Lok Sabha Question No. 1154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Coastal Regulation Zone Management Plan
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1154

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## Coastal Regulation Zone Management Plan

## 1154.   KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government  proposesto  comprehensively  review  and  examinevarious issues/concerns  of  coastal  regionsand  stakeholders  relating  to  Coastal  Regulation Zone (CRZ) management plan;
- (b)   if so, the details of the proposedchanges to the CRZ plan;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  comeout  with  a  new  draft  CRZ  notification  withthe underlying objective of boosting beachtourism and promoting developmentalactivities along the coast and if so, thedetails thereof; and
- (d)  whether the  Government proposesto relax CRZ rules in Udupi district,Karnataka,  at par with Goa and Kerala andif so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE    IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) to (d) In supersession of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011, the Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  have  notified  a  new  Coastal Regulations vide G.S.R 37(E), dated 18 th January, 2019. The new CRZ Notification, 2019 has removed special provisions for Goa and Kerala and have been made uniform throughout the coastal states. Thesalient features of the new notification are:
-  Allowing FSI as per current norms in CRZ areas.
-  Densely populated rural areas to be afforded greater opportunity for development. Accordingly, for CRZ-III (Rural) areas, two separate categories have now been stipulated  as:  (a)  CRZ-III  A  -  These  are  densely  populated  rural  areas  with  a population density of 2161 per square kilometre as per 2011 Census.  Such areas shall have a No Development Zone (NDZ) of 50 meters from the HTL as against 200 meters from the High Tide Line stipulated in the CRZ Notification, 2011; and (b)  CRZ-III  B  -  Rural  areas  with  population  density  of  below  2161  per  square kilometre as per 2011 Census. Such areas shall continue to have an NDZ of 200 meters from the HTL;
-  Tourism infrastructure for basic amenities promoted: Temporary tourism facilities such  as  shacks,  toilet  blocks,  change  rooms,  drinking  water  facilities  etc.  have now been permitted in Beaches. Such temporary tourism facilities are also now permissible in the 'No Development Zone' (NDZ) of the CRZ-III areas as per the

Notification.  However,  a  minimum  distance  of  10  m  from  HTL  should  be maintained  for  setting  up  of  such  facilities.  Eco-tourism  shall  be  promoted  in CRZ-I areas as well with adequate safeguards.

-  CRZ  Clearances  streamlined:  The  procedure  for  CRZ  clearances  has  been streamlined.    Only  such  projects/activities,  which  are  located  in  the  CRZ-I (Ecologically  Sensitive  Areas)  and  CRZ  IV  (area  covered  between  Low  Tide Line and 12 Nautical Miles seaward) shall be dealt with for CRZ clearance by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.  The powers for clearances with  respect  to  CRZ-II  and  III  have  been  delegated  at  the  State  level  with necessary guidance.
-  Restrictions in Mainland Islands streamlined:A No Development Zone (NDZ) of 20 meters has been stipulated for all Islands, for islands close to the main land coast and for all Backwater Islands in the mainland.
-  All Ecologically Sensitive Areas have been accorded special importance: Specific guidelines related to their conservation and management plans have been drawn up as a part of the CRZ Notification.
-  Pollution  abatement  has  been  accorded  special  focus:    In  order  to  address pollution  in  Coastal  areas  treatment  facilities  have  been  made  permissible activities in CRZ-I B area subject to necessary safeguards.
-  Defence and strategic projects have been accorded necessary dispensation.

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