Aquatic Pollution and Coastal Management

Unit 15 : Coastal regulation zone notification

15.2.Prohibited Activities
The following activities are declared as prohibited within the Coastal Regulation Zone namely:
(i) Setting up of new industries and expansion of existing industries, except those directly related to water front or directly needing foreshore facilities;
(ii)Manufacture or handling or storage or disposal of hazardous substances as specified in the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests No. S.O. 594 (E) dated 28th July 1989, S.O. 966 (E) dated 27th November, 1989 and GSR 1037 (E) dated 5th December, 1989; expect transfer of hazardous substances from ships to ports, terminals and refineries and vice-versa in the port areas:
4 [Provided that Government of India in the Ministry of Surface Transport, on a case to case basis, may permit storage of the petroleum products as specified in Annexure III appended to this notification within the existing port limits of existing ports and harbours and in those areas of ports that have not been classified as CRZ – I subject to implementation of safety regulations including guidelines issued by the Oil Safety Directorate in the Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas after ensuring proper location of site and availability of necessary equipment to meet the safety norms and the exigencies arising due to any accident or spillage].
(iii) Setting up and expansion of fish processing units including warehousing (excluding hatchery and natural fish drying in permitted areas);
5[Provided that existing fish processing units for modernization purposes may utilize twenty five percent additional plinth area required for additional equipment and pollution control measures only subject to existing Floor Space Index Floor Area Ratio norms and subject to the approval of State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee].
(iv) Setting up and expansion of units/mechanism for disposal of waste and effluents, expect facilities required for discharging treated effluents into the water course with approval under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; and except for storm water drains;
(v) Discharge of untreated wastes and effluents from industries, cities or towns and other human settlements. Schemes shall be implemented by the concerned authorities for phasing out the existing practices, if any, within a reasonable time period not exceeding three years from the date of this Notification;
(vi) Dumping of city or town waste for the purposes of land filling or otherwise; the existing practice, if any, shall be phased out within a reasonable time not exceeding 3 years from the date of this Notification;
(vii) Dumping of ash or any wastes from thermal power stations;
(viii) 6[Land reclamation, bunding or disturbing the natural course of sea water expect those required for construction of port, harbours, jetties, wharves, quays, slipways, bridges and sea-links and for other facilities that are essential for activities permissible under the notification or for control of coastal erosion and maintenance or clearing of water way, channels and ports or for prevention of sandbars or for tidal regulators, storm water drains or for structures for prevention of salinity ingress and sweet water recharge].
(ix) Mining of sand, rocks and other substrata materials, expect those rare minerals not available outside the CRZ areas;
7[ Provided that in the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, mining of sands may be permitted by the Committee which shall be constituted by the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands consisting of Chief Secretary, Department of Environment; Secretary, Department of Water Resources; and Secretary, Public Works Department. Committee may permit mining of sand from non-degraded areas for construction purposes from selected sites, in a regulated manner on a case to case basis, for a period upto the 31st day of March, 1998. The quantity of sand mined shall not exceed the essential requirements for completion of construction works including dwelling units, shops in respect of current year and 1997-98 annual plans. The permission of mining of sand may be given on the basis of a mining plan from such sites and in such quantity which shall not have adverse impacts on the environment.]
(x) Harvesting or drawal of ground water and construction of mechanisms therefore within 200 m of HTL; in the 200 m to 500 m zone it shall be permitted only when done manually through ordinary wells for drinking, horticulture, agriculture and fisheries;
8[Provided that drawal of ground water is permitted, where no other source of water is available and when done manually through ordinary wells or hand pumps, for drinking and domestic purposes, zone between 50 to 200 m from High Tide Line in case of seas, bays and estuaries and within 200 m or the CRZ, whichever is less, from High Line in case of rivers, creeks and backwaters subject to such restrictions as may be deemed necessary, areas affected by sea water intrusion, that may be imposed by an authority designated by State Government/Union Territory Administration].
(xi) Construction activities in ecologically sensitive areas
(xii) Any construction activity between the LTL and HTL except facilities for carrying treated effluents and waste water discharges into the sea, facilities for carrying sea water for cooling purposes, oil, gas and similar pipelines and facilities essential for activities permitted under this Notification; and
(xiii) Dressing or altering of sand dunes, hills, natural features including landscape changes for beautification, recreational and other such purpose, except as permissible under the Notification.