UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

Coastal Regulation zones

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
Dr.Swati Rautela

PRESENTED BY
Adwait N. Garjale
COASTAL REGULATION ZONE

 To protect the coastal areas and for ensuring that

the use and activities in the coastal areas and for
ensuring that the use and activities in the coastal
areas are consistent with the principles and
requirements of environmental protection
Coastal Regulation Zone, Notification 2011

 To protect 6,000 kms of coastline of India.

 Notification issued under the Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 on 19-2-1991.

 Being a statutory notification it has the force of law.

What is CRZ ?

 500 metres from High Tide Line for sea front

 100 metres or width of the river whichever is less
for rivers, backwaters, estuaries, etc.
 Backwater islands
 Tidal influenced water bodies which are having 5
ppt salinity concentration
Classification of lands for constructions

 CRZ-I- Ecologically sensitive areas

 CRZ-II- Developed areas

 CRZ-III - Areas that are undisturbed

 CRZ-IV - 12 mts towards sea, backwater islands

Classification of Coastal Regulation Zones
Coastal Regulation Zone-I (CRZ-1)

 Ecologically sensitive areas

 No construction in these areas

 Mangrove areas
Coastal Regulation Zone - II (CRZ-2)- Developed Areas

 Construction is possible on the landward side of

existing road or buildings subject to conditions
 Municipal areas of Kerala comes in this category
Coastal Regulation Zone – III (CRZ-3)

 Areas that are not developed and not ecologically important

 Upto 200 metres No Development Zone
 Certain activities are permitted
 All Panchayats in Kerala comes in this category
Coastal Regulation Zone - IV (CRZ-4)

 Under the 2011 notification the backwaters and

backwater islands are included in this category
 For island the distance rule is 50 metres or width
of the river whichever is less
Prohibited activities

 Setting up and expansion of units or mechanism

for disposal of wastes and effluents
 Discharge of untreated waste and effluents
 Dumping of city or town wastes
 Ports and harbour projects in high eroding areas
Prohibited activities

 Reclamation for commercial purposes-

 Mining of sand, rocks and other substrata materials
 Drawal of ground waster and constructions related
thereto
 Dressing or altering the sand dunes hills, natural
feathers including landscape changes
 Construction activities in CRZ-1 except those permitted
Permitted industrial activities

 Industries which require water front and directly

needing foreshore facilities.

 Ports, harbours, jetties, quays, wharves, erosion control

measures, breakwaters, pipelines, lighthouses,
navigational safety facilities, coastal police stations, like.
Permitted industrial activities

 Projects of Department of Atomic Energy

 Facilities for generating power by non-conventional energy
sources and setting up of desalination plants in areas not
categorised as CRZ-I(i) based on an impact assessment study
including social impacts
 Green field airport in Navi Mumbai
 Re-construction, repair works of dwelling units of local
communities in accordance with local and country planning
regulations.
Coastal Zone Management Plan

 CZMP identifying and classifying the CRZ areas

in the state
 Old CZMP has to be redrawn. Till such time old
will prevail
 Preparing it public participation is very much
essential
Some Defects noticed

 No preamble
 No definitions
 No idea of where the HTL starts
 No speedy processing of applications
 No machinery for implementation