Revised IIMPs of Suheli, Minicoy and Kadmat Islands
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, issued File Number 12-11/2018-IA-III dated 19 July 2019, approving the revised Integrated Island Management Plans for Suheli, Minicoy and Kadmat Islands in Lakshadweep. It approves revised plans, but does not state which earlier provisions were amended or replaced, and it does not approve a coastal plan for Tamil Nadu.
What the document does
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, sent this approval to the Member Secretary of the Lakshadweep Coastal Zone Management Authority. It follows a request from the Lakshadweep Administration concerning the amendment or approval of Integrated Island Management Plans for Minicoy, Suheli and Kadmat Islands.
The Ministry approves the revised Integrated Island Management Plans for all three islands. The approval was issued with the approval of the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Basis for approval
The Ministry records that its decision was based on:
- A recommendation made by the National Coastal Zone Management Authority at its 38th meeting, held on 18 June 2019.
- Recommendations of the Technical Scrutiny Committee following proceedings at the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Chennai on 7 May 2019.
- Correspondence from the Lakshadweep Administration received by the Ministry on 11 February 2019.
Who is affected
The approved plans concern Suheli, Minicoy and Kadmat Islands in Lakshadweep. The letter is directed principally to the Lakshadweep Coastal Zone Management Authority and the Directorate of Science and Technology of the Lakshadweep Administration.
The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Chennai participated in the technical scrutiny process and received a copy of the approval. That Chennai connection does not make the approval a Tamil Nadu coastal plan.
What property readers should note
The approval letter itself does not contain maps, property boundaries, coastal zone classifications, development controls or parcel-specific permissions. It also does not describe the changes made in the revised Integrated Island Management Plans.
A buyer, owner or professional dealing with land in Suheli, Minicoy or Kadmat would need the relevant revised Integrated Island Management Plan to identify any location-specific effect. Based only on this one-page letter, no conclusion can be drawn about the classification or development status of an individual property. The document does not state that it changes coastal regulation requirements for land in Tamil Nadu.
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Common questions
Does this approval apply to coastal property in Tamil Nadu?
No Tamil Nadu coastal plan is approved by this letter. The approval is specifically for the revised Integrated Island Management Plans of Suheli, Minicoy and Kadmat Islands in Lakshadweep.
Why is Chennai mentioned in the document?
The Technical Scrutiny Committee proceedings were held at the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Chennai on 7 May 2019. The Centre also received a copy of the approval.
Does the letter show whether a particular property can be developed?
No. The letter contains no maps, property boundaries, coastal classifications or parcel-specific development permissions.
Which authority approved the revised island plans?
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, conveyed the approval based on recommendations from the National Coastal Zone Management Authority and the Technical Scrutiny Committee.
