S.O.1422 (E) dated 01/05/2020-Amendment in CRZ Notification 2011

Che Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY ST & T PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1274] NEW DELHL TUESDAY, MAY 05, 2020/VAISAKHA 15, 1942 7% faeeft, 1 7%, 2020 1954 GI/2020 (&) 2. 997 7 % I9 97 (i) F AT 4 F I (F) ¥ "I aniaty" owat F warq Faferu sdw: TTHRTT GIIT AR THIFA T AT Z10T Terfare Bhar sy AW T AT E, SART AR AT AT SO A7 A @1 14(), AT 19 T, 1991 7T T ST [T, . 19-27/2015 = @ I (47T)] AT 6 T, 2011 FTT wio ¥ € Afr e g wfem Herraw Fwran. 1002(+), MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st May, 2020 S.0. 1422(E).— WHEREAS by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 19(E), dated the 6th January, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011), the Central Government declared certain coastal stretches as Coastal Regulation Zone and restrictions were imposed on the setting up and expansion of industries, operations and processes in the said zone: AND WHEREAS, the Central Government have received representations from various stakeholder including the State Governments regarding need for restricting demarcation of HTL in Khazan Land to the bund/sluice gate, and delineation of HTL and CRZ categories in the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve under the provisions of the said notification; AND WHEREAS, the National Coastal Zone Management Authority in its 39th meeting held on 13th January, 2020 had also decided that the above-mentioned issues need consideration; AND WHEREAS, the Central Government, having regard to the provision of sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, is of the opinion that it is in public interest to dispense with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the said rules for amending the said Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011. 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: - 1. In paragraph 2, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: - “Provided that in case there exists a bund or a sluice gate constructed in the past, prior to the date of notification issued vide S.O. 114(E) dated 19th February, 1991, the HTL shall be restricted up to the line long along the bund or the sluice gate and in such a case, area under mangroves arising due to saline water ingress beyond the bund or sluice gate shall be classified as CRZ-IA irrespective of the extent of the area beyond the bund or sluice gate. Such areas under mangroves shall be protected and shall not be diverted for any developmental activities.” 2. In paragraph 7, in sub-paragraph (i), in clause A, in sub-clause (e), after the words “Biosphere Reserves”, the following shall be inserted, namely: - “except in the case of the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, wherein, the categorization of CRZ and delineation of the HIL and CRZ boundaries shall be done in consonance with the provisions of the CRZ Notification, 2011 Note: The CVCA delineated within the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve shall be managed by the Integrated Management Plan prepared by the State Government and approved by the Central Government”. 3. Under paragraph 8.V relating to Areas requiring special consideration, in clause 3, for sub-clause (iv), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely: - “(iv) the eco sensitive low lying areas which are influenced by tidal action known as khazan lands shall be mapped and in case there exists a bund or a sluice gate constructed in the past, prior to the date of notification issued vide S.O. 114(E) dated 19th February, 1991, the HTL shall be restricted up to the line long along the bund or the sluice gate and in such a case, area under mangroves arising due to saline water ingress beyond the bund or sluice gate shall be classified as CRZ-IA irrespective of the extent of the area beyond the bund or sluice gate. Such areas under mangroves shall be protected and shall not be diverted for any developmental activities”. ARVIND KUMAR NAUTIYAL, 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 was last amended vide number S.O. 1002(E), dated 6th March, 2018. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. waxos cuman vemwa 52 =<