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The Committee has also examined the Supreme Court’s Order in one of the matters pertaining to Forest Division, wherein the Supreme Court has permitted mining of sand on a reducing balance. The Ministry has now amended the CRZ Notification, 1991 permitting mining of sand in the CRZ area for a quantity of 28,266 CBM for a period upto 31 st December, 2005 with a condition that no further permission would be granted. This Committee agrees with the condition. 1.2.4 Fr. Saldanha Committee (II) - to examine specific issues relating to CRZ The Committee was constituted on 26 th June, 1997 and the report was submitted in September, 1998. The report recommended construction of dwelling units within 200 metres in CRZ-III. For permitting such dwelling units in CRZ-III the report laid down criteria which included construction of dwelling units only for bonafide traditional settlers subject to the condition that the area is adequately protected with sea-wall, the proposed construction is on the landward side of the existing buildings and the construction shall not be more than 100 sq m with 4.5 m height. Based on the Fr. Saldanha Committee report the Ministry had issued a Draft Notification inviting suggestions and objections for amending the CRZ Notification, 1991. Based on the suggestions and objections received, the Ministry did not amend the CRZ notification. 1.2.5 Shri D.M. Sukthankar Committee (I) – to examine the issues relating to Mumbai and Navi Mumbai This Committee was constituted on 29 th May, 2000. The report recommended increase in Floor Space Index (FSI) for undertaking slum redevelopment schemes and rehabilitation of dilapidated structures. The report also recommended Transfer and Developmental Rights (TDR) in Coastal Regulation Zone area wherever the FSI has not been consumed fully. With regard to Navi Mumbai the Committee recommended to amend the notification so as to provide for expansion of mega cities in Coastal Regulation Zone areas. In case of the violations in the 161 Versova the Committee recommended development of plots which have been allotted in the inter tidal area and also construction of missing links in Coastal Regulation Zone area. The Ministry took no action on the report since the report had 3 dissent notes from its members. Further the recommendations were not in line with the CRZ notification. With regard to amendment pertaining to increase in FSI, the Ministry had to comply with the directions of High Court of Bombay in the W.P. No.1019 of 1999, which prevented increase in FSI in CRZ area. This committee observes that the Sukthankar committee did not take into consideration the environmental issues while framing the recommendations. 1.2.6 Shri D.M. Sukthankar Committee (II) - to prepare a National Coastal Zone Policy of India (NCZP) The above Committee was constituted in March, 2000 and the report of the Committee was submitted to the Ministry in September, 2000. For the first time Ministry had constituted an Expert Committee to examine the issues of coastal zone management in a holistic manner. 13
The report was submitted in September, 2000. The report suggested a legislative framework for framing Coa stal Zone Management Policy. The recommendations of the report were based on the study report prepared by CESS. The report recommended that the coastal zone should be demarcated based on risk from erosion and flooding. The report listed out areas/features that have to be protected and the high-risk zone and low risk zone in the coastal area. List of various developmental activities were also annexed in the report, which can be taken up in low risk and high risk areas. The report also suggested the environmental clearance procedure to be adopted for such developmental activities. No action was taken on the report. This Committee feels that the Ministry should have initiated actions with regard to demarcation of sediment cell and preparation of shoreline management plan maps as suggested by the Committee. The recommendations of the Committee for siting developing activities based on the vulnerability to the coast due to natural hazards such as erosion and flooding is a right approach. 1.2.7 Dr. Arcot Ramachandran Committee – on Ocean Regulation Zone The Department of Ocean Development constituted an expert committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. Arcot Ramachandran, former Secretary, DST to recommend the activities that need to be included in the seaward side of the coast. The Committee submitted its report in the year 1996. The Committee suggested inclusion of several activities for prohibition/regulation in the ocean part of the coastal zone. These activities include construction of Ports and Harbours, waste disposal, sea bed mining, OTEC plant, oil and natural gas exploration, ship breaking, etc., which are not covered under CRZ. The ocean area from Low Tide Line upto territorial waters was proposed as Ocean Regulation Zone (ORZ) and this zone was categorised into Ecologically sensitive area (ORZ-I), Sea off developed areas (ORZ-II) and Sea off undeveloped and underdeveloped areas (ORZ-III). The activities that are to be prohibited in ORZ-I include construction of civil and other manmade structures like breakwaters, disposal of untreated waste etc. Exceptions to these activities were to be given based on the no impact distance from the outer limits of the ecologically sensitive areas. The reclamation of seabed for human settlement, construction of artificial islands, etc., dumping of plastics are also to be prohibited in all the three zones. Regarding permissible activities in ORZ II and ORZ III, some of them include disposal of treated wastes, the volume and characteristics of which will be limited within the waste assimilative capacity of receiving seawater body. EIA was made mandatory for all the activities irrespective of the zones. The report was received by the Ministry of Environment & Forests from Department of Ocean Development and no action was taken on the report by Ministry of Environment & Forests. This Committee is of the opinion that the ocean waters upto the territorial limits should be an integral part of the coastal zone management. There are several activities in the coastal areas such as dredging, seawall constructions, breakwater construction, jetties, etc. which have direct impacts on the inter-tidal area. Therefore, it is necessary that such activities taken up in the waters are examined from the point of coastal zone management. 14
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