Coastal Regulation Zone 2011 Notified in India

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in India on 7 January 2011, notified the Coastal Regulation Zone notification 2011, replacing Coastal Regulation Zone 1991. According to the Coastal Regulation Zone notification 2011, the no development zone is to be reduced from 200 metres from the high-tide line to 100 metres. The ministry has taken this step to protect the livelihood of fishing families, to promote economic activity in the coastal region and to preserve coastal ecology. The new CZR has special provision for Kerala, Greater Mumbai, Goa and other vulnerable coastal areas like Kundapur in Karnataka, East Godavari and Krishna Delta, Coringa in Andhra Pradesh and Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu.

As per new CZR, for the first time, a separate draft island protection zone notification was issued to protect islands of Lakshadweep and Andaman& Nicobar.

No development zone is an area near the sea coast where no economic activity including power plants, ports and industrial enterprises is allowed.