Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur, Ernakulam, etc. are the district for which CZMP was approved.
About CZMP
- CZMP is a strategic framework designed to manage and regulate human activities in coastal areas.
- Key components of CZMPs
- Zoning: CZMPs divide coastal areas into different zones, such as No Development Zones (NDZ), and Coastal Regulation Zones (Refer Table).
- Public Participation: Discussions with public to consider the opinions and worries of local communities etc.
- Approval of CZMP is a pre-condition for the States to make the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2019 applicable and avail relaxed norms under it.
About CRZ
- Central Government declares the coastal stretches of the country and the water area up to its territorial water limit, excluding the islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep and the marine areas surrounding these islands, as CRZ.
- MoEF&CC under the Environment Protection Act, of 1986, issued the first CRZ notification in 1991.
- Subsequently, CRZ was noticed in 2011 which was further superseded by CRZ 2019.
CRZ-IA | Ecologically Sensitive Areas like Mangroves, Corals and coral reefs, Sand dunes, Salt Marches etc. |
CRZ-1B | Intertidal zone i.e. area between Low Tide Line and High Tide Line. |
CRZ-II | Developed Land Areas up to or close to the shoreline, within the existing municipal limits or in other existing legally designated urban areas |
CRZ-III A | Area with population density is more than 2161 per square kilometre. In CRZ-III A, area up to 50 meters from the HTL on the landward side shall be earmarked as the ‘No Development Zone (NDZ)’, provided the CZMP have been approved. |
CRZ-III B | All other CRZ-III areas with population density of less than 2161 per square kilometre. In CRZ-III B, the area up to 200 meters from the HTL on the landward side shall be earmarked as the ‘NDZ’. |
CRZ-IV | CRZ- IV shall constitute the water area and shall be further classified as CRZ-IVA and CRZ-IVB. |
