Approval of Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Plan
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, through F. No. 12-8/2018-IA-III dated 24 October 2018, approved the Coastal Zone Management Plan for the State of Tamil Nadu. The plan was prepared under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, and approved following a recommendation from the National Coastal Zone Management Authority.
What the approval does
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change approved the Coastal Zone Management Plan for Tamil Nadu through F. No. 12-8/2018-IA-III dated 24 October 2018. The Ministry states that the plan was drawn according to the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
The approval followed a recommendation made by the National Coastal Zone Management Authority at its thirty-fifth meeting, held on 24 September 2018. The letter also records that the approval was issued with the approval of the competent authority.
Authorities involved
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change addressed the approval to the Member Secretary of the Tamil Coastal Zone Management Authority and the Director (Environment), Department of Environment and Forest, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Copies were sent to:
- The Director, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Chennai.
- The Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (C), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Regional Office (SEZ), Chennai.
- The guard file.
Key points for coastal land matters
The approval letter establishes that the Coastal Zone Management Plan submitted for Tamil Nadu received approval from the central Ministry. Its key points are:
- The approved document is the Coastal Zone Management Plan for the whole State of Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu submitted the plan through letters dated 6 July 2018 and 30 July 2018.
- The plan was prepared under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
- The National Coastal Zone Management Authority recommended approval at its meeting on 24 September 2018.
- The Ministry formally conveyed approval on 24 October 2018.
What the letter does not provide
F. No. 12-8/2018-IA-III does not reproduce the Coastal Zone Management Plan or provide maps, survey numbers, coastal classifications, development restrictions or property-specific findings. A buyer, owner or professional cannot determine from this one-page approval letter alone how a particular parcel is classified under the approved plan. The letter confirms approval of the state plan but does not state that any earlier plan, notification or approval was amended or superseded.
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Common questions
Was Tamil Nadu's Coastal Zone Management Plan officially approved?
Yes. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change conveyed approval through F. No. 12-8/2018-IA-III dated 24 October 2018.
Which Coastal Regulation Zone notification was used to prepare the plan?
The letter states that the Coastal Zone Management Plan was drawn under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
Can this letter show the Coastal Regulation Zone classification of my property?
No. The letter confirms approval of the Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Plan but does not contain maps, survey numbers or property-specific classifications.
Who recommended approval of the Tamil Nadu plan?
The National Coastal Zone Management Authority recommended approval at its thirty-fifth meeting held on 24 September 2018.
