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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th January, 2019
G.S.R. 37(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile 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 (hereinafter referred to as the CRZ) under section 3
of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 0f 1986);
And Whereas, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has received
representations from various coastal States and Union territories, besides other stakeholders,
regarding certain provisions in the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011 related to
management and conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems, development in coastal areas,
eco-tourism, livelihood options and sustainable development of coastal communities etc.;
And Whereas, various State Governments and Union territory administrations and
stakeholders have requested the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to address
the concerns related to coastal environment and sustainable development with respect to the
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011;
And Whereas, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had constituted a
Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. Shailesh Nayak to examine various issues and concerns
of coastal States and Union territories and various stakeholders, relating to the Coastal Regulation
Zone Notification 2011 and to recommend appropriate changes in the said Notification;
And Whereas, the report submitted by Dr. Shailesh Nayak Committee has been examined in
the Ministry and consultations have been held with various stakeholders in this regard;
And Whereas, a draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018 was issued and hosted in
the website of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on the 18th April, 2018
seeking comments and suggestions from all concerned;
And Whereas, objections and suggestions received in response to the above mentioned
draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018 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) and in supersession
of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2011, number S.O. 19(E), dated the 6th January, 2011,
except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central
Government, with a view to conserve and protect the unique environment of coastal stretches and
marine areas, besides livelihood security to the fisher communities and other local communities in
the coastal areas and to promote sustainable development based on scientific principles taking into
account the dangers of natural hazards, sea level rise due to global warming, do hereby, declares
the coastal stretches of the country and the water area up to its territorial water limit, excluding the
islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep and the marine areas surrounding these
islands, as Coastal Regulation Zone as under:-
(i) The land area from High Tide Line (hereinafter referred to as the HTL) to 500 meters on the
landward side along the sea front.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, the HTL means the line on the land upto
which the highest water line reaches during the spring tide, as demarcated by the National
Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) in accordance with the laid down
procedures and made available to various coastal States and Union territories.
(ii) CRZ shall apply to the land area between HTL to 50 meters or width of the creek, whichever
is less on the landward side along the tidal influenced water bodies that are connected to the
sea and the distance upto which development along such tidal influenced water bodies is to
be regulated shall be governed by the distance upto which the tidal effects are experienced
which shall be determined based on salinity concentration of five parts per thousand (ppt)
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measured during the driest period of the year and distance up to which tidal effects are
experienced shall be clearly identified and demarcated accordingly in the Coastal Zone
Management Plan (hereinafter referred to as the CZMP):
Provided that the CRZ limit of 50 meters or width of the creek whichever is less, shall be
subject to revision and final approval of the respective CZMPs as per this notification, framed
with due consultative process, public hearing etc. and environmental safeguards enlisted
therein, and till such time the CZMP to this notification is approved, the limit of 100 meters or
width of the creek whichever is less, shall continue to apply.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-paragraph the expression “tidal influenced water
bodies” means the water bodies influenced by tidal effects from sea in the bays, estuaries,
rivers, creeks, backwaters, lagoons, ponds that are connected to the sea.
(iii) The “intertidal zone” means land area between the HTL and the Low Tide Line (hereinafter
referred to as the LTL).
(iv) The water and the bed area between the LTL to the territorial water limit (12 Nm) in case of
sea and the water and the bed area between LTL at the bank to the LTL on the opposite
side of the bank, of tidal influenced water bodies.
2.0 Classification of CRZ. – For the purpose of conserving and protecting the coastal areas
and marine waters, the CRZ area shall be classified as follows, namely: -
2.1 CRZ-I areas are environmentally most critical and are further classified as under:
2.1.1 CRZ-I A:
(a) CRZ-I A shall constitute the following ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) and the geo-
morphological features which play a role in maintaining the integrity of the coast viz.:
(i) Mangroves (in case mangrove area is more than 1000 square meters, a buffer of 50
meters along the mangroves shall be provided and such area shall also constitute CRZ–I
A);
(ii) Corals and coral reefs;
(iii) Sand dunes;
(iv) Biologically active mudflats;
(v) National parks, marine parks, sanctuaries, reserve forests, wildlife habitats and other
protected areas under the provisions of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972),
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980) or Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29
0f 1986), including Biosphere Reserves;
(vi) Salt marshes;
(vii) Turtle nesting grounds;
(viii) Horse shoe crabs’ habitats;
(ix) Sea grass beds;
(x) Nesting grounds of birds;
(xi) Areas or structures of archaeological importance and heritage sites.
(b) A detailed environment management plan shall be formulated by the states and Union
territories for such ecologically sensitive areas in respective territories, as mapped out by
the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai based on
guidelines as contained in Annexure-I to this notification and integrated with the CZMP.
2.1.2 CRZ-I B:
The intertidal zone i.e. the area between Low Tide Line and High Tide Line shall constitute
the CRZ-I B.
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2.2 CRZ-II:
CRZ-II shall constitute the developed land areas up to or close to the shoreline, within the existing
municipal limits or in other existing legally designated urban areas, which are substantially built-up
with a ratio of built-up plots to that of total plots being more than 50 per cent and have been
provided with drainage and approach roads and other infrastructural facilities, such as water supply,
sewerage mains, etc.
2.3 CRZ-III:
Land areas that are relatively undisturbed (viz. rural areas, etc.) and those which do not fall under
CRZ-II, shall constitute CRZ–III, and CRZ-III shall be further classified into following categories: -
2.3.1 CRZ-III A:
Such densely populated CRZ-III areas, where the population density is more than 2161 per square
kilometre as per 2011 census base, shall be designated as CRZ–III A and in CRZ-III A, area up to
50 meters from the HTL on the landward side shall be earmarked as the ‘No Development Zone
(NDZ)’, provided the CZMP as per this notification, framed with due consultative process, have been
approved, failing which, a NDZ of 200 meters shall continue to apply.
2.3.2 CRZ-III B:
All other CRZ-III areas with population density of less than 2161 per square kilometre, as per 2011
census base, shall be designated as CRZ-III B and in CRZ-III B, the area up to 200 meters from the
HTL on the landward side shall be earmarked as the ‘No Development Zone (NDZ)’.
2.3.3:
Land area up to 50 meters from the HTL, or width of the creek whichever is less, along the tidal
influenced water bodies in the CRZ III, shall also be earmarked as the NDZ in CRZ III.
Note: The NDZ shall not be applicable in the areas falling within notified Port limits.
2.4 CRZ- IV:
The CRZ- IV shall constitute the water area and shall be further classified as under:-
2.4.1 CRZ- IVA:
The water area and the sea bed area between the Low Tide Line up to twelve nautical miles on the
seaward side shall constitute CRZ-IV A.
2.4.2 CRZ- IVB:
CRZ-IV B areas shall include the water area and the bed area between LTL at the bank of the tidal
influenced water body to the LTL on the opposite side of the bank, extending from the mouth of the
water body at the sea up to the influence of tide, i.e., salinity of five parts per thousand (ppt) during
the driest season of the year.
3.0 Areas requiring special consideration in the CRZ.- Following coastal areas shall be
accorded special consideration for the purpose of protecting the critical coastal environment and
difficulties faced by local communities: -
3.1 Critically Vulnerable Coastal Areas (CVCA):
Sundarban region of West Bengal and other ecologically sensitive areas identified as under
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 such as Gulf of Khambat and Gulf of Kutchh in Gujarat,
Malvan, Achra-Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Karwar and Coondapur in Karnataka, Vembanad in
Kerala, Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu, Bhaitarkanika in Odisha, Coringa, East Godavari and
Krishna in Andhra Pradesh shall be treated as Critical Vulnerable Coastal Areas (CVCA) and
managed with the involvement of coastal communities including fisher folk who depend on
coastal resources for their sustainable livelihood.
3.2 CRZ for inland Backwater islands and islands along the mainland coast.
3.3 CRZ falling within municipal limits of Greater Mumbai.
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4. Prohibited activities within CRZ.- The following activities shall be prohibited, in general, within
the entire CRZ and exceptions to these and other permissible and regulated activities in specific
CRZ categories viz. CRZ-I, II, III and IV, shall be governed by the provisions of paragraph 5:-
(i) Setting up of new industries and expansion of existing industries, operations or processes.
(ii) Manufacture or handling of oil, storage or disposal of hazardous substances as specified in
the notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number
G.S.R.395 (E), dated the 4th April, 2016.
(iii) Setting up of new fish processing units.
(iv) Land reclamation, bunding or disturbing the natural course of seawater except for the
activities permissible under this notification and executed with prior permission from the
competent authority.
(v) Discharge of untreated waste and effluents from industries, cities or towns and other human
settlements.
(vi) Dumping of city or town wastes including construction debris, industrial solid wastes, fly ash
for the purpose of land filling.
(vii) Port and harbour projects in high eroding stretches of the coast.
(viii) Mining of sand, rocks and other sub-strata materials.
(ix) Dressing or altering of active sand dunes.
(x) In order to safeguard the aquatic system and marine life, disposal of plastic into the coastal
waters shall be prohibited and adequate measures for management and disposal of plastic
materials shall be undertaken in the CRZ.
(xi) Drawal of ground water.
5. Regulation of permissible activities in CRZ:
5.1 CRZ-I:
5.1.1. CRZ–IA:
These areas are ecologically most sensitive and generally no activities shall be permitted to be
carried out in the CRZ-I A area, with following exceptions:-
(i) Eco-tourism activities such as mangrove walks, tree huts, nature trails, etc., in identified
stretches areas subject to such eco-tourism plan featuring in the approved CZMP as per this
notification, framed with due consultative process, public hearing, etc. and further subject to
environmental safeguards and precautions related to the Ecologically Sensitive Areas, as
enlisted in the CZMP.
(ii) In the mangrove buffer, only such activities shall be permitted like laying of pipelines,
transmission lines, conveyance systems or mechanisms and construction of road on stilts,
etc. that are required for public utilities.
(iii) Construction of roads and roads on stilts, by way of reclamation in CRZ-I areas, shall be
permitted only in exceptional cases for defence, strategic purposes and public utilities,
subject to a detailed marine or terrestrial or both environment impact assessment, to be
recommended by the Coastal Zone Management Authority and approved by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and in case construction of such roads passes
through mangrove areas or is likely to damage the mangroves, a minimum three times the
mangrove area affected or destroyed or cut during the construction process shall be taken
up for compensatory plantation of mangroves.
5.1.2 CRZ-I B - The inter tidal areas:
Activities shall be regulated or permissible in the CRZ-I B areas as under:-
(i) Land reclamation, bunding, etc. shall be permitted only for activities such as,-
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(a) foreshore facilities like ports, harbours, Jetties, wharves, quays, slipway, bridges, hover
ports for coast guard, sea links, etc;
(b) projects for defence, strategic and security purposes;
(c) road on stilts, provided that such roads shall not be authorised for permitting
development on the landward side of such roads, till the existing High Tide Line:
Provided that the use of reclaimed land may be permitted only for public utilities such as
mass rapid or multimodal transit system, construction and installation of all necessary
associated public utilities and infrastructure to operate such transit or transport system
including those for electrical or electronic signaling system, transit stopover of permitted
designs; except for any industrial operation, repair or maintenance;
(d) measures for control of erosion;
(e) maintenance and clearing of waterways, channels, ports and hover ports for coast guard;
(f) measures to prevent sand bars, installation of tidal regulators, laying of storm water drains
or for structure for prevention of salinity ingress and freshwater recharge.
(ii) Activities related to waterfront or directly needing foreshore facilities such as ports and
harbours, jetties, quays, wharves, erosion control measures, breakwaters, pipelines,
lighthouses, navigational safety facilities, coastal police stations, Indian coast guard stations
and the like.
(iii) Power by non-conventional energy sources and associated facilities.
(iv) Transfer of hazardous substances from ships to Ports, terminals and refineries and vice
versa.
(v) Facilities for receipt and storage of petroleum products and liquefied natural gas as specified
in Annexure-II to this notification, subject to implementation of safety regulations including
guidelines issued by the Oil Industry Safety Directorate in the Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, provided that such facilities are for receipt and storage of fertilizers and raw
materials required for fertilizers, like ammonia, phosphoric acid, sulphur, sulphuric acid, nitric
acid, etc.
(vi) Storage of non-hazardous cargo i.e. edible oil, fertilizers and food grains in notified Ports.
(vii) Hatchery and natural fish drying.
(viii) Existing fish processing units may utilise 25% additional plinth area for modernisation
purposes (only for additional equipment and pollution control measures) subject to the
following:-
(a) Floor Space Index of such reconstruction not exceeding the permissible Floor Space
Index as per prevalent town and country planning regulations;
(b) additional plinth area is constructed only to the landward side.
(c) approval of the concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee.
(ix) Treatment facilities for waste and effluents and conveyance of treated effluents.
(x) Storm water drains.
(xi) Projects classified as strategic, defence related projects and projects of the Department of
Atomic Energy, Government of India.
(xii) Manual mining of atomic mineral(s) notified under Part-B of the First Schedule to the Mining
and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957)(67 of 1957) occurring as such or in
association with one or other minerals in the intertidal zone by such agencies as authorised
by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India as per mining plan approved by
the Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research:
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Provided that the manual mining operations shall be carried out only by deploying persons
using baskets and hand spades for collection of ore or mineral within the intertidal zone and
as per approved mining plan, without deploying or using drilling and blasting or Heavy Earth
Moving Machinery in the intertidal zone.
(xiii) Exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas and all associated activities and facilities
thereto;
(xiv) Foreshore requiring facilities for transport of raw materials, facilities for intake of cooling
water, intake water for desalination plants, etc, and outfall for discharge of treated
wastewater or cooling water from thermal power plants in conformity with the environmental
standards notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and relevant
directions of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) or State Pollution Control Board
(SPCB) or Pollution Control Committee (PCC), as the case may be.
(xv) Pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines.
(xvi) Weather radar for monitoring of cyclones prediction, ocean observation platforms, movement
and associated activities.
(xvii) Salt harvesting and associated facilities.
(xviii) Desalination plants and associated facilities.
5.2 CRZ-II:
(i) Activities as permitted in CRZ-I B, shall also be permissible in CRZ-II, in so far as applicable.
(ii) Construction of buildings for residential purposes, schools, hospitals, institutions, offices,
public places, etc. shall be permitted only on the landward side of the existing road, or on the
landward side of existing authorised fixed structures:
Provided that no permission for construction of buildings shall be given on landward side of
any new roads which are constructed on the seaward side of an existing road.
(iii) Buildings permitted as in (ii) above, shall be subject to the local town and country planning
regulations as applicable from time to time, and the norms for the Floor Space Index (FSI) or
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) prevailing as on the date of this Notification, and in the event that
there is a need for amendment of the FSI after the date of publication of this notification in
the official Gazette, the Urban Local Body or State Government or Union territory
Administration shall approach the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
through the concerned State Coastal Zone Management Authority (SCZMA) or Union
Territory Coastal Zone Management Authority, as the case may be and the SCZMA shall
forward the proposal to the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA) with its
views in the matter, and the NCZMA shall thereafter examine various aspects like availability
of public amenities, environmental protection measures, etc., and take a suitable decision on
the proposal and it shall be the responsibility of the concerned Town Planning Authority to
ensure that the Solid Wastes are handled as per respective Solid Waste Management Rules
and no untreated sewage is discharged on to the coast or coastal waters.
(iv) Reconstruction of authorised buildings shall be permitted, without change in present land
use, subject to the local town and country planning regulations as applicable from time to
time, and the norms for the Floor Space Index or Floor Area Ratio, prevailing as on the date
of publication of this notification in the official Gazette and in the event that there is a need
for amendment of the FSI after the said date of this notification, the Urban Local Body or
State Government or Union territory Administration shall approach the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change through the concerned State Coastal Zone
Management Authority (SCZMA) or Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authority, as
the case may be and the CZMA shall forward the proposal to the National Coastal Zone
Management Authority (NCZMA) with its views in the matter, and the NCZMA shall
thereafter examine various aspects like availability of public amenities, environmental
protection measures etc,. and take a suitable decision on the proposal and it shall be the
responsibility of the concerned Town Planning Authority to ensure that the Solid Wastes are
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handled as per respective Solid Waste Management Rules and no untreated sewage is
discharged on to the coast or coastal waters.
(v) Development of vacant plots in designated areas for construction of beach resorts or hotels
or tourism development projects subject to the conditions or guidelines at Annexure-III to
this notification.
(vi) Temporary tourism facilities shall be permissible in the beaches which shall only include
shacks, toilets or washrooms, change rooms, shower panels; walk ways constructed using
interlocking paver blocks, etc, drinking water facilities, seating arrangements, etc. and such
facilities shall however be permitted only subject to the tourism plan featuring in the
approved CZMP as per this notification, framed with due consultative process or public
hearing, etc. and further subject to environmental safeguards enlisted in the CZMP,
however, a minimum distance of 10 meter from HTL shall be maintained for setting up of
such facilities.
5.3 CRZ-III:
(i) Activities as permitted in CRZ-I B, shall also be permissible in CRZ-III, in so far as applicable.
(ii) Regulation of activities in NDZ:
Following shall be permissible and regulated in the NDZ:-
(a) No construction shall be permitted within NDZ in CRZ III, except for repairs or
reconstruction of existing authorised structure not exceeding existing Floor Space Index,
existing plinth area and existing density and for permissible activities under this
notification including facilities essential for activities and construction or reconstruction of
dwelling units of traditional coastal communities including fisher folk, incorporating
necessary disaster management provisions and proper sanitation arrangements.
(b) Agriculture, horticulture, gardens, pastures, parks, playfields and forestry.
(c) Construction of dispensaries, schools, public rain shelter, community toilets, bridges,
roads, provision of facilities for water supply, drainage, sewerage, crematoria,
cemeteries and electric sub-station which are required for the local inhabitants may be
permitted on a case to case basis by Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA).
(d) Construction of units or auxiliary thereto for domestic sewage, treatment and disposal
with the prior approval of the concerned Pollution Control Board or Committee.
(e) Facilities required for local fishing communities such as fish drying yards, auction halls,
net mending yards, traditional boat building yards, ice plant, ice crushing units, fish
curing facilities and the like.
(f) Wherever there is a national or State highway passing through the NDZ of CRZ-III areas,
temporary tourism facilities such as toilets, change rooms, drinking water facility and
temporary shacks can be taken up on the seaward side of the road.
On landward side of such roads in the NDZ, resorts or hotels and associated tourism
facilities shall be permitted and such facilities shall, however, be permitted only subject to
the incorporation of tourism plan in the approved CZMP as per this notification and the
conditions or guidelines at Annexure-III, to this notification as applicable.
(g) Temporary tourism facilities shall be permissible in the NDZ and beaches in the CRZ-III
areas and such temporary facilities shall only include shacks, toilets or washrooms, change
rooms, shower panels, walk ways constructed using interlocking paver blocks, etc, drinking
water facilities, seating arrangements etc., and such facilities shall, however, be permitted
only subject to the tourism plan featuring in the approved CZMP as per this notification
subject to maintaining a minimum distance of 10 meters from HTL for setting up of such
facilities.
(h) Mining of atomic minerals notified under Part-B of the First Schedule to Mining and
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Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) occurring as such or in
association with one or other minerals by such agencies as authorised by the Department of
Atomic Energy, Government of India, as per mining plan by the Atomic Mineral Directorate
for Exploration and Research.
(iii) Regulation of activities for CRZ–III areas beyond NDZ:
(a) Development of vacant plots in designated areas for construction of beach resorts or
hotels or tourism development projects subject to the conditions or guidelines at
Annexure-III to this notification.
(b) Construction or reconstruction of dwelling units, so long it is within the ambit of traditional
rights and customary uses such as existing fishing villages, etc. and building permission
for such construction or reconstruction will be subject to local town and country planning
rules, with an overall height of construction not exceeding 9 meters and with only two
floors (ground + one floor).
(c) The local communities including fishermen may be permitted to facilitate tourism through
‘home stay’ without changing the plinth area or design or facade of the existing houses.
(d) Construction of public rain shelters, community toilets, water supply drainage, sewerage,
roads, bridges, etc.
(e) Limestone mining:
Selective mining of limestone minerals may be permitted in specific identified areas
under the mining plans, which are adequately above the height of HTL, based on the
recommendations of reputed National Institutes in the mining field such as Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Central Mining Research Institute etc.,
provided that the extraction of minerals shall be carried out not below a height of 1 meter
above the HTL and an adequate barrier shall be created so as to safeguard against
saline water incursion and subject to appropriate safeguards related to pollution of
coastal waters and prevention of coastal erosion.
(f) Mining of atomic minerals notified under Part-B of the First Schedule of Mining and
Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) occurring as such or in
association with one or other minerals by such agencies as authorised by Department of
Atomic Energy, Government of India, as per mining plan by the Atomic Mineral
Directorate for Exploration and Research.
(iv) Drawing of groundwater and construction related thereto shall be prohibited within 200
meters of HTL except for the use of local communities in areas inhabited by them and in the
areas between 200 to 500 meters of the HTL, groundwater withdrawal may be permitted
only through manual means from ordinary wells for drinking, horticulture, agriculture and
fisheries, etc. where no other source of water is available and restrictions for such drawal
may be imposed by the designated Authority by State Government or Union territory
Administration in the areas affected by sea water intrusion, however, for horticulture and
agriculture purpose, micro irrigation promoted by Government welfare schemes shall be
permitted.
(v) Development of airports in wastelands and non-arable lands in CRZ-III areas with adequate
environmental safeguards.
5.4 CRZ-IV:
Activities shall be permitted and regulated in the CRZ IV areas as under:-
(i) Traditional fishing and allied activities undertaken by local communities.
(ii) Land reclamation, bunding, etc to be permitted only for activities such as.-
(a) foreshore facilities like ports, harbours, Jetties, wharves, quays, slipway, bridges, sea
links and hover ports for coast guard ,etc;
(b) projects for defence, strategic and security purpose including coast guard;
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(c) measures for control of erosion;

(d) maintenance and clearing of waterways, channels and ports;
(e) measures to prevent sand bars, installation of tidal regulators, laying of storm water
drains or for structure for prevention of salinity ingress and freshwater recharge.
(iii) Activities related to waterfront or directly needing foreshore facilities, such as ports and
harbours, jetties, quays, wharves, erosion control measures, breakwaters, pipelines,
navigational safety facilities and the like.
(iv) Power by non-conventional energy sources and associated facilities such as offshore wind,
wave energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, etc.
(v) Transfer of hazardous substances from ships to Ports.
(vi) Storage of non-hazardous cargo like edible oil, fertilizers and food grains in notified Ports.
(vii) Facilities for discharging treated effluents into the water course.
(viii) Projects classified as strategic and defence related projects including coast guard coastal
security network.
(ix) Projects of department of Atomic Energy.
(x) Exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas and all associated activities and facilities
thereto.
(xi) Exploration and mining of atomic minerals notified under Part-B of the First Schedule of the
Mining and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), occurring as such
or in association with other mineral(s) and of such associated mineral(s).
(xii) Foreshore requiring facilities for transport of raw materials, facilities for intake of cooling water
and outfall for discharge of treated wastewater or cooling water from thermal power plants,
and foreshore requiring facilities for transport of raw materials, facilities for intake of cooling
water and outfall for discharge of treated wastewater or cooling water from thermal power
plants, in conformity with the environmental standards notified by Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change and relevant directions of the Central Pollution Control Board or
State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee.
(xiii) Pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines.
(xiv) Weather radar for monitoring of cyclone prediction, ocean observation platforms, movement
and associated activities.
(xv) Construction of memorials or monuments and allied facilities by the concerned State
Government in CRZ-IV (A) areas, in exceptional cases, with adequate environmental
safeguards, subject to the following, namely: -
(a) the concerned State Government shall submit justification for locating the project in
CRZ–IVA area along with details of alternate sites considered and weightage matrix on
various parameters including environmental parameters, to State Coastal Zone
Management Authority who will examine the project and make recommendation to the
Central Government (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) for grant of
Terms of Reference (ToRs) for preparation of an environmental impact assessment
report by the State Government;
(b) On grant of ToRs by the Central Government, the concerned State Government shall
submit the draft Environmental Impact Assessment report (EIA) with Environmental
Management Plan (EMP), draft Risk Assessment Report with Disaster Management
Plan (DMP) including on-site and off-site emergency plan and evacuation plan during
emergency, to the State Pollution Control Board for conduct of public hearing for the
proposed project in accordance with the procedure laid down under the Environment
Impact Assessment (EIA) notification number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September,
2006;
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(c) The concerned State Government shall, after addressing the relevant issues raised by
the public during the public hearing referred to in sub-item (b), submit the final EIA, EMP,
Risk Assessment and DMP, to the State CZMA for their examination and
recommendation to MoEF&CC;
(d) The Central Government may, if it considers necessary so to do, dispense with the
requirement of public hearing referred to in sub-clause (b), if it is satisfied that the project
will not involve rehabilitation and resettlement of the public or the project site is located
away from human habitation.
5.5 Requirement for Clearance from Department of Atomic Energy installations:
Prior to undertaking any developmental activity including construction of new structures, falling in
the boundary limits specified by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) guidelines, prior
clearance shall be obtained from Department of Atomic Energy installations.
6. Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP)
(i) All coastal States and Union territory administrations shall revise or update their respective
coastal zone management plan (CZMP) framed under CRZ Notification, 2011 number S.O.
19(E), dated 6th January, 2011, as per provisions of this notification and submit to the
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for approval at the earliest and all the
project activities attracting the provisions of this notification shall be required to be appraised
as per the updated CZMP under this notification and until and unless the CZMPs is so
revised or updated, provisions of this notification shall not apply and the CZMP as per
provisions of CRZ Notification, 2011 shall continue to be followed for appraisal and CRZ
clearance to such projects.
(ii) The CZMP may be prepared or updated by the coastal State Government or Union territory
by engaging reputed and experienced scientific institution(s) or the agencies including the
National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (hereinafter referred to as the
NCSCM) of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and in consultation with the
concerned stakeholders.
(iii) The coastal States and Union territories shall prepare draft CZMP in 1:25,000 scale map
identifying and classifying the CRZ areas within the respective territories in accordance with
the guidelines given in Annexure-IV to this notification, which involve public consultation.
All developmental activities listed in this notification shall be regulated by the State
Government, Union territory administration, the local authority or the concerned Coastal
Zone Management Authority within the framework of such approved CZMP, as the case may
be, in accordance with provisions of this notification.
(iv) The draft CZMP shall be submitted by the State Government or Union territory to the
concerned Coastal Zone Management Authority for appraisal, including appropriate
consultations, and recommendations in accordance with the procedure(s) laid down in the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986).
(v) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change shall thereafter consider and
approve the respective CZMP of concerned State Governments or Union territory
administrations.
(vi) The CZMP shall not normally be revised before a period of five years after which, the
concerned State Government or the Union territory may consider undertaking a revision.
7. CRZ clearance for permissible and regulated activities- Delegation:
(i) All permitted or regulated project activities attracting the provisions of this notification shall
be required to obtain CRZ clearance prior to their commencement.
(ii) All development activities or projects in CRZ-I and CRZ-IV areas, which are regulated or
permissible as per this notification, shall be dealt with by Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change for CRZ clearance, based on the recommendation of the concerned Coastal
Zone Management Authority.
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(iii) For all other permissible and regulated activities as per this notification, which fall purely in
CRZ–II and CRZ-III areas, the CRZ clearance shall be considered by the concerned Coastal
Zone Management Authority and such projects in CRZ –II and III, which also happen to be
traversing through CRZ–I or CRZ-IV areas or both, CRZ clearance shall, however be
considered only by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, based on
recommendations of the concerned Coastal Zone Management Authority.
(iv) Projects or activities which attract the provisions of this notification as also the provisions of
EIA notification, 2006 number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006, shall be dealt
with for a composite Environmental and CRZ clearance under EIA Notification, 2006 by the
concerned approving Authority, based on recommendations of the concerned Coastal Zone
Management Authority, as per delegations i.e., State Environmental Impact Assessment
Authority (hereinafter referred to as the SEIAA) or the Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change for category ‘B’ and category ‘A’ projects respectively.
(v) In case of building or construction projects with built-up area less than the threshold limit
stipulated for attracting the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 these shall be approved
by the concerned local State or Union territory Planning Authorities in accordance with this
notification, after obtaining recommendations of the concerned Coastal Zone Management
Authority.
(vi) Only for self-dwelling units up to a total built up area of 300 square meters, approval shall be
accorded by the concerned local Authority, without the requirement of recommendations of
concerned Coastal Zone Management Authority and such authorities shall, however,
examine the proposal from the perspective of the Coastal Regulation Zone notification
before according approval.
8. Procedure for CRZ clearance for permissible and regulated activities:
(i) The project proponents shall apply with the following documents to the concerned State or
the Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authority for seeking prior clearance under
this notification:-
(a) Project summary details as per Annexure-V to this notification.
(b) Rapid Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Report including marine and terrestrial
component, as applicable, except for building construction projects or housing schemes.
(c) Comprehensive EIA with cumulative studies for projects, (except for building construction
projects or housing schemes with built-up area less than the threshold limit stipulated for
attracting the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 number S.O 1533(E), dated
14th September, 2006) if located in low and medium eroding stretches, as per the CZMP
to this notification.
(d) Risk Assessment Report and Disaster Management Plan, except for building
construction projects or housing schemes with built-up area less than the threshold limit
stipulated for attracting the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 number S.O 1533(E),
dated 14th September, 2006).
(e) CRZ map in 1:4000 scale, drawn up by any of the agencies identified by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide its Office Order number J-17011/8/92-IA-
III, dated the 14th March, 2014 using the demarcation of the HTL or LTL, as carried out
by NCSCM.
(f) Project layout superimposed on the CRZ map duly indicating the project boundaries and
the CRZ category of the project location as per the approved Coastal Zone Management
Plan under this notification.
(g) The CRZ map normally covering 7 kilometre radius around the project site also indicating
the CRZ-I, II, III and IV areas including other notified ecologically sensitive areas.
(h) “Consent to establish” or No Objection Certificate from the concerned State Pollution
Control Board or Union territory Pollution Control Committee for the projects involving
treated discharge of industrial effluents and sewage, and in case prior consent of
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Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee is not obtained, the same shall be
ensured by the proponent before the start of the construction activity of the project,
following the clearance under this notification.
(ii) The concerned Coastal Zone Management Authority shall examine the documents in clause
(i) above, in accordance with the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan and in
compliance with this notification and make recommendations within a period of sixty days
from date of receipt of complete application as under: -
(a) For the projects or activities also attracting the EIA Notification, 2006 number S.O.
1533(E), dated 14th September, 2006, the Coastal Zone Management Authority shall
forward its recommendations to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change or
SEIAA for category ‘A’ and category ‘B’ projects respectively, to enable a composite
clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006 number S.O. 1533(E), dated 14th September,
2006, however, even for such Category ‘B’ projects located in CRZ-I or CRZ-IV areas,
final recommendation for CRZ clearance shall be made only by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change to the concerned SEIAA to enable it to accord
a composite Environmental Clearance and CRZ clearance to the proposal.
(b) Coastal Zone Management Authority shall forward its recommendations to the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the projects or activities not covered in the
EIA notification, 2006, but attracting this notification and located in CRZ-I or CRZ-IV
areas.
(c) Projects or activities not covered in the aforesaid EIA Notification, 2006, but attracting
this notification and located in CRZ-II or CRZ-III areas shall be considered for clearance
by the concerned Coastal Zone Management Authority within sixty days of the receipt of
the complete proposal from the proponent.
(d) In case of construction projects attracting this notification but with built-up area less than
the threshold limit stipulated for attracting the provisions of the aforesaid EIA Notification
2006, Coastal Zone Management Authority shall forward their recommendations to the
concerned State or Union territory planning authorities, to facilitate granting approval by
such authorities.
(iii) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change shall consider complete project
proposals for clearance under this notification, based on the recommendations of the
Coastal Zone Management Authority, within a period of sixty days.
(iv) In case the Coastal Zone Management Authorities are not in operation due to their
reconstitution or any other reasons, then it shall be responsibility of the Department of
Environment in the State Government or Union territory Administration, who are the
custodian of the CZMP of respective States or Union territories, to provide comments and
recommend the proposals in terms of the provisions of the said notification.
(v) The clearance accorded to the projects under this notification shall be valid for a period of
seven years, provided that the construction activities are completed and the operations
commence within seven years from the date of issue of such clearance.
The validity may be further extended for a maximum period of three years, provided an
application is made to the concerned authority by the applicant within the validity period,
along with recommendation for extension of validity of the clearance by the concerned State
or Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authority.
(vi) Post clearance monitoring:
(a) It shall be mandatory for the project proponent to submit half-yearly compliance reports
in respect of the stipulated terms and conditions of the environmental clearance in hard
and soft copies to the regulatory authority(s) concerned, on the 1st June and 31st
December of each calendar year and all such compliance reports submitted by the
project proponent shall be published in public domain and its copies shall be given to any
person on application to the concerned Coastal Zone Management Authority.