Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Sea Erosion
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 130

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Sea Erosion

## 130. SHRI K. NAVASKANI

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

- (a) Whether the Government has taken any measures to curtail the sea erosion and any advanced plan to address this; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b) The Government is committed for taking proactive steps in combating sea erosion and protection of India's coastal areas and coastal communities. Some of the measures taken are as follows:
- i. The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEFCC)  has  notified Coastal  Regulation  Zone  Notification,  2019  with  a  view  to  conserve  and  protect coastal stretches, marine areas and to ensure livelihood security to the fisherand other local communities. As per CRZ notification, 2019, certain coastal areas were declared as  coastal  regulation  zone,  wherein  setting  up  of  industries  and  expansion  of industries  are  prohibited  activities  and  other  developmental  activities/projects  are regulated/ permitted as per provisions of the said notification. The notification also provides  for  'No  Development  Zones'  (NDZ)  along  various  categories  of  coastal areas to protect India's coastline from encroachment, erosion and accretion.
- ii. MoEFCC  has  delineated  the  hazard  line  for  the  entire  coast  of  the  country.  The hazard  line  is  indicative  of  the  shoreline  changes,  including  sea  level  rise  due  to climate  change.  This  line  is  to  be  used  by  agencies  in  Coastal  States  as  a  tool  for Disaster  Management including planning of adaptive and mitigation measures. The hazard line features in the new Coastal Zone Management Plans of the coastal States / Union territories approved by the MoEFCC.
- iii. A national strategy for coastal protection along with guidelines has been framed for all Coastal States and Union Territories by MoEFCC.
- iv. The Flood Management scheme of Ministry of Jal Shakti, including anti-sea erosion schemes,  are  planned  and  executed  by  the  State  Governments  with  their  own resources  as  per  priorities  of  States.Union  Government  renders  assistance  to  states which is technical, advisory, catalytic and promotional in nature.
- v. Considering the importance of collection of data on coastal processes towards coastal protection  measures,  a  new  component  "Coastal  Management  Information  System (CMIS)" was initiated under the Central Sector Plan Scheme "Development of Water Resources  Information  System".  CMIS  is  a  data  collection  activity  carried  out  to collect  near  shore  coastal  data  which  can  be  used  in  planning,  design,  construction and  maintenance  of  site  specific  coastal  protection  structures  at  vulnerable  Coastal stretches.  Establishment  of  three  sites  each  in  the  State  of  Kerala,Tamil  Nadu  and union territory of Puduchery has been completed.

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