S.O. 4162(E), Coastal Regulation Zone Notification Amendment, 2016
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued Notification S.O. 4162(E), dated 23 December 2016, amending the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011. It permits the land use of the Indu 6 Mills site in Mumbai to change from industrial use to construction of a memorial honouring Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, subject to applicable Town and Country Planning Regulations. The amendment is limited to a site in Greater Mumbai and does not directly apply to property in Tamil Nadu.
What the notification does
Notification S.O. 4162(E), dated 23 December 2016, was issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It amends the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, which declared coastal stretches as Coastal Regulation Zones and restricted specified industries, operations and processes within them.
The amendment creates a specific permission for the Indu 6 Mills land in Mumbai. It allows construction of a memorial honouring Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and permits the associated change in land use from industrial use to memorial construction.
Land and development covered
The amendment is placed within the provisions for areas requiring special consideration, specifically Coastal Regulation Zone areas within the municipal limits of Greater Mumbai and the provisions concerning CRZ-II areas.
Key provisions are:
- The permission concerns only the Indu 6 Mills land in Mumbai.
- A memorial honouring Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar may be constructed on the site.
- The land use may be changed from industrial use to construction of the memorial.
- The change and construction must comply with applicable Town and Country Planning Regulations.
Who may be affected
Notification S.O. 4162(E) directly concerns the proposed memorial development on Indu 6 Mills land and the authorities responsible for coastal zone management, planning and land use in Greater Mumbai. Owners, buyers and professionals dealing with other land are not given a general right to convert industrial land or develop memorials under this amendment.
The provision is site specific and located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It does not introduce a permission, restriction or land use change for coastal property in Tamil Nadu.
Background and procedure
The State Government of Maharashtra requested special provisions to enable the memorial. The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority examined the issue and recommended an amendment. The National Coastal Zone Management Authority also examined the matter and decided to recommend the amendment.
The Central Government considered the amendment necessary and concluded that dispensing with the usual notice requirement was in the public interest. The notification also records that the principal Coastal Regulation Zone Notification was published on 6 January 2011 and had already been amended several times before this amendment.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect coastal land in Tamil Nadu?
No direct effect is stated for Tamil Nadu. The amendment applies specifically to Indu 6 Mills land within Greater Mumbai.
Does it allow any industrial land in a Coastal Regulation Zone to be converted?
No. The permission is specifically for changing the Indu 6 Mills land from industrial use to construction of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial.
Can the memorial be built without following planning regulations?
No. The memorial and land use change must comply with the applicable Town and Country Planning Regulations.
Which earlier notification is amended?
Notification S.O. 4162(E), dated 23 December 2016, amends the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification published as S.O. 19(E), dated 6 January 2011.
