The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released a new notification regarding Coastal Regulation Zone under the Environment Protection Act 1986.
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, for declaring certain coastal stretches as Coastal Regulation Zone wherein restrictions were imposed on the setting up and expansion of industries, operations and processes in the said zone. The clearance granted under CRZ Notification, 2011 are also applicable to the new projects or activities or the expansion or modernization of existing projects or activities which are proposed in the Coastal Regulation Zones regulated under the CRZ Notification, 2011 and are also listed in the Schedule to the EIA Notification, for which EC is granted. The clearance accorded to the projects under this notification shall be valid for a period of ten years. Provided that the period of validity of the CRZ clearance may be extended by a maximum period of one year, if an application is made by the applicant within the period of validity of the CRZ Clearance along with the recommendations of the Coastal Zone Management Authority concerned.
Provided that where the application for extension of period of validity of clearance under this notification is filed by the applicant-
- within thirty days after expiry of the period of such validity, the delay may be condoned by the head of the division concerned in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change or the member-secretary of the Coastal Zone Management Authority, as the case may be, and thereafter the application shall be referred to the appropriate authority for consideration of the application for extension of period of validity of the clearance;
- thirty days after expiry of the period of such validity but within ninety days after expiry of such validity, the delay may be condoned by the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change or the chairperson of the Coastal Zone Management Authority, as the case may be; and thereafter the application shall be referred to the appropriate authority for consideration of the application for extension of period of validity of the clearance:
- no application for extension filed beyond ninety days after the expiry of the period of validity of CRZ clearance shall be entertained.
For more details, Click on the below-given link.
Download – MOEFCC notification regarding Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)
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