Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2011
The objective of the original CRZ Notification was protection and sustainable development of the coastal stretches and marine environment through sustainable coastal zone management practices based on sound scientific principles taking into account the vulnerability of the coast to natural hazards, sustainable livelihood security for local communities, and conservation of ecologically and culturally significant coastal resources.
The 2011 notification of will replace the existing Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2008. Find alongside the CRZ 2011 that can be downloaded.
This article by Claude Alvares will give you an insight into the genesis of the CRZ and where we stand now with the latest CRZ 2011 that was passed.
Follow this link to see what is happening at the ground level with all these changes and how it is affecting the wildlife and the local fisher folks.