The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006 regulates the requirement for environmental clearance in India for new and existing projects. It categorizes projects into two main categories, A and B, affecting their level of scrutiny and approval process by relevant authorities. The EIA process includes stages such as screening, scoping, public consultation, and appraisal to ensure that environmental concerns are adequately addressed.

1. 23rd
, March 2023
Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA)
Notification 2006

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Underlying basis, spirit and preamble
• Protect environment and control pollution
• Environment Protection Act 1986 (May 1986)
• Environment Protection Rules 1986 (Nov 1986)
–Section 5 Environment Protection Rules 1986: Prohibitions and
restrictions on the location of industries; carrying on of processes and
operations in different areas
• EIA 1994
–Environment Protection Act 1986
–Discharge internationally agreed obligations under Rio Declaration
• EIA 2006 is supersession of EIA 1994, except in respect of things
done or omitted to be done before such supersession
complimentary

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EIA 2006 - Preamble
• Copies of the said notification were made available to the public on 15th
September, 2005
• Objections and suggestions received in response to the above mentioned
draft notification have been duly considered by the Central Government
• Central Government hereby directs that on and from the date of its
publication (14th September, 2006)

the required construction of new projects or activities or the expansion or modernization of
existing projects or activities listed in the Schedule to this notification entailing capacity addition
with change in process and or technology shall be undertaken in any part of India only after the
prior environmental clearance from the Central Government or as the case may be, by the State Level
Environment Impact Assessment Authority, duly constituted by the Central Government under sub-section (3) of section 3 of
the said Act, in accordance with the procedure specified hereinafter in this notification.

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Categorization of projects and activities
• All projects and activities are broadly categorized in to two
categories - Category A and Category B
–spatial extent of impacts
–impacts on natural and man made resources
–impacts on human health

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Requirements of prior Environmental Clearance (EC)
• Which projects require EC?
–Projects listed in the schedule to notification (as Category A and B
projects)
–All new projects or activities listed in the Schedule to this notification
–Expansion and modernization of existing projects or activities listed
in the Schedule to this notification
–Any change in product - mix in an existing manufacturing unit
included in Schedule

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Project or
Activity
Category with threshold limit
A B
(1) (2) (3) (4)
7 Physical Infrastructure including Environmental Services
7(a) Air ports All projects
7(d) STPS All integrated facilities
having incineration & landfill
or incineration alone
All facilities having land fill only
7(f) Highways i) New National High ways; and
ii) Expansion of National High
ways greater than 100 KM,
involving additional right of way
greater than 40m involving
land acquisition and 60 m on
realignment or by-passes
i) New State High ways; and ii)
Expansion of National / State
Highways greater than 30 km
involving additional right of way
greater than 20m involving land
acquisition.
7(h) CETP All projects
SCHEDULE
LIST OF PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES REQUIRING PRIOR
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

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Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions
if any
A B
8 Building /Construction projects/Area Development projects and Townships
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
8(a) Building and
Construction
projects
>=20000 sq.mtrs and
<1,50,000 sq.mtrs. of
built-up area#
#(built up area for covered
construction; in the case
of facilities open to the
sky, it will be the activity
area )
8(b) Townships and
Area Development
projects.
Covering an area 50
ha and or built up area
> 1,50,000 sq .mtrs ++
++All projects under Item
8(b) shall be appraised as
Category B1
SCHEDULE
LIST OF PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES REQUIRING PRIOR
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

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General Condition (GC) & Specific Condition (SC)
• General Condition (GC):
Any project or activity specified in Category ‘B’ will be treated as Category A, if located in whole or in
part within 10 km from the boundary of: (i) Protected Areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection)
Act, 1972, (ii) Critically Polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollution Control Board from time to
time, (iii) Notified Eco-sensitive areas, (iv) inter-State boundariesand international boundaries.
• Specific Condition (SC):
If any Industrial Estate/Complex / Export processing Zones /Special Economic Zones/Biotech Parks
/ Leather Complex with homogeneous type of industries such as Items 4(d), 4(f), 5(e), 5(f), or those
Industrial estates with pre –defined set of activities (not necessarily homogeneous, obtains prior
environmental clearance, individual industries including proposed industrial housing within such
estates /complexes will not be required to take prior environmental clearance, so long as the Terms
and Conditions for the industrial estate/complex are complied with (Such estates/complexes must
have a clearly identified management with the legal responsibility of ensuring adherence to the
Terms and Conditions of prior environmental clearance, who may be held responsible for violation
of the same throughout the life of the complex/estate).

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Requirements of prior Environmental Clearance (EC)
• EC by whom?
Category A projects: Central Government in the Ministry of
Environment and Forests
Base decisions on the recommendation by Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)
Category B projects: At state level the State Environment Impact
Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
The SEIAA shall base its decision on the recommendations of a State or Union territory level
Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) as to be constituted for in this notification
In the absence of a duly constituted SEIAA or SEAC, a Category ‘B’ project shall be treated
as a Category ‘A’ project

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State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority
(SEIAA)
• SEIAA shall be constituted by the Central Government
–comprising of three Members
–Chairman and a member–secretary to be nominated by the State Government
or the Union territory Administration
–Rules for membership of SEIAA
–All decisions of the SEIAA shall be unanimous and taken in a meeting

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Expert Committees for Screening, Scoping and Appraisal
(EAC and SEAC)
• Expert Committees
–Expert Appraisal Committees (EACs) at the Central Government
–State Expert Appraisal Committees (SEAC) at the State or the Union
territory
• Responsible for screening, scoping and appraising projects
• Procedure for selection and maintenance of EAC and SEAC is given in
notification

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Application for Prior Environmental Clearance
• An application seeking prior environmental clearance in all cases shall be
made
–In the prescribed Form 1 and Supplementary Form 1A
–After the identification of prospective site(s)
–After identification of activities
–Submit pre-feasibility report for all and conceptual plan for construction
activities

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Stages in EC process
• Stage 1: Screening (Only for Category ‘B’ projects and activities)
• Stage 2: Scoping
• Stage 3: Public Consultation
• Stage 4: Appraisal
• Sequential order
• all of which may not apply to particular cases as set forth in this
notification

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Stage 1: Screening
• Only for Category B projects and activities to determine if they
need EIA
• Category A projects compulsorily need EIA
• Scrutiny of an application seeking EC by SEAC for determining
whether or not the project or activity requires further environmental
studies
–Form 1
–Form 1A
• Classify projects as B1 (require EIA) and B2 (don’t require EIA)
• For categorization of projects into B1 or B2, the MoEF shall issue
appropriate guidelines from time to time

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Stage 2: Scoping
• Who does the scoping?
–Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) in the case of Category ‘A’ projects
or activities
–State level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) in the case of
Category ‘B1’ projects
• Determine comprehensive Terms Of Reference (TOR) addressing all
relevant environmental concerns for preparation of an Environment
Impact Assessment (EIA) Report based on
–on the basis of the information furnished by applicant in the prescribed
application Form1/Form 1A including
–proposed by the applicant
–a site visit by a sub- group of EAC or SEAC only if considered
necessary

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Stage 2: Scoping
• In the case of Category A Hydroelectric projects TOR shall be
conveyed along with the clearance for pre-construction activities
• If TOR not finalized and conveyed to the applicant within sixty
days of the receipt of Form 1, TOR suggested by the applicant
shall be deemed as the final TOR approved for the EIA studies
• Approved TOR shall be displayed on the website of the MoEF or
the concerned SEIAA
• Applications for EC may be rejected at this stage itself
–the decision together with reasons for the same shall be
communicated to the applicant
• Prepare EIA draft report

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Generic Structure of EIA Report
• Introduction
• Project Description
• Description of the Environment
• Anticipated Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures
• Analysis of Alternatives (Technology & Site)
• Environmental Monitoring Program
• Additional Studies
• Project Benefits
• Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis
• EMP
• Summary & Conclusion
• Disclosure of Consultants engaged

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Generic Structure of EIA Report
Description of the Environment and Anticipated
Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures
 Land Environment/Geology
 Water Environment
 Air Environment
 Noise Environment
 Biological Environment
 Socio Economic and Health Environment
 Solid Waste Management

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Generic Structure of EIA Report
• ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

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Stage 3: Public consultation
• Process by which the concerns of local affected persons and others who have
plausible stake in the environmental impacts of the project or activity are
ascertained
• All Category ‘A’ and Category B1 projects or activities shall undertake Public
Consultation except the following:-
• (a) modernization of irrigation projects (item 1(c) (ii) of the Schedule).
• (b) all projects or activities located within industrial estates or parks (item 7(c) of the
Schedule) approved by the concerned authorities, and which are not disallowed in such
approvals.
• (c) expansion of Roads and Highways (item 7 (f) of the Schedule) which do not involve
any further acquisition of land.
• (d) all Building /Construction projects/Area Development projects and Townships (item 8).
• (e) all Category ‘B2’ projects and activities.
• (f) all projects or activities concerning national defense and security or involving other
strategic considerations as determined by the CentralGovernment.

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Stage 3: Public consultation
• Public Consultation shall ordinarily have two components
–public hearing at the site or in its close proximity- district wise, to be
carried out in the manner prescribed in Appendix IV, for ascertaining
concerns of local affected persons
–obtain responses in writing from other concerned persons having a
plausible stake in the environmental aspects of the project

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Component 1: Public hearing
• Public hearing shall be conducted by the State Pollution Control
Board (SPCB)
–forward proceedings to the regulatory authority concerned within 45
days
–If not appoint another independent organization to do the same within
another 45 days
• If the public agency nominated reports that it is not possible to
conduct the public hearing in a manner which will enable the views
of the concerned local persons to be freely expressed
–It shall report the facts in detail to the concerned regulatory authority
–After due consideration of the report shall rule that the public
consultation in the case need not include the public hearing

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Component 2: Responses from other concerned
persons
• Invite responses from such concerned persons by placing on their
website the Summary EIA report
• Use other appropriate media for ensuring wide publicity about the project
• Within seven days of the receipt of a written request for arranging the
public hearing
• Confidential information including non-disclosable or legally privileged
information involving Intellectual Property Right shall not be placed on
the website
• Make available on written request from any concerned person the Draft
EIA report for inspection at a notified place during normal office hours till
the date of the public hearing
• All the responses received as part of this public consultation process
shall be forwarded to the applicant through the quickest available means

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After public consultation…
• Applicant shall address all environmental concerns expressed during this
process
• Make appropriate changes in the draft EIA
• Final EIA report shall be submitted by the applicant to the concerned
regulatory authority for appraisal

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Stage 4: Appraisal
• Detailed scrutiny by the EAC or SEAC of
–documents like the Final EIA report
–outcome of the public consultations including public hearing proceedings
–submitted by the applicant to the regulatory authority concerned for grant of
environmental clearance
• Appraisal of all projects or activities which are not required to
undergo public consultation, or submit an Environment Impact
Assessment report (Category B2) shall be carried out on the basis
– prescribed application Form 1
–Form 1A
–any other relevant information

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Stage 4: Appraisal
• EAC or SEAC shall
–shall recommend to the regulatory authority concerned
either for grant of prior environmental clearance on stipulated terms and
conditions
or rejection of the application for prior environmental clearance, together
with reasons for the same.

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Grant or Rejection of EC
 The regulatory authority shall consider the recommendations of the
EAC or SEAC concerned and convey its decision to the applicant
 The regulatory authority shall normally accept the
recommendations of the Expert Committees
 In cases where it disagrees with the recommendations of the Expert
Committee (Central or State), the regulatory authority shall request
reconsideration by the Central or State Expert Appraisal Committee
 After reconsideration, irrespective of views of Expert Committee,
decision of the regulatory authority concerned shall be final

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Grant or Rejection of EC
 If decision not granted within stipulated time, the applicant may
proceed as if the environment clearance sought for has been
granted or denied by the regulatory authority in terms of the final
recommendations of the Expert Committee concerned
 Deliberate concealment and/or submission of false or misleading
information or data which is material to screening or scoping or
appraisal or decision on the application shall make the application
liable for rejection
 Rejection of an application or cancellation of a prior environmental
clearance already granted shall be decided by the regulatory
authority, after giving a personal hearing to the applicant, and
following the principles of natural justice

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Validity of Environmental Clearance
 Thirteen years in the case of River Valley projects
 Thirty years for mining projects
 Ten years in the case of all other projects and activities
 Area Development projects and Townships, the validity period shall
be limited only to such activities as may be the responsibility of the
applicant as a developer

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Post Environmental Clearance Monitoring
• Mandatory for the project management to submit half-
yearly compliance reports in respect of the stipulated
prior environmental clearance terms

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Summary of EIA process and
Rough Timelines
Submission of application (Form 1, prelim reports)
Stage 1: Screening; Decide project A, B1 or B2
Stage 2: Scoping; Come up with Terms of Reference (TOR)
Prepare preliminary EIA report
Stage 3: Public consultation (2 components)
Stage 4: Appraisal
Final Decision
60 days
45 days
60 days
15 days
30 days
Investor
Expert
Committee
Investor
State Pollution
Control Board
Expert
Committee
Regulatory
Authority
Who does it?
Update EIA report (Investor)

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CRZ Notification 2019
• Coastal Regulation Zone
(i) The land area from High Tide Line (hereinafter referred to as the HTL) to 500
meters on the landward side along the sea front
(ii) CRZ shall apply to the land area between HTL to 50 meters or width of the
creek, whichever is less on the landward side along the tidal influenced water
bodies that are connected to the sea and the distance which the tidal effects ….
on salinity concentration of five parts per thousand (ppt) measured during the
driest period of the year
(iii) The “intertidal zone” means land area between the HTL and the Low Tide Line
(hereinafter referred to as the LTL).
(iv) The water and the bed area between the LTL to the territorial water limit (12
Nm) in case of sea and the water and the bed area between LTL at the bank to the
LTL on the opposite side of the bank, of tidal influenced water bodies.

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CRZ Notification 2019
• Classification of CRZ.
• CRZ-I CRZ-I A:
(i) Mangroves (in case mangrove area is more than 1000 square meters, a buffer
of 50 meters along the mangroves shall be provided and such area shall also
constitute CRZ–I
(ii) Corals and coral reefs; (iii) Sand dunes; (iv) Biologically active mudflats;
(v) National parks, marine parks, sanctuaries, reserve forests, wildlife habitats and
otherprotected areas (vi) Salt marshes;
(vii) Turtle nesting grounds; (viii) Horse shoe crabs’ habitats;
(ix) Sea grass beds; (x) Nesting grounds of birds;
(xi) Areas or structures of archaeological importance and heritage sites.
• CRZ-I B:
The intertidal zone i.e. the area between Low Tide Line and High Tide Line shall
constitutethe CRZ-I B.

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CRZ Notification 2019
• Classification of CRZ.
• CRZ-II: CRZ-II shall constitute the developed land areas,
within the existing municipal limits or in other existing legally designated urban
areas, which are substantially built-up with a ratio of built-up plots to that of total
plots being more than 50 per cent and have been provided with drainage and
approach roads and other infrastructural facilities, such as water supply, sewerage
mains, etc.
• CRZ-III: Land areas that are relatively undisturbed (viz. rural areas, etc.)
• CRZ-III A:
where the population density is more than 2161 per square kilometre as per 2011
census base, shall be designated as CRZ–III A and in CRZ-III A, area up to 50
meters from the HTL on the landward side shall be earmarked as the ‘No
Development Zone
• 2.3.2 CRZ-III B:
population density of less than 2161 per square kilometre, the area up to 200
meters from the HTL on the landward side shall be earmarked as the ‘No
Development Zone (NDZ)’.

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CRZ Notification 2019
• Classification of CRZ.
• CRZ- IV:
The CRZ- IV shall constitute the water area and shall be further classified as
under:-
• CRZ- IVA:
The water area and the sea bed area between the Low Tide Line up to twelve
nautical miles on the seaward side shall constitute CRZ-IV A.
• CRZ- IVB:
CRZ-IV B areas shall include the water area and the bed area between LTL at the
bank of the tidal influenced water body to the LTL on the opposite side of the bank,
extending from the mouth of the water body at the sea up to the influence of tide,
i.e., salinity of five parts per thousand (ppt) during the driest season of the year.

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CRZ Notification 2019
• Classification of CRZ.

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CRZ Notification 2019
• 4. Prohibited activities within CRZ.-
(i) Setting up of new industries and expansion of existing industries, operations or processes.
(ii) Manufacture or handling of oil, storage or disposal of hazardous substances (iii) Setting
up of new fish processing units.
(iv) Land reclamation, bunding or disturbing the natural course of seawater except for the
activities permissible under this notification and executed with prior permission from the
competent authority.
(v) Discharge of untreated waste and effluents from industries, cities or towns and other
human settlements.
(vi) Dumping of city or town wastes including construction debris, industrial solid wastes, fly
ash for the purpose of land filling.
(vii) Port and harbour projects in high eroding stretches of the coast.
(viii) Mining of sand, rocks and other sub-strata materials.

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CRZ Notification 2019
• Regulation of permissible activities in CRZ:
• CRZ-I: CRZ–IA:
(i) Eco-tourism activities such as mangrove walks, tree huts, nature trails, etc
(ii) In the mangrove buffer, only such activities shall be permitted like laying of pipelines, transmission
lines, conveyance systems or mechanisms and construction of road on stilts, etc. that are required for
public utilities.
(iii) Construction of roads and roads on stilts, by way of reclamation in CRZ-I areas, shall be permitted
only in exceptional cases for defence, strategic purposes and public utilities, and in case construction of
such roads passes through mangrove areas or is likely to damage the mangroves, a minimum three
times the mangrove area affected or destroyed or cut during the construction process shall be taken
up for compensatory plantation of mangroves.
CRZ-I B –
(i) Land reclamation, bunding, etc. shall be permitted only for activities such as,- (a) foreshore facilities
like ports, harbours, Jetties, wharves, quays, slipway, bridges, hover ports for coast guard, sea links, etc;
(b) projects for defence, strategic and security purposes;
(c) road on stilts, provided that such roads shall not be authorised for permitting development on the
landward side of such roads, till the existing High Tide Line: Provided that the use of reclaimed land may
be permitted only for public utilities such as mass rapid or multimodal transit system, construction and
installation of all necessary associated public utilities and infrastructure to operate such transit or
transport system including those for electrical or electronic signaling system, transit stopover of permitted
designs; except for any industrial operation, repair or maintenance;
(d) measures for control of erosion;

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CRZ Notification 2019
• Regulation of permissible activities in CRZ:
• CRZ-I B –
(d) measures for control of erosion;
(e) maintenance and clearing of waterways, channels, ports and hover ports for coast guard;
(f) measures to prevent sand bars, installation of tidal regulators, laying of storm water drains or for
structure for prevention of salinity ingress and freshwater recharge.
(ix) Treatment facilities for waste and effluents and conveyance of treated effluents.
(x) Storm water drains.
(xi) Projects classified as strategic, defence related projects and projects of the Department of
Atomic Energy, Government of India.
(xv) Pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines.
CRZ-II:
(i) Activities as permitted in CRZ-I B, shall also be permissible in CRZ-II, in so far as applicable.
(ii) Construction of buildings for residential purposes, schools, hospitals, institutions, offices,
public places, etc. shall be permitted only on the landward side of the existing road, or on the
landward side of existing authorised fixed structures: Provided that no permission for construction of
buildings shall be given on landward side of any new roads which are constructed on the seaward side of
an existing road.

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• Regulation of permissible activities in CRZ:
• CRZ-II:
Buildings permitted as in (ii) above, shall be subject to the local town and country planning
regulations as applicable from time to time, and the norms for the Floor Space Index prevailing as on the
date of this Notification,
(iv) Reconstruction of authorised buildings shall be permitted, without change in present land
use, subject to the local town and country planning regulations as applicable from time to
time, and the norms for the Floor Space Index or Floor Area Ratio, prevailing as on the date
of publication of this notification
5.3 CRZ-III:
(i) Activities as permitted in CRZ-I B, shall also be permissible in CRZ-III, in so far as applicable.
(a) No construction shall be permitted within NDZ in CRZ III, except for repairs or
reconstruction of existing authorised structure not exceeding existing Floor Space Index,
(c) Construction of dispensaries, schools, public rain shelter, community toilets, bridges,
roads, provision of facilities for water supply, drainage, sewerage, crematoria, cemeteries and electric
sub-station which are required for the local inhabitants may be permitted on a case to case basis by
Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA).
(d) Construction of units or auxiliary thereto for domestic sewage, treatment and disposal

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• Regulation of permissible activities in CRZ:
• CRZ-III:
(iii) Regulation of activities for CRZ–III areas beyond NDZ:
(a) Development of vacant plots in designated areas for construction of beach resorts or
hotels or tourism development projects subject to the conditions or guidelines at
Annexure-III to this notification.
(b) Construction or reconstruction of dwelling units, so long it is within the ambit of traditional
rights and customary uses such as existing fishing villages, etc. and building permission
for such construction or reconstruction will be subject to local town and country planning
rules, with an overall height of construction not exceeding 9 meters and with only two
floors (ground + one floor).
(v) Development of airports in wastelands and non-arable lands in CRZ-III areas with adequate
environmental safeguards.

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• Regulation of permissible activities in CRZ:
• CRZ-IV
(i) Traditional fishing and allied activities undertaken by local communities.
(ii) Land reclamation, bunding, etc to be permitted only for activities such as.-
(a) foreshore facilities like ports, harbours, Jetties, wharves, quays, slipway, bridges, sea
links and hover ports for coast guard ,etc;
(b) projects for defence, strategic and security purpose including coast guard;
(vii) Facilities for discharging treated effluents into the water course.
(viii) Projects classified as strategic and defence related projects including coast guard coastal
security network.
(ix) Projects of department of Atomic Energy.
(xiii) Pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines.

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• CRZ clearance for permissible and regulated activities- Delegation
(ii) All development activities or projects in CRZ-I and CRZ-IV areas, which are regulated or
permissible as per this notification, shall be dealt with by MoEF &CC for CRZ clearance,
based on the recommendation of the concerned MCZMA
(iii) For all other permissible and regulated activities as per this notification, which fall purely
in CRZ–II and CRZ-III areas, the CRZ clearance shall be considered by the concerned
MCZMA
(iv) Projects or activities which attract the provisions of this notification as also the provisions
of EIA notification, shall be dealt with for a composite Environmental and CRZ clearance
under EIA Notification, 2006 by the concerned approving Authority, based on
recommendations of the concerned CZMA , as per delegations i.e SEIIA or MoEF for
category ‘B’ and category ‘A’ projects respectively.
(v) In case of building or construction projects with built-up area less than the threshold limit
stipulated for attracting the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 these shall be approved
by the concerned local State or Union territory Planning Authorities in accordance with this
notification, after obtaining recommendations of the concerned CZMA .

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Procedure for CRZ clearance for permissible and regulated activities:
(a) Project summary details as per Annexure-V to this notification.
(b) Rapid Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Report including marine and terrestrial
component, as applicable, except for building construction projects or housing schemes.
(c) Comprehensive EIA with cumulative studies for projects, (except for building construction
projects or housing schemes with built-up area less than the threshold limit stipulated for
attracting the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 number S.O 1533(E), dated 14th September, 2006)
if located in low and medium eroding stretches, as per the CZMP to this notification.
(d) Risk Assessment Report and Disaster Management Plan, (e) CRZ map in 1:4000 scale, drawn up by
any of the agencies identified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide its Office
Order number J-17011/8/92-IAIII, dated the 14th March, 2014 using the demarcation of the HTL or LTL,
as carried out by NCSCM.
(f) Project layout superimposed on the CRZ map duly indicating the project boundaries and
the CRZ category of the project location as per the approved Coastal Zone Management
Plan under this notification.
(g) The CRZ map normally covering 7 kilometre radius around the project site also indicating
the CRZ-I, II, III and IV areas including other notified ecologically sensitive areas.
(h) “Consent to establish” or No Objection Certificate from the concerned State Pollution
Control Board or Union territory Pollution Control Committee for the projects involving
treated discharge of industrial effluents and sewage, and in case prior consent of