S.O.2090 (E) dated 05/05/2022-Amendment in CRZ Notification 2011

Che Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY AT [I—QTE 3—IT-TVE (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1989] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022/VAISAKHA 15, 1944 gt % foeett, 5 w2, 2022 AT 2090(1).— FIT TYHTT T, A TFT F TATETW, T AT A TAd HAT I AT ST T AT ATTFAT E; 3075 GU2022 (&) AT I T TET TRFAT FT TAT FIA O ATRT AT, AT F A, FETEEW, AT 2, e, 3 IR TATTET g AT gAY, 3% A & e 5w aftme arer Teres £ wihat S=an A grersy A T AT AT AT 18 FEAT, 2021 FT FAAT T IT= FAT A AL AT . o o . o ISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5thMay, 2022 S.0. 2090(E).—Whereas, by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number S.O. 20(E), dated the 6" January, 2011 [hereinafter referred to as the IPZ 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 a proposal from Andaman and Nicobar Coastal Zone Management Authority (ANCZMA) regarding inclusion of Gas based power plant within the Island Coastal Regulation Zone area under the provisions of the IPZ notification, 2011; And whereas, the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA) in its 43" meeting held on the 16® August, 2021 has felt that there is a need to provide an enabling provision in the IPZ notification to meet the energy requirement of the islanders while reducing the dependency on highly polluting sources viz. conventional Diesel Generator (DG sets); And whereas, after due deliberation the said NCZMA has recommended that inclusion of Gas based power plant within Island Coastal Regulation Zone-III area between 200-500 m needs consideration; And whereas, a draft notification, required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with clause (v) and clause (xiv) of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 4790 (E), dated the 18" November, 2021 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of sixty days from the date on which the copies of Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said notification were made available to the public on 18% November, And whereas, all objections and suggestions received in response to the above-mentioned draft notification have been duly considered by the Central Government; 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) ofrule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the said IPZ notification, 2011, namely:- In the said notification, in paragraph III, in sub-paragraph (D): in clause 3relating to ICRZ-III, in Sub-clause (b), after item (viii), the following item shall be inserted, namely: - “(ix) Setting up of Gas based power plant”. Note : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 20(E), dated the 6™ January, 2011 and last amended vide S.0. 3840 (E), dated the 3* August, 2018. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.