Regulation of Permissible Activities
All other activities, except those prohibited in Para 2 above, will be regulated as under:
(1) Clearance shall be given for any activity within the Coastal Regulation Zone only if it requires water front and foreshore facilities.
The assessment shall be completed within a period of ninety days from receipt of the requisite documents and data from the project authorities, and the decision shall be conveyed within thirty days thereafter.
(2) The following activities will require environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, namely:
(i) Construction activities related to projects of 23[Department of Atomic Energy or] Defense requirements for which foreshore facilities are essential such as slipways, jetties, wharves, quays; except for classified operational component of defence projects for which a separate procedure shall be followed.
(Residential buildings, office buildings, hospital complexes, workshops shall not come within the definition of operational requirements, except in very special cases and hence shall not normally be permitted in the CRZ)
(ia) the clearance granted shall be valid for a period of five years for the commencement of the construction or operation.
(ii) Operational constructions for ports, harbours and light houses and construction activities of jetties, wharves, quays, slip ways, pipelines and conveying system including transmission lines, provided that, environmental clearance in case of constructions or modernization or expansion of jetties and wharves in the Union territory of Lakshadweep for providing embarkation and disembarkation facilities shall be on the basis of a report of scientific study conducted by the Central Government or any agency authorized or recognized by it suggesting environmental safeguard measures required to be taken for minimizing damage to corals and associated biodiversity.
(ii) a. Exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas and all associated activities and facilities thereto
(iii) Thermal power plants (only foreshore facilities for transport of raw materials facilities for in-take of cooling water and outfall for discharge of treated waste water / cooling water); and
(iii a) Housing schemes in CRZ area as specified in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 6;
(iii b) Mining of rare minerals;
(iii c) Specified activities/facilities in SEZ subject to one time approval by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests to such activities based on the Master Plan of SEZ, spatial distribution of projects to be located in CRZ and such other information as may be required for the purpose.
(iii d) facilities for generating power by non conventional energy sources, desalination plants and weather radars;
(iii e) airstrips and associated facilities in Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.]
(iv) Demolition or reconstruction of -
(i) Buildings of archaeological or historical importance
(ii) Heritage buildings; and
(iii) Buildings under public use.
Explanation: - For the purpose of this clause iv, 'public use' shall include use for purposes of worship, education, medical care and cultural activities.
(v) All other activities with investment of five crore rupees or more:
Provided that activities involving investment of less than five crore rupees shall be regulated by the concerned authorities at the State or Union territory level in accordance with the provision of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 6
of Annexure-I of this notification.
(i) The coastal States and Union Territory Administrations shall prepare, within a period of one year from the date of this Notification, Coastal Zone Management Plans identifying and classifying the CRZ areas within their respective territories in accordance with the guidelines given in Annexures-I and II of the Notification and obtain approval (with or without modifications) of the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment & Forests;
(ii) Within the framework of such approved plans, all development and activities within the CRZ other than those covered in para 2 and para 3
(2) above shall be regulated by the State Government, Union Territory Administration or the local authority as the case may be in accordance with the guidelines given in Annexures-I and II of the Notification; and
(iii) In the interim period till the Coastal Zone Management Plans mentioned in para
3(3)(i) above are prepared and approved, all developments and activities within the CRZ shall not violate the provisions of this Notification.
State Governments and Union Territory Administrations shall ensure adherence to these regulations and violations, if any, shall be subject to the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Procedure for monitoring and enforcement:
The Ministry of Environment & Forests and the Government of State or Union Territory and such other authorities at the State or Union Territory levels, as may be designated for this purpose, shall be responsible for monitoring and enforcement of the provisions of this notification within their respective jurisdictions.
All other activities, except those prohibited in Para 2 above, will be regulated as under:
(1) Clearance shall be given for any activity within the Coastal Regulation Zone only if it requires water front and foreshore facilities.
The assessment shall be completed within a period of ninety days from receipt of the requisite documents and data from the project authorities, and the decision shall be conveyed within thirty days thereafter.
(2) The following activities will require environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, namely:
(i) Construction activities related to projects of 23[Department of Atomic Energy or] Defense requirements for which foreshore facilities are essential such as slipways, jetties, wharves, quays; except for classified operational component of defence projects for which a separate procedure shall be followed.
(Residential buildings, office buildings, hospital complexes, workshops shall not come within the definition of operational requirements, except in very special cases and hence shall not normally be permitted in the CRZ)
(ia) the clearance granted shall be valid for a period of five years for the commencement of the construction or operation.
(ii) Operational constructions for ports, harbours and light houses and construction activities of jetties, wharves, quays, slip ways, pipelines and conveying system including transmission lines, provided that, environmental clearance in case of constructions or modernization or expansion of jetties and wharves in the Union territory of Lakshadweep for providing embarkation and disembarkation facilities shall be on the basis of a report of scientific study conducted by the Central Government or any agency authorized or recognized by it suggesting environmental safeguard measures required to be taken for minimizing damage to corals and associated biodiversity.
(ii) a. Exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas and all associated activities and facilities thereto
(iii) Thermal power plants (only foreshore facilities for transport of raw materials facilities for in-take of cooling water and outfall for discharge of treated waste water / cooling water); and
(iii a) Housing schemes in CRZ area as specified in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 6;
(iii b) Mining of rare minerals;
(iii c) Specified activities/facilities in SEZ subject to one time approval by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests to such activities based on the Master Plan of SEZ, spatial distribution of projects to be located in CRZ and such other information as may be required for the purpose.
(iii d) facilities for generating power by non conventional energy sources, desalination plants and weather radars;
(iii e) airstrips and associated facilities in Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.]
(iv) Demolition or reconstruction of -
(i) Buildings of archaeological or historical importance
(ii) Heritage buildings; and
(iii) Buildings under public use.
Explanation: - For the purpose of this clause iv, 'public use' shall include use for purposes of worship, education, medical care and cultural activities.
(v) All other activities with investment of five crore rupees or more:
Provided that activities involving investment of less than five crore rupees shall be regulated by the concerned authorities at the State or Union territory level in accordance with the provision of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 6
of Annexure-I of this notification.
(i) The coastal States and Union Territory Administrations shall prepare, within a period of one year from the date of this Notification, Coastal Zone Management Plans identifying and classifying the CRZ areas within their respective territories in accordance with the guidelines given in Annexures-I and II of the Notification and obtain approval (with or without modifications) of the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment & Forests;
(ii) Within the framework of such approved plans, all development and activities within the CRZ other than those covered in para 2 and para 3
(2) above shall be regulated by the State Government, Union Territory Administration or the local authority as the case may be in accordance with the guidelines given in Annexures-I and II of the Notification; and
(iii) In the interim period till the Coastal Zone Management Plans mentioned in para
3(3)(i) above are prepared and approved, all developments and activities within the CRZ shall not violate the provisions of this Notification.
State Governments and Union Territory Administrations shall ensure adherence to these regulations and violations, if any, shall be subject to the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Procedure for monitoring and enforcement:
The Ministry of Environment & Forests and the Government of State or Union Territory and such other authorities at the State or Union Territory levels, as may be designated for this purpose, shall be responsible for monitoring and enforcement of the provisions of this notification within their respective jurisdictions.