CZMPs of Ahmedabad and Bharuch Districts of Gujarat
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, through F. No. 12-4/2018-IA-III dated 02 December 2019, approved the Coastal Zone Management Plans for Ahmedabad and Bharuch districts in Gujarat. The plans were drawn under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, and the approval was based on recommendations from the National Coastal Zone Management Authority and the Technical Scrutiny Committee.
What the letter does
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, issued F. No. 12-4/2018-IA-III dated 02 December 2019 to convey approval of the Coastal Zone Management Plans for Ahmedabad and Bharuch districts in Gujarat.
The plans were prepared under the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011. The approval was issued with the approval of the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Basis for approval
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change records that its approval was based on:
- The recommendation made by the National Coastal Zone Management Authority at its 36th meeting held on 17 December 2018.
- Recommendations of the Technical Scrutiny Committee, which met at the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Chennai on 13 and 14 December 2018.
- Letters concerning the plans sent by the Gujarat authorities on 02 and 05 November 2018.
Who is directly concerned
F. No. 12-4/2018-IA-III dated 02 December 2019 is addressed to the Member Secretary of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority, Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Gujarat.
Copies were sent to:
- The Principal Secretary, Government of Gujarat, Department of Forest and Environment.
- The Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests at the western regional office of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in Nagpur.
- The Director of the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Chennai.
- The guard file.
Relevance to property owners
The approved Coastal Zone Management Plans relate only to Ahmedabad and Bharuch districts in Gujarat. F. No. 12-4/2018-IA-III dated 02 December 2019 does not approve a plan for any district in Tamil Nadu.
The one-page letter confirms approval but does not reproduce the plans, maps, coastal zone boundaries or property-level classifications. A reader seeking information about a particular parcel in Ahmedabad or Bharuch would need the relevant approved Coastal Zone Management Plan, which is not included in the supplied text.
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Common questions
Does this approval apply to land in Tamil Nadu?
No. The approval concerns the Coastal Zone Management Plans for Ahmedabad and Bharuch districts in Gujarat.
Which authority approved the coastal plans?
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, conveyed the approval through F. No. 12-4/2018-IA-III dated 02 December 2019.
Were the plans prepared under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011?
Yes. The letter states that the plans for Ahmedabad and Bharuch districts were drawn under the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.
Does the letter show coastal boundaries or individual property classifications?
No. The supplied one-page letter confirms approval of the plans but does not include the plans, maps, boundaries or property-level classifications.
