The proposed Coastal Regulation Zone 2010 notification would empower fisherfolk habitations within 100 m from the coast subject to the hazard line. The mapping of the hazard line along 7,500 km coast line at a cost of Rs.120 crore was under way, and slated for completion within two years, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here on Sunday.
The CRZ 2010, also provides for a special dispensation for Goa, Mumbai, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and for critically vulnerable coastal areas, including Chilka in Orissa.
The Coastal Regulation Zone 2010 that would come into effect shortly would replace the CRZ notification 1991, he said, after inaugurating the integrated fishery farming project in Vedaranyam.
“I am aware of the slew of projects in Nagapattinam, and in fact, I shall look into funding a capacity-carrying study when I get back,” the Minister responded to a query on the proposed thermal power projects here and people's opposition.
The MOEF was rigid towards compliance, especially with regard to coastal projects, mangroves and those concerning discharge into sea. It will not hesitate to cancel clearances when violations were found.
The moratorium on ports would continue until a study was made, and this included the captive ports for thermal power plants. However, the MOEF was aware of the power deficit and that had to be considered, he added.
