसूचना के उ(cid:7004) तर म (cid:7286)(cid:7079)ा(cid:7009) त आ(cid:6979)पे (cid:7298) और सुझाव(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) परी(cid:6979)ा क(cid:7409) गई ह;ै
अत: क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, पया(cid:6981)वरण (संर(cid:6979)ण) िनयम, 1986 के िनयम 5 के उपिनयम (3) के खंड (घ) के साथ प(cid:7407)ठत
पया(cid:6981)वरण (संर(cid:6979)ण) अिधिनयम, 1986 (1986 का 29) क(cid:7409) धारा 3 क(cid:7409) उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के खंड (v) (cid:7367)ारा
(cid:7079)द(cid:7004) त शि(cid:6989)त य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए तटीय िविनयम जोन अिधसूचना, 2011 म (cid:7286) िन(cid:7013) निलिखत और संशोधन करती ह,ै
अथा(cid:6981)त ्:—
उ(cid:6989) त तटीय िविनयम जोन अिधसूचना, 2011 म,(cid:7286) -
(क) पैरा 3 म(cid:7286), - उपपरै ा (iv) म(cid:7286) मद (क) के (cid:7021)थ ान पर िन(cid:7013) निलिखत मद रखी जाएगी, अथा(cid:6981)त ्:—
“(क) प(cid:7004) तन, बंदरगाह, जेटी, घाट, जहाजी घाट, जलावतरण-मंच, पलु , सी(cid:7410)लग, ि(cid:7021) ट(cid:7016) ट पर सड़क, सुधारे (cid:7263)ए
धरातल पर सड़क र(cid:6979)ा और सरु (cid:6979)ा (cid:7079)योजन(cid:7298) के िलए अिभ(cid:7079)ते और अ(cid:7008) य सुिवधा(cid:7312) जो अिधसूचना के अधीन
अनु(cid:6980)ेय (cid:7408)(cid:7059)याकलाप(cid:7298) के िलए आव(cid:7019) यक ह ै जैसी तटा(cid:7061) सुिवधा(cid:7312) क(cid:7409) (cid:7021)थ ापना, िविनमा(cid:6981)ण या आधुिनक(cid:7409)करण या
िव(cid:7021) तार के िलए अपेि(cid:6979)त:
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परंत ु ऐसी सड़के िव(cid:7378)मान हाइ टाइड लाइन तक ऐसी सड़क(cid:7298) के लड(cid:7286) वाड (cid:6981) साइड पर िवकास अनु(cid:6980)ात करन े हते ु
यथा(cid:7079)ािधकृत नह(cid:7277) मानी जाएगी :
परंतु यह और (cid:7408)क (cid:7408)कसी औ(cid:7378)ोिगक (cid:7079)चालन, मर(cid:7013) मत और अनुर(cid:6979)ण के िसवाय, सुधारी गई भूिम का उपयोग
ऐसे सड़क(cid:7298) के ल(cid:7286)ड वाड(cid:6981) साइड पर सड़क(cid:7298), मास रैिपड या म(cid:7016)ट ीमॉडल (cid:7069)ांिज़ट (cid:7079)णाली, िविनमा(cid:6981)ण और (cid:7021) थापन,
ऐसी (cid:7069)ांिजट या प(cid:7407)रवहन (cid:7079)णाली िजसके अंतग(cid:6981)त वै(cid:7378)ुत या इलै(cid:6989) (cid:7069)ािनक िसगनल (cid:7079)णाली, अनु(cid:6980)ात िडजाइन(cid:7298) के
(cid:7069)ांिजट (cid:7021) टाक ओवर ह,(cid:7289) सभी आव(cid:7019) यक सहब(cid:7373) जनउपयोिगता(cid:7312) और अवसंरचना के िलए अनु(cid:6980)ात क(cid:7409) जा
सकेगी ।”;
(ख) परै ा 4 म,(cid:7286) उप परै ा (i) म(cid:7286), मद (च) के प(cid:7019) चात ् िन(cid:7013) निलिखत मद अंत:(cid:7021)थ ािपत क(cid:7409) जाएगी, अथात(cid:6981) ् :—
“(छ) सीआरजैड (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) सुधार (cid:7367)ारा सड़क का िविनमा(cid:6981)ण केवल आपवा(cid:7408)दक मामल(cid:7298) म(cid:7286), सबं ंिधत तटीय जोन
(cid:7079)बंधन (cid:7079)ािधकरण क(cid:7409) िसफा(cid:7407)रश पर और पया(cid:6981)वरण, वन और जलवायु प(cid:7407)रवत(cid:6981)न मं(cid:7074)ालय (cid:7367)ारा अनुमो(cid:7408)दत
होगा; और य(cid:7408)द ऐसी सड़क का िनमा(cid:6981)ण क(cid:6994) छ वन(cid:7021) पित म (cid:7286) से होकर गुजर रहा हो या क(cid:6994) छ वन(cid:7021)प ित का
संभािवत (cid:6979)ित प(cid:7263)चं ान े वाला हो, िविनमा(cid:6981)ण (cid:7079)(cid:7408)(cid:7059)या के दौरान (cid:6979)ित(cid:7061)(cid:7021) त क(cid:6994)छ वन(cid:7021) पित या काटी गई वन(cid:7021)प ित
का तीन गुणा पुन:रोिपत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा ।”;
(ग) उ(cid:6989) त अिधसूचना म(cid:7286), उपाबंध 4 के प(cid:7019) चात,् (cid:7079)(cid:7272)प - I, िन(cid:7013) निलिखत अतं :(cid:7021)थ ािपत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा, अथा(cid:6981)त ्
(cid:7021)प (cid:7020)ट ीकरण – अिधसूचना के (cid:7079)योजन के िलए, उ(cid:6989)त अिधसूचना म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)यु(cid:6989) त “िव(cid:7378)मान” श(cid:7011) द से 19 फरवरी, 1991 को
िजसम(cid:7286) सीआरजैड अिधसूचना अिधसूिचत क(cid:7409) गई थी, क(cid:7409) िवशेषताएं क(cid:7409) िविनयिमतीकरण या संि(cid:7008) नयम िव(cid:7378)मान होना
अिभ(cid:7079)ेत होगा ।
[फा. स. 19-27/2015 – आई ए – III]
िब(cid:7019) वनाथ िस(cid:7008) हा, संयु(cid:6989) त सिचव
(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009)प ण : मलू अिधसूचना भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म (cid:7286) अिधसूचना स.ं का.आ. 19(अ),
तारीख 6 जनवरी, 2011 को (cid:7079)कािशत क(cid:7409) गई थी और त(cid:7004) प(cid:7019) चात् िन(cid:7013) नानुसार संशोिधत क(cid:7409) गई :—
1.(cid:32) का. आ. 2557 (अ), तारीख 22 अग(cid:7021) त, 2013
2.(cid:32) का. आ. 1244 (अ), तारीख 30 अ(cid:7079)लै , 2014
3.(cid:32) का. आ. 3085(अ), तारीख 28 नवंबर, 2014
4.(cid:32) का. आ. 383(अ), तारीख 4 फरवरी, 2015; और
5.(cid:32) का. आ. 556 (अ), तारीख 17 फरवरी,2015;
6.(cid:32) का. आ. 938 (अ), तारीख 31 माच(cid:6981), 2015
7.(cid:32) का. आ. 1599 (अ), तारीख 16 जून, 2015
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2015
S.O. 3552(E).—Whereas, a draft notification under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment
(Protection) Rules, 1986 for making certain amendments in the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011,
issued vide number S.O. 19(E), dated the 6th January, 2011, was published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 1741(E) dated the 25th June, 2015
inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of sixty days
from the date on which copies of Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, copies of the said notification were made available to the public on 25th June, 2015;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received in response to the above draft notification have
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Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section
(2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with clause (d) of sub-rule (3) of
rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the following
further amendments in the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, namely:—
In the said Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011 ,-
(a)(cid:32) in paragraph 3, in sub-paragraph (iv), for item (a), the following item shall be substituted,
namely:-
“ (a) required for setting up, construction or modernisation or expansion of foreshore facilities
like ports, harbours, jetties, wharves, quays, slipways, bridges, sealink, road on stilts, road on
reclaimed surface, and such as meant for defence and security purpose and for other facilities
that are essential for activities permissible under the notification:
Provided that such roads shall not be taken as authorised for permitting development on
landward side of such roads till existing High Tide Line.
Provided further that the use of reclaimed land may be permitted for roads, mass rapid or
multimodal transit system, construction and installation, on landward side of such roads, of all
necessary associated public utilities and infrastructure to operate such transit or transport system
including those for electrical or electronic signal system, transit stopover of permitted designs;
except for any industrial operation, repair and maintenance.” ;
(b)(cid:32) in paragraph 4, in sub-paragraph (i), after item (f), the following item shall be inserted, namely:
“(g) construction of road by way of reclamation in CRZ area shall be only in exceptional cases,
to be recommended by the concerned Coastal Zone Management Authority and approved by the
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and in case the construction of such road
is passing through mangroves or likely to damage the mangroves, three times the number of
mangroves destroyed or cut during the construction process shall be replanted.”;
(c ) in the said notification, after Annexure-IV, Form-1, the following shall be inserted, namely:—
Explanation:- For the purpose of the notification, the word “existing” used in the said notification shall mean
existence of the features or regularization or norms as on 19th February, 1991 wherein CRZ notification, was
notified.”
[F. No.19-27/2015-IA-III]
BISHWANATH SINHA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Principal Notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 19(E) dated the 6th January, 2011 and subsequently amended as
follows:—
1.(cid:32) S.O. 2557(E), dated the 22nd August, 2013;
2.(cid:32) S.O. 1244(E), dated the 30th April, 2014;
3.(cid:32) S.O. 3085(E), dated the 28th November, 2014;
4.(cid:32) S.O. 383(E), dated the 4th February, 2015; and
5.(cid:32) S.O. 556(E), dated the 17th February, 2015;
6.(cid:32) S.O. 938(E), dated the 31st March, 2015.
7.(cid:32) S.O. 1599(E), dated the 16th June, 2015
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