Sudha Nambudiri | KOCHI: The entire coastal belt in Kerala may come under the Coastal Management Zone-II if one goes by the population criterion mentioned in the recommendations of the M S Swaminathan Committee for the newly proposed Coastal Management Zone Act. According to the new recommendations, any developmental activity in coastal areas will need permission from the Ministry of Earth Sciences or the National Board which will be formed to monitor the CMZ violations. The coastal zones have been classified into four areas. As per the classification, the CMZ-I includes ecological sensitive areas like sea shores while the CMZ-II will include areas with population density of more than 400 people per sq km. In Kerala, the density in coastal areas is 2,176 people per sq km. As per the existing Coastal Regulation Zone Act, Pariyaram grama panchayat in Kannur district with a population density of 450 per sq km is on the top. ``In the CMZ-II, the activities on the seaward side of the setback line will be regulated to ensure that no further development takes place other than the foreshore requiring facilities and basic infrastructure,