Coastal Regulation Zone

COASTAL REGULATION ZONE
COASTAL REGULATORY NOTIFICATION

• India has a coastline of about 7,500 km
• Nearly 250 million people live within a

distance of 50 km from the coast
• The coastal areas are also the place where

natural disasters are also experienced
IMPORTANCE OF COASTAL REGULATION ZONE
• Commercial and recreational fisheries
• Ports and shipping
• Tourism
• Hydrocarbons , Minerals, Salt and Chemicals
• Renewable energy resources
• Areas of Scenic/Aesthetic Value and Heritage
• Marine Biodiversity , Mangroves, Corals , Coastal
• Forests and Wildlife Areas

THREATS TO COASTAL ZONE
• Natural disasters, Cyclone, Tsunami
• Pressures of development, Tourism, Recreational and housing activities
• Denudation of precious mangrove forests
• Large-scale sand mining
• Extraction of coral reefs
• Dumping of sewage and toxic wastes into the sea / rivers

CRZ BACKGROUND
• Indira Gandhi in 1981, wrote letters to all the coastal States to take adequate
measures for protecting the coastal environment
• Dept. of Environment and Forests – Guideline in 1981- no permanent
• constructions should be undertaken within 500m of the high-tide line
• Reluctance of the states to follow the guideline
• CRZ notification issued in 1991 under the 1991 under
• the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

CRZ NOTIFICATION, 1991
In the exercise of the power conferred by Clause (d) of sub-rule (3) of Rule 5
of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: The Central Government
declared the coastal stretches of seas, bays, estuaries, creeks, rivers and
backwaters which were influenced by tidal action (in the landward side) upto
500 metres from the High Tide Line (HTL) and the land between the Low Tide
Line (LTL) and the HTL as Coastal Regulation Zone (Source: MoEF, Govt. of
India)
C.R.Z is extended up to Distance up to which tidal effects are experienced inside
landward direction
For creeks and backwaters
Width of creek Width of CRZ belt

100m or less Up to 100m or less
100 -350m 100m
>350m 150m
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES IN CRZ
• Setting up and expansion of existing industries,
• Discharging of untreated waste,
• Dumping of waste by land filling,
• Land reclamation or bund
• Construction activity in CRZ - I in between Low Tide Line & High Tide
Line,
• Alteration of sand dunes etc.

CRZ 1
What are the different zone in Coastal Regulation zone?

Coastal Regulation zone-I(i)
▪ Areas that are ecological sensitive such as Marine Park, Mangroves, Coral Riffs, etc.
Coastal Regulation zone-I(ii)

▪ Area between the Low Tide Line & High Tide Line.
CRZ 2
Coastal Regulation Zone - II

Developed areas close to the shore line, Substantially built up areas within legally
designated urban areas. Infrastructurefacilities provided.
DEVELOPMENT IN CRZ 2
Buildings permitted only on land ward side of existing road or landward side of
existing authorized structure or on landward side of proposed roads in approved
CZMP.
Such bldgs as per existing FSI/FAR norms
CRZ 3
• Relatively undisturbed & undeveloped areas
• Rural areas within municipal limit which are not substantially built up
DEVELOPMENT IN CRZ 3
• 0-200m, No construction except repairs of authorized structures public utility
facilities allowed with permission of state CZMP.
• 200-500m Development of vacant plots for Hotels /beach resorts with prior
approval from MoEF.
• Construction / reconstruction of dwelling units within ambit of tradition of rights

and customary use such as fishing, villages and gaothans etc.
CRZ 4
• Applicable only for Andaman & Nicobar Islands

CRZ NOTIFICATION 2011
• Special provisions for Goa, Kerala, Greater Mumbai and critically vulnerable
coastal areas (CVCAs) like Sunderban mangrove area, Chilka and Bhitarkanika
(Orissa), Gulf of Khambat and Gulf of Kutch (Gujarat), Malwan (Maharashtra),
Karwar and Kundapur (Karnataka), Vembanad (Kerala), Coringa, East Godavari
and Krishna Delta (Andhra Pradesh), Gulf of Mannar (Tamil Nadu).
• Clear procedures for obtaining CRZ approval with time-lines have been stipulated
along with post-clearance monitoring and enforcement mechanisms.
CRZ NOTIFICATION 2011
• Water area up to 12 nautical miles in the sea and the entire water area of
a tidal water body such as creek, river, estuary etc., would now be
included in the CRZ areas, without imposing any restrictions of fishing
activities.
• The concept of a Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP), to be prepared
with the fullest involvement and participation of local communities, has
been introduced.
• The concept of a hazard line to be demarcated over the next five years
has been introduced to protect life and property of local communities
and infrastructure along coastal areas.
COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
• Identifying coastal stretches & classifying them in different CRZ areas.
• Integrated development of these areas.
• State level coastal management authority
• responsible for monitoring

ISLAND PROTECTION ZONE NOTIFICATION 2011
Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ) and Integrated Islands Management Plans (IIMPs)
are being set up for the environmental management of the Islands of Andaman and
Nicobar and Lakshadweep. The coastal areas shall be classified as -
ICRZ-I: The areas that are ecologically sensitive and the geomorphological features
which play a role in maintaining the integrity of the coast and the area between Low
Tide Line and High Tide Line.
ICRZ-II: The areas that have been developed up to or close to the shoreline.
ICRZ-III: Areas that are relatively undisturbed and those that do not belong
to ICRZ-I, which include coastal zone in the rural areas (developed and undeveloped)
and also areas within municipal limits or in other legally designated urban areas, which
are not substantially built up.
ICRZ-IV: The water area from the Low Tide Line to twelve nautical miles on the seaward
side;
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COASTAL REGULATION ZONE

COASTAL REGULATORY NOTIFICATION

• Nearly 250 million people live within a

• The coastal areas are also the place where

• Commercial and recreational fisheries

• Ports and shipping

• Hydrocarbons , Minerals, Salt and Chemicals

• Renewable energy resources

• Areas of Scenic/Aesthetic Value and Heritage

• Marine Biodiversity , Mangroves, Corals , Coastal

• Forests and Wildlife Areas

• Pressures of development, Tourism, Recreational and housing activities

• Denudation of precious mangrove forests

• Large-scale sand mining

• Extraction of coral reefs

• Dumping of sewage and toxic wastes into the sea / rivers

• Dept. of Environment and Forests – Guideline in 1981- no permanent

• constructions should be undertaken within 500m of the high-tide line

• Reluctance of the states to follow the guideline

• CRZ notification issued in 1991 under the 1991 under

• the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Width of creek Width of CRZ belt

100 -350m 100m

• Discharging of untreated waste,

• Dumping of waste by land filling,

• Land reclamation or bund

• Alteration of sand dunes etc.

What are the different zone in Coastal Regulation zone?

Coastal Regulation zone-I(ii)

Coastal Regulation Zone - II

• Construction / reconstruction of dwelling units within ambit of tradition of rights

• Applicable only for Andaman & Nicobar Islands

• Integrated development of these areas.

• State level coastal management authority

• responsible for monitoring

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