Coastal Regulation Zone Notification

Although the CRZ 2011 notification came as a huge relief to the fishing community, the other violators would not be lucky enough as the Centre has stated it will direct the States to identify such violations within four months.
Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh said that directions will be issued early next week to the States to identify such violations within four months fr

Publication Date:

08/01/2011

Source: Herald (Panjim)

Tags:

Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Coastal Regulations, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sunita Narain, M S Swaminathan, Fisherfolk, Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

Habitat And Urbanisation

Coastal regulation draft ignores ecological issues

After the tsunami of 2004, the government was forced to rethink its policies on the Indian coastline. And hence, the coastal management zones (CMZ) were established.

Publication Date:

06/01/2011

Source: Daily News Analysis (Jaipur)

Tags:

Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Ecology, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

Environment

Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2011

After a eighteen-month long process, the CRZ Notification, 2011 is being formally notified and published. This replaces the CRZ Notification, 1991. This notification reconcile three objectives: protection of livelihoods of traditional fisherfolk communities; preservation of coastal ecology; and promotion of economic activity that have necessarily to be located in coastal regions.

Publication Date:

06/01/2011

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Environment, India, Coastal Development, Fisherfolk, Mumbai, Kerala, Goa, Coastal Regulations

Environment

Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011

For the very first time an Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011 is being notified and published covering Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. This notification reconcile three objectives: protection of livelihoods of traditional fisherfolk communities; preservation of coastal ecology; and promotion of economic activity that have necessarily to be located in coastal regions.

Publication Date:

06/01/2011

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Environment Management, Environment, A & N Island, Lakshadweep, Tribals, Fisherfolk, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification

Forests

CRZ review may land Posco in trouble

Environment Ministry Had Found Evidence Of High Erosion At Paradip Port Site
New Delhi: Before the environment minister Jairam Ramesh takes a call on Posco by the end of January the ministry is expected to put up the last of the three reviews of the Rs 54,000 crore project for his perusal

Publication Date:

05/01/2011

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land, POSCO, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Forests, Orissa (Odisha), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Conservation

Environment

Centres go-slow on Stalin pet project behind frosty ties?

Chennai: The sprawling Adyar park, a huge lung in Chennai, is the current bone of contention between the DMK and Congress and among the reasons for the deepening rift between the two parties.

Publication Date:

04/01/2011

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Ecosystems, Rivers, Tamil Nadu, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Coastal Regulations