Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests establishing the National Coastal Zone Management Authority

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' . . 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th April, 2012 S.O.851(E).- WHEREAS by an Order of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 302(E), dated the 8 th , February, 2011, the Central Government constituted the National - . Coastal Zone Management Authority for a period upto the 31 st Dece,mber, '\ ~ 2011; AND WHEREAS, by an Order of the Government of India in the t Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 1O(E) , dated the 3rd January, 2012, the Central Government extended the validity for a , period upto the 7th February, 2012; AND WHEREAS, the Central Government is of the view that such \ as the Authority must be reconstituted; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sUb-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby reconstitutes the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons for a period of two years with effect from the date of pUblication of this Order, name1y: 1. Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi. Chairman -- ---- ; ['ll'l II-19"S 3(ii)] '1T«l "" ~ : :m!T>ffiUT 5 2. Director, - Member National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. 3. Chief Town Planner, - Member Town and Country Planning Department, Government of Goa. 4. Member or an Officer of an equivalent rank - Member Central Groundwater Board, New Delhi. 5. Joint Secretary (Tourism), or his representative - Member Ministry of Tourism, New Delhi. 6. Director General (Fisheries) - Member Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi. i 7. Dr. Ramchandran Ramesh, - Member Institute of Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai. 8. A representative from Space Application Centre - Member Ahmedabad.: 9. Shri R. Surendira Prasad, - Member 19, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Third Floor, Brindavan Apartments ~ .'." , " Chennai - 600 0034 10. Shri K.M Rajan, - Member Kottayarukil, Kosady, Madukka Post, Mundakayam, Kottayam, Kerala -686513 . 11. Shri Kaushal Kishoi"e, - Member 920, Ninth Floor, "A" Wing, Corporate Avenue, Sonawala Road, Goregaon (E), Mumbai -400 063. c ( 12. Joint Secretary or Adviser, - Member , In-r.hArge of Coastal Zone Management. Secretary 13B~ t;112-:l ~- \. 6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART IJ--SEC. 3(iil] II. The Au:t:hority shall have the power to take the following measures for protecting and improving the quality of the coastal environment and •. , preventing, abating and controlling environmental pollution in coastal· areas, namely: (i) co-ordination of actions by the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities a.'1d the Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities under the said Act and the rules made thereunder, or under any other law which is relatable to the objects of the said Act; (ii) examination of the proposals for changes and modifications in classification of coastal zone areas and in the coastal zone management plans received from the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities and the Union territory Coastal Zone \ Management Authorities and making specific recommendations to the Central Government therefor; (iii) (a) review of cases involving violations of the provIsions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder, or any other law which is relatable to the objects of the said Act and, if found . necessary, issue directions under section 5 oi the said Act; (b) review of cases under sub-paragraph (iii) (a) either suo-mota, or on the basis of complaint made by an individual or a representative body, or an organisation functioning in t.he field of environment; (iv) file complaints under section 19 of the said Act in cases of non-compliance of t-l}e directions issued by it under clause ( a ) of sub-paragraph (iii) ; and --- ,~.-~--- - ------ . -,,-- - -- .. ~ , ( ['IJlT 1I~~ 3(iil 1 (v) to take action under section 10 of the said Act to verify the facts concerning the issues arising from sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) arid (iii) . m. The Authority shall provide technical assistance and guidance to ' the concerned State Govefnment, UIlion territory Governments or Administrations, the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities, the Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities, and other institutions or organisations as may be found' necessary, in matters relating to the protection and improvement of the coastal environment. IV. The Authority shall examme and accord jots approval to area specific management plans, integrated coastal zone management plans / and modifica,tions thereof submitted by the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities and Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities. V. The Authority shall put in place a general planning guideline to be adopted which will ordinarily obviate need for case-by-case examination, enabling it to accord approvals for the most part on the basis of the-" examination done by the State or Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities. VI. The Authority may advise the Central Government on policy, planning, research and development, setting up of centres of excellence and funding, m matters relating to Coastal Regulation Zone ivIanagement. 7 8 THE GAZETIE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II~SEc. 3(ii)] VII. Tire Authority shall .deal with all environmental issues relating to coastal regulation zone which may be referred to it by the Central Government. VIII. The Authority shall furnish report of its activities and the activities of the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities and Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities at least once in six months to the Central Government. .j IX. The Authori!:'.! shall place information regarding the agenda and· \ minutes of its meetings in the public domain, including through Internet website www.envfor.nic.in, and shall create provision for displaying of status of proposals received from State and Union territories. X.. The foregoing powers and functions of the Authority shall be . subject to the supervision and control of the Central Government. XI. The Authority shall have its headquarters at New Delhi: XII. Any matter specifically not falling within the scope and jurisdiction of the Authority as so re-constituted shall be dealt with by the statutory authorities.concerned. [F. No. J-1701111811996-IA-I1I] RAJIV GAUBA, Jt. Secy. Printed by the Ma..'lager~ Gm'ernmc.."1t of }ndia Press, Ring ROilU, Mayapuri, New Deihi-i 10064 and Published ~ the Control1er of Publications, Delhi-I 10054. \.