Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
At the public consultation meeting in Mumbai on August 19, about 30 people spoke out against the CMZ notification. N D Koli, general secretary of National Fishworkers
M S Swaminathan, chairperson of the expert committee to review and make recommendations with regard to implementation of Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991, spoke to Down To Earth on the guiding principles of the committee
This publication is divided into four parts: the first part analyses the CRZ Notification 1991 and issues of its implementation. It further looks at violations of the CRZ Notification 1991 by tourism. The second part is an evaluation of the Swaminathan Committee recommendations. The third section is a critique of …
Orissa government looks for ways to stall beach erosion, does not recognize climate change The rising sea level has alarmed the Orissa government. It has decided to combat it with geo-tubes. Orissa
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 …
G Saravanan | ENS Chennai SHOWING their displeasure against the Central Government's motive, the Tamil Nadu fishermen on Thursday unanimously rejected the proposed Coastal Zone Management draft notification-2008 by terming it as a move to evict them from their coastal area and allow tourist resorts and industries backed by multinationals …
Letter from Gujarat Forests and Environment Department to Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi and Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad regarding CRZ maps showing HTL and LTL dated 1 August, 2008.
CRZ clearance of intake and disposal facility for proposed 2 X 330 MW Thermal power plant at village Tunda, Ta. Mundra district, Kachchh by M/s Adani Power Limited (29 May, 2008).
The objective of this notification is protection and sustainable development of the coastal stretches and marine environment through sustainable coastal zone management practices based on sound scientific principles taking into account the vulnerability of the coast to natural hazards, sustainable livelihood security for local communities, and conservation of ecologically and …
Ever since he turned a teenager, it had been Pierre Gagne's dream to visit Kerala. He had read it all: in National Geographic Traveller, Conde Nast and countless other magazines about the place that was described as among "50 must see destinations of a lifetime". Last week, the 20-year-old from …
Ultra mega power project of M/s Coastal Gujarat Power Limited at Mundra - drawal and disposal of seawater facilities in Coastal Regulation Zone (25 April, 2007).
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 1991: The CRZ area is defined as coastal stretches of seas, bays, estuaries, creeks, rivers, backwaters, all influenced by tidal action (in the landward side). The CRZ area is up to 500 metres from the high tide line and the land between the low tide …
This report details the process of physical demarcation of HTL, LTL and CRZ boundary across the stretch of land as described in para 1. The report identifies the horizontal position of HTL associated with the coastal features. In this case the tidal barrier earthen bund supporting the present day HTL, …
