S.O. 2239(E), Further Amendment to the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued notification S.O. 2239(E), dated 9 June 2021, to amend the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019. It adds the National Institute of Ocean Technology as an institution that may identify sites for sand mining, alongside the Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai.
What the notification changes
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued notification S.O. 2239(E), dated 9 June 2021, as a further amendment to the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019. The amendment inserts the National Institute of Ocean Technology into the proviso in paragraph 4, clause (III), ICRZ-1B, sub-clause (xix).
The amended wording recognises either the Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai, or the National Institute of Ocean Technology for identifying sites for sand mining under the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019. The Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai, is not removed or replaced.
Background and scope
The Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019 declared certain coastal stretches as Coastal Regulation Zone and restricted the establishment and expansion of industries, operations and processes in those areas.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change made the 2021 amendment after receiving representations from the Andaman and Nicobar Administration seeking inclusion of the National Institute of Ocean Technology for identifying sand mining sites. The National Coastal Zone Management Authority also decided at its meeting on 19 March 2021 that inclusion of the institute needed consideration.
Key points are:
- The amendment concerns identification of sites for sand mining under the Island Coastal Regulation Zone framework.
- The National Institute of Ocean Technology is added as an alternative to the Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai.
- The amendment does not remove the existing reference to the Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai.
- The Central Government dispensed with the notice requirement for the amendment because it considered that step to be in the public interest.
Who may be affected
Notification S.O. 2239(E), dated 9 June 2021, may matter to authorities, institutions and persons involved in identifying or considering sand mining sites within areas governed by the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019. Its stated background specifically concerns a request from the Andaman and Nicobar Administration.
For a Tamil Nadu property buyer or owner, the notification does not describe a general change to property rights or development controls across Tamil Nadu. Its direct reference to Chennai is to the Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai, which remains one of the institutions named for site identification.
Earlier notifications
The principal Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019 was published as S.O. 1242(E), dated 8 March 2019. The Gazette note records an earlier amendment through S.O. 2(E), dated 1 January 2021.
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Common questions
Does this notification remove the Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai, from the process?
No. It keeps the Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai, and adds the National Institute of Ocean Technology as another institution that may identify sand mining sites.
Does this amendment apply to every coastal property in Tamil Nadu?
The source does not state that it applies to every coastal property in Tamil Nadu. It amends the Island Coastal Regulation Zone framework and arose from representations made by the Andaman and Nicobar Administration.
What activity is covered by the amendment?
The amendment concerns the identification of sites for mining sand under the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019.
Was public notice given before making this amendment?
The Central Government stated that it was in the public interest to dispense with the applicable notice requirement before amending the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019.
