Coastal Zone Management Plan of Odisha
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, through File No. 12-2/2018-IA-III dated 7 August 2018, approved the Coastal Zone Management Plan for the State of Odisha. The approval followed a recommendation by the National Coastal Zone Management Authority and concerns Odisha, not Tamil Nadu.
What the document does
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, issued File No. 12-2/2018-IA-III on 7 August 2018 to the Member Secretary of the Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority. The letter conveys the Ministry's approval of the Coastal Zone Management Plan for the State of Odisha.
The Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority had submitted the plan through its letter dated 17 July 2018. The submitted plan was drawn under the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
Basis of approval
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change approved the Odisha Coastal Zone Management Plan based on a recommendation made by the National Coastal Zone Management Authority at its 34th meeting, held on 18 July 2018. The letter also states that it was issued with the approval of the competent authority.
Key points are:
- The approval applies to the Coastal Zone Management Plan for Odisha.
- The plan was prepared under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
- The National Coastal Zone Management Authority recommended approval.
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change formally conveyed the approval.
Who may be affected
The approved Coastal Zone Management Plan is relevant to people, properties and activities within coastal areas of Odisha that fall under the plan. The letter does not provide maps, land classifications, permitted activities or property specific restrictions, so those details cannot be determined from this document alone.
Tamil Nadu property buyers and owners should note that the letter does not approve a Coastal Zone Management Plan for Tamil Nadu. A copy was sent to the Director of the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management at Anna University Campus, Chennai, but that administrative circulation does not change the stated geographical scope of the approval, which is Odisha.
Recipients and circulation
The approval was addressed to the Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority within the State's forest and environment administration. Copies were also sent to Odisha government and regional environmental officials, the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Chennai, and the guard file.
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Common questions
Does this document approve a Coastal Zone Management Plan for Tamil Nadu?
No. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change approved the Coastal Zone Management Plan for Odisha.
Why was a copy sent to an organisation in Chennai?
A copy was sent to the Director of the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management at Anna University Campus, Chennai. The source does not state any further reason for that circulation.
Under which notification was the Odisha plan prepared?
The letter states that the Odisha Coastal Zone Management Plan was drawn under the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
Does the document show whether a particular property is in a coastal regulation zone?
No. The letter only conveys approval of Odisha's plan and does not contain maps, property details or coastal zone classifications.
