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sub: Directions under section 0f Enviro_nment (protection) regarding identification of 5 Act, 19g6 violations under the clastal Regulati on zone Notification, 1991 and initi"ti"r, ;i;;lon thereor, r-i*.rding.
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Datedthe z5ttr January zo1

whereas' the Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF) had issued RegulationZone(Cnz; N"ti'n."tio", the coastar ,ggi-"i;u t.6.rr+fn), d;t"d ;g,n p"b*u Environment (Prote.tio"l ry, rggtunder e"i-ini, a"ti, iq*,H;;g"1".*_

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coastar state/union teiritory-(or)'t'"gg1z"* zone Management Authority (NczMA) and ffi+ment Authorities constituted notified irt. n'ronr (czMAs) and have uv been undet-trt"'i31"1;1rt term of the orders of Hon'6re ;ffi#;oJ theEpAct,1986 in snfru*" court i'writ petition No.664 3'

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such as, satellite.imlgery Information available updati"g for -the tr'.-cZfliilr unad;; ;;l;;;;iry Technology are iri.;;r";i^;#'of coastar Zone;and Regulation whereas'from time to time 5' reel were identified and action in the past indivirl}al violationsof.lhq c17 Notification, initialJd";;l;;'th.iF;;;' Authorities;and ,nbu by the concerned 6' whereas' ol-6tn January 2Or1, the MoEF in supercession of the cRZ Notification, 4' whereas' technologies

or 1993;and whereas' all the coastal state and ur Governmentshad prepared coastal zone

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whereas' gazetting of the aforesaid Notifications of zorr does not condoneany N;tifi#r"", .,ssr,unless otri""i"i."

and expricitry providedthese in two

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alreadymandated NCZMAto the reviewthe actiontakenby thestate ur czMAs and ;fiH;;i. cM Notification, rsst. "i"r"iil;;id. 9' whereas'the MoEF had

whereas'time bound stepsneep to be takenby the state/uT czMAsfor identification

lo.t Now, therefore, the MoEF hereby directs all State/IJ"I CZMAS under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to,a) identifiz the violations of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Lgg1, and the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan thereunder within their respective jurisdiction in a period of four months from the receipt of this directions; b) initiate action under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 upon the identified violations within four months thereafter; c) upload the relevant details of the identified violations, including the action taken on the violations, as per paras (a) and (b) above on their respective website, every fortnight. ro.2 Further, the NCZMA will review the action taken by the respective State and UT CZMAs as directed aboveand apprise the MoEF periodically.

Adviser
To, 1. The Chairman, Maharashtra Coastal Zone Authority, Environment Department, r5ft Floor, NewAdministrative Building Opposite Mantralaya, Madam Cama Road, Bombay 4OOO2O. 2. Chairman, The Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal, Writer's Building, G - Block, 2ndF'loor,Kolkatta - 7oo oo1. 3. Chairman, Gujarat State Coastal Zone Management Authority & Principal Secretary, Forestsand Environment Department, Block No. t4, Btr Floor, Sachivalaya,Gandhinagar - g82o1o,Gujarat. 4. Chairman, Goa State Coastal Zone ManagementAuthority & Chief Secretary,Secretariat, Alto Porvorim, Panjim, Goa. z4tg626 5. Chairman, Karnataka State Coastal Zone Management Authorlty & Principal Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Government of Karnataka, Multistoried Building, K.G. Road,Bangalore- 560 oo1. 6. Chairman, Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority, Sasthra Bhawan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram - 4. 7. Chairman, Orissa State Coastal Zone Management Authority & Principal Secretary, Science,Technology & Environment and ForestsWing, Orissa Secretariat,Bhubaneshwar - 751oO1. 8. Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State CoastalZone ManagementAuthority & Additional Chief Secretary,Government of Andhra Pradesh,Environment Forests Scienceand Technology Department, Secretariat,Hyderabad - 5oo o22. 9. Chairman, Daman & Diu Coastal Zone Management Authorlty & Administrator, Daman and Diu, Daman - gg6zto. 10.Chairman, Pondicherry Coastal Zone Management Authonty & Principal Secretary, Department of Science,Technology and Environment and Housing Board, Pondicherry * 6o5oor. ll.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authonty & Principal Secretary, Department of Environment and Forests, First Floor, Panagal Building, Saidapet,Chennai - 6ooo15, Tamil Nadu. 12.The Chairman, A&N Coastal Zone Management Authority, U.T. of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Secretariat,Port Blair, Andaman -744ror. 13.The Chairman, LakshadweepCoastal Zone ManagementAuthonty & Administrator, U. T. of Lakshadweep, Secretariat,Kavaratti-6B2555.

Copy for information

to:territory

A. Chief Secretary of coastal States/Union

l. Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad-5oooor. 2. Chief Secretary,Government of Goa, Secretariat,Porvoriam, Goa-4o3oo1. 3. Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat, Block No.1, 3'd floor, New Sachivalaya Complex,Gandhinagar-382o10. 4. Chief Secretary,Government of Karnataka,Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore-56ooo1. 5. Chief Secretary,Government of Kerala, Secretariat,Thiruvanthapuram-6g5ool. 6. chief secretary, Government of Maharashtra, Room No.5r8, 5* Floor, Main Building Mantralaya, Mumbai -4ooog2. 7. Chief Secretary, Government of .Orissa, General Administration Department, Orrisa Secretariat,Bhubanerh*a1-75roo 1. 8. Chief Secretary, Government of Pondicherry, No. t, Beach Road, Pondicherry6o5oor. 9. Chief Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat,Chennai-6oooo9. 10.Chief Secretary,Government of West Bengal,Writers'Building, Kolkata -7oooo1. ll.Chief Secretary, U.T. of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Secretariat, Port Blair, Andaman -744ror 12.Administrator, U. T. of Daman & Diu, Fort Area, Secretariat, Moti Daman396zzo. 13.Administrator, U. T. of Lakshadweep,Secretariat,Kavaratti-682555. B. Environment Secretaries 14.Additional Chief Secretary,Government of Andhra Pradesh,Environment Forests Scienceand Technolory Department, Secretariat,Hyderabad - 5oo o22. 15.Principal Secretary, Department of Science, Technologr and Environment, Government of Goa, Opposite SaligaoSeminary, Saligao,Goa-4o35rr. 16.Principal Secretary, Forests and Environment Department, Government of Gujarat, Block No. r4, Bs Floor, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar - 382o1o, Gujarat. 17.Principal Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecologr and Environment, Government of Karnataka, Multistoried Building, K.G. Road, Bangalore - 560 oo1 18.Chairman, Science, Technology & Environment Department, Government of Kerala, Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram-4. 19.Secretary, Environment Department, Government of Maharashtra, r5th Floor, New Administrative Building Opposite Mantralaya, Madam Cama Road, Bombay - 4OOO2O. 20. Principal Secretary Science, Technolory & Environment and Forests Wing, Government of Orissa, Orissa Secretariat,Bhubaneshwar- Z51oo1. 21. Secretary, Department of Science, Technologr and Environment and Housing Board, Government of Pondicherry, Secretariat,Pondicherry - 6o5oor. 22. Principal Secretary, Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu, First Floor, Panagal Building, Saidapet, Chennai - 6ooo15, Tamil Nadu. 23. The Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal, Writer's Building, G - Block, 2ndFloor, Kolkatta - 7oo oo1. 24. Principal Conservator of Forest, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration, Chatham,Port Blair - T44ro2. 25.Administrator-cum-Secretary, Daman and Diu, Secretariat,Moti Daman, Daman 26.Administrator-cum-Secretary, Administration of UT of Lakshadweep,Kavaratti 682555.

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c. Regional offices of Ministry of Bnvironment and Forests 27. Chief Conservatolof Forests,Southern7.one,Sadan,4th Floor, E&F Wing, II BlockKoramangala, Banglore-56oo34. 28.chief conservator of Forests, Eastern zone, A/g, chandersekharpur, Bhubaneswar.TSro2B. 29.Chief Conservator_of Forests,Western Zone,Kendriya ParyavaranBhavan,Link RoadNo.3,Bhopal-46 zot6. 30.Chief Conservatorof Forests,North-EasternZone, Upland Road, Laitumhran Shillong-793o03. 31.ChiefConservator Forests,CentralZone,KendriyaBhavan,5th Floor, Sectorof H, Aliganj, Lucknow-zz6oz4. 32.Conservator Forests,Northern zone, Bay No.z 4-2s, Sector 31-A, Dakshim of Marg,Chandigarh-r6o o3o. D. Website of MoEF