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151123. Different agencies of the State and Central governments have implemented severalprojects pertaining to some characteristics of coastal areas of West Bengal either as part oftheir routine yearly activities or special efforts on specific issues or as per their regulatoryfunctions under various acts and rules.E.1 Important activities implemented in last 10 years124. One of the major activities that have been carried out by the State under CRZnotification, 1991 was demarcation of boundaries of the coastal zone along the open coast(500 m from HTL) and along coastal rivers and water bodies affected by tides (up to adistance equal to width of the creek or not less than 100m whichever is less). Delineation ofHTL and LTL as per definition is at the core of such demarcation. This has been done for theentire coast of West Bengal and plotted on mouza scale map. Division of the coastal zoneinto CRZ I, CRZ II and CRZ III have been completed and plotted on mouza scale map. The200m set back line has also been demarcated.125. CRZ clearances of projects requiring environmental clearance and falling within theCRZ was made mandatory and all proposals with the required information and reportsfalling within the prescribed category have been examined at the State level and forwardedto central government with recommendations.126. Eco tourism proposals in the Sundarban by various agencies have been examined andregulated so as not to affect the extant eco-system.127. As part of National Water Quality Monitoring Program (NWQMP), West BengalPollution Control Board has carried out each water quality monitoring of 8 stations on Hugliriver, 1 station on Rupnarayan river and one station on Hugli river after confluence ofRupnarayan to River Hugli.128. Geological Survey of India has carried out sea bed mapping and mineralogy of seabed sediments within EEZ off West Bengal coast. GSI also carried out beach profilemonitoring along several transects all over the coast of West Bengal129. Central Pollution Control Board through its Eastern Regional office carried outenvironmental monitoring of coastal waters of West Bengal under their COMAPprogramme.130. School of Oceanography, Jadavpur University has carried out research programmeon erosional scenario of Sundarban and Digha coast. Marine Science Department, Universityof Kolkata carried out research on biological aspect of coastal stretches of West Bengal.E.2 Success & Failure