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Lakshadweep Islands
3. THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE
Extra Ordinary
Vol. xxxm, No.40, FRIDAY, 22'" AUGUST, 1997 / 1st BHADRAS, 1919 (SAKA)
Administration of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep
(Department of Science, Technology & Environment)
Kavarathi Island, dated 20.11.96
NOTIFICATION
Coastal Zone Management Plan for Union Territory
of Lakshadweep
E.No. 10/3/90 - ST & E: Whereas the Lakshadweep
Administration prepared and submitted the Coastal
Zone Management Plan (CZMP) identifying and
classifying the Coastal Regulation zone (CRZ) areas for
Lakshadweep in accordance with the guidelines given in
Annexure - I & II of the CRZ, Notification 1991 as
amended in 1994 and notified under' Section 3 (1) and
Section 3 (2) (v)of the Environment Protection Act, 1986
and rules 5 (3)(d) of Environment Protection Rules
1986,Declaring Coastal Stretches as Coastal Regulation
Zone and Regulating Activities in theCRZ. The
submitted CZMPfor Lakshadweep has been approved
with certain modification by the Central Government
vide their letter No. J-19011j16/91- IA-I1Idated 27"
September, 1996in accordance with the powers vested
under section 3(3) (i) of CRZNotification,dated 19.2.91.
In exercise of the powers conferred under section 3 (3)
(i) and 3 (3) (ii) of CRZNotification dated 19.2.1991,the
followingCoastal Area Classification and Deveiopment
Regulations is notified in respect of the Union Territory
ofLakshadweep:
(a) Categorization of Coastal Areas
(i) CRZ I
Nonew construction shall be permitted within the CRZ
- I area. However in those uninhabited islands, which
are classified as CRZ - I, continuation of existing
traditional rights, special rights and customary uses are
allowed.
The following areas are categorized as CRZ - I
1. Pitti, the Bird Sanctuary
2. Mangrove area of Minicoy. Island at its south
Western end
3. Perumal par reef and lagoon
4. Cheriyapani reef and lagoon
5. Valiyapani reef and lagoon
6. All coral reef that may emerge in future
7. Kodithala islet (of Kalpeni Islan"i)
8. Thilakkam islet I (of Kalpeni I',l!tnd)
9. Thilakkam islet II (of Kalpeh. Island)
10. Thilakkam islet III (of Kalpeni Island)
11. Pitti islet I (of Kalpeni Island)
12. Parali I (of Bangaram Group)
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13. Parali II (of Bangaram Group)
14. Kalpitti islet (of Agatti Island).
15. Viringili (of Minicoy Island)
16. Suhali Valiyakara
17. The coral reefs surrounding all the Islands
comprised in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
18. All sand dunes
(il) CRZ - IV
Coastal stretches in the Andaman & Nicobar,
Lakshadweep and small islands except those designated
as CRZ-I,CRZ-IIor CRZ-I1I.
The following islands are categorized as CRZ-N, the
width of the No Development Zone (NDZ) in these
islands shall be as specified below:
1. Andrott Island - Uniformly 50 meters from High
Tide Line (HTL)
2. Amini Island - Uniformly 50 meters from HTL
3. Kavarathi Island - Uniformly 50 meters from HTL
4. Kalpeni Island - Uniform ly 50 meters from HTL
5. Agatti Island - Uniformly 50 meters from HTL
6. Minicoy Island - (i) 20 meters from HTL, on the
non-lagoon side or smaller lagoon side (ii) 50
meters from High Tide (HTL) for rest of the area
7. Kadmat Island - 20 meters from HTL on the nonlagoon
side or smaller lagoon side (ii) 50 meters
from the HTL for rest of the area.
8. Kiltan Island - (i) 20 meters from the HTL on the
non-lagoon side or smaller lagoon side (ii) 50
meters from the HTL for rest of the area.
9. Chetlat Island - (i) 20 meters from the HTL on
the non-lagoon side or smaller lagoon side (ii) 50
meters from the HTL for rest of the area
10. Bitra Island - (i) 20 meters from the HTL on the
non-lagoon side or smaller lagoon side (ii) 20
meters from the HTL for rest of the area.
11. Cheriyan Island - Uniformly 50 meters from HTL
12. Thinnakara Island - Uniformly 50 meters from BTL
13. Suheli Cheriyakara Island - Uniformly 50 meters
from HTL
14. Bangaram Island - Uniformly 50 meters from HTL
b) Prohibited Activities
The following activities are declared as prohibited
within the Coastal Regulation Zone namely: