CZMPs of Gir-Somnath, Surat, Navsari, Junagarh, Valsad, Amreli, Porbandar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Anand, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar Districts of Gujarat
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, through F. No. 12-4/2018-IA-III dated February 28, 2019, approves Coastal Zone Management Plans for twelve districts in Gujarat. The document does not approve a Coastal Zone Management Plan for Tamil Nadu or state that it affects property in Tamil Nadu.
What the document does
F. No. 12-4/2018-IA-III, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on February 28, 2019, conveys approval of Coastal Zone Management Plans for twelve Gujarat districts. The plans were drawn under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
The approved districts are:
- Gir-Somnath
- Surat
- Navsari
- Junagarh
- Valsad
- Amreli
- Porbandar
- Devbhumi Dwarka
- Anand
- Vadodara
- Bhavnagar
- Jamnagar
Basis for approval
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change records that its decision was based on:
- Recommendations made by the National Coastal Zone Management Authority at its 37th meeting on February 25, 2019.
- Recommendations of the Technical Scrutiny Committee at the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai, on February 18, 2019.
- A Gujarat government communication dated January 19, 2019, concerning the Coastal Zone Management Plans.
The approval was issued with the approval of the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Who is affected
The approved Coastal Zone Management Plans concern coastal regulation in the twelve named districts of Gujarat. Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in those districts may need to consult the relevant approved plan to understand how coastal areas are classified.
The Ministry communication is addressed to the Member Secretary of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority, Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Gujarat. Copies were also sent to Gujarat officials, the regional office of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Chennai.
Relevance to Tamil Nadu
F. No. 12-4/2018-IA-III does not approve or describe a Coastal Zone Management Plan for any Tamil Nadu district. Chennai appears only because the Technical Scrutiny Committee meeting was held at the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management there, and a copy was sent to that institution. The document contains no property-specific classification, map, fee or procedure for Tamil Nadu land.
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Common questions
Does this document approve a Coastal Zone Management Plan for Tamil Nadu?
No. It approves Coastal Zone Management Plans for twelve named districts in Gujarat.
Why does the document mention Chennai?
The Technical Scrutiny Committee meeting was held at the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Chennai on February 18, 2019. The centre also received a copy of the communication.
Which coastal regulation framework were the Gujarat plans prepared under?
The document states that the plans were drawn under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
Does the document show how a particular property is classified?
No. The supplied document only conveys approval of the district plans and does not contain property-specific classifications or maps.
