S.O.991(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as said Act) and in supersession of the Order of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number J- 17011/18/96-IA-III dated 13th August, 1998, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such suprsession, the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Additional Secretary, (Impact Assessment), Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi Chairman
2. Chief Town Planner, Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment, New Delhi Member
3. Director General (Tourism), Ministry of Tourism, New Delhi Member
4. Fisheries Development Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi Member
5. Joint Secretary (Ports), Ministry of Surface Transport, New Delhi Member
6. Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Panjim, Goa Member
7. Director, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin Member
8. Father Thomas Kocherry, Coordinator, World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Member
Fish Workers (WFF), Valiathura, Thiruvananthapuram
9. Shri Bal Mane, President, Ratnagiri District Fishermen s Association, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra Member
10. Shri Shiva Kashinath Naik, Sarpanch Shioroda Kerwadi, Tehsil Vengurla, District Sindhudurg, Member
Maharashtra
11. Shri Rajaram Gadhekar, Mukteshwar Sansthan, Apoogaon, Malad (West), Mumbai Member
12. Deputy Secretary, Impact Assessment, Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi Member Secretary
II. The Authority shall have the power to take the following measures for protecting and improving the quality of the coastal environment and preventing, abating and controlling environmental pollution in coastal areas, namely :
i) Co-ordination of actions by the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities and the Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities under the said Act and the rules made thereunder, or under any other law which is relatable to the objects of the said Act.
ii) Examination of the proposals for changes and modifications in classification of Coastal Regulation Zone areas and in the Coastal Zone Management Plans received from the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities and the Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities and making specific recommendations to the Central Government therefor.
iii) (a) Review of cases involving violations of the provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder, or under any other law which is relatable to the objects of the said Act and, if found necessary, issue directions under section 5 of the said Act.
(b) Review of cases under (iii)(a) either suo-moto, or on the basis of complaint made by an individual, or a representative body, or an organisation functioning in the field of environment.
(iv) File complaints, under section 19 of the said Act in cases of non-compliance of the directions issued by it under sub-paragraph (iii)(a) of paragraph II of the Order.
(v) To take action under section 10 of the said Act to verify the facts concerning the issues arising from sub-paragraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph II of the Order.
III. The Authority shall provide technical assistance and guidance to the concerned State Government, Union Territory Governments/Administrations, the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities, the Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities, and other institutions/organisations as may be found necessary, in matters relating to the protection and improvement of the coastal environment.
IV. The Authority shall examine and accord its approval to area specific management plans, integrated Coastal Zone Management plans and modifications thereof submitted by the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities and the Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities.
V. The Authority may advise the Central Government on policy, planning, research and development, setting up of Centres of Excellence and funding, in matters relating to Coastal Regulation Zone Management.
VI. The Authority shall deal with all environment issues relating to Coastal Regulation Zone which may be referred to it by the Central Government.
VII. The Authority shall furnish report of its activities and the activities of the State Coastal Management Authorities and Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities at least once in six months to the Central Government.
VIII. The foregoing powers and functions of the Authority shall be subject to the supervision and control of the Central Government.
IX. The Authority shall have its headquarters at New Delhi.
X. Any matter specifically not falling within the scope and jurisdiction of the Authority as so constituted shall be dealt with by the statutory authorities concerned.
S.O.992(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Chairman
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Port Blair
2. Sh. W G Thambudurai, Chief Engineer & Administrator, Andaman Lakshdeep Member
Harbour Works, Ministry of Surface Transport, Port Blair
3. Secretary, Department of Environment, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Port Blair Member
4. Director, Department of Fisheries, Port Blair Member
5. Director, Central Agriculture Research Institute, Port Blair Member
6. Dr. PSN Rao, Botanical Survey of India, Port Blair Member
7. Conservator of Forests, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Port Blair Member Secretary
S.O.993(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Andhra Pradesh Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Principal Secretary, Environment, Forests and Science and Technology, Chairman
Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad
2. Secretary, Department of Revenue, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad Member
3. Director, National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad Member
4. Dr. M Babu Rao, Retired Principal, College of Fisheries, ANGR Agriculture University Member
5. Dr. A V Raman, Head of Department of Zoology, College of Science and Technology, Member
Andhra University, Waltair
6. Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, HUDA Complex, Hyderabad Member
7. Director, Shore Area Development Authority, Hyderabad Member Secretary
S.O.994(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai Chairman 2. Director, Country and Town Planning, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai Member 3. Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai Member 4. Dr. Ravindran, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai Member 5. Dr. P P Vaidhyaraman, Rtd. Director, Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune (CWPRS) Member 6. Dr. L Kannan, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University Member 7. Director, Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai Member Secretary
S.O.995(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Secretary, Department of Environment, Panjim Chairman 2. Chief Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Office, Panjim Member 3. Shri Ashok Kumar, Regional Controller of Mines, Indian Bureau of Mines, Panjim Member 4. Director, Department of Tourism, Panjim Member 5. Dr. Arvinda Untawale, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula Member 6. Prof Leela Bhosle, Head of Department University of Kolhapur Member 7. Director, Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Panjim Member Secretary
S.O.996(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Pondicherry Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Secretary, Department of Environment, Pondicherry Chairman 2. Director, Department of Fisheries, Pondicherry Member 3. Chief Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Department Member 4. Dr. R Mahadevan, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai Member 5. Dr. L Kannan, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University Member 6. Member Secretary, Pondicherry Pollution Control Committee, Pondicherry Member Secretary
S.O.997(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the West Bengal Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal, Calcutta Chairman 2. Director, Department of Fisheries, Government of West Bengal, Calcutta Member 3. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Department of Forests, Government of West Bengal Member 4. Sh. Anil Varun Biswas, Centre for Study for Man and Environment, Department of Member Geology, University of Calcutta 5. Dr. L K Banarjee, Scientist S F Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta Member 6. Dr. A K Ghosh, Zoological Survey of India Member 7. Member Secretary, West Bengal Pollution Control Board Member Secretary
S.O.998(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Daman and Diu Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Administrator, Daman and Diu, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Secretariat, Moti Daman Chairman 2. Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Moti Daman Member 3. Chief Conservator of Forests, Moti Daman Member 4. Director, Space Application Centre, Amedabad Member 5. Director, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai Member 6. Member Secretary, Pollution Control Committee, Moti Daman Member Secretary
S.O.999(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Secretary, Environment and Forests Department, Government of Gujarat Chairman
2. Commissioner, Department of Industries, Government of Gujarat Member
3. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Wild Life, Gandhi Nagar Member
4. Prof. Nikhil Desai, Department of Geology, M S University of Geology, Vadodra Member
5. Sh. K B Jain, Director, Centre for Environment and Planning, Technology School Member
of Architecture, Ahmedabad
6. Prof. Anil Gupta, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Member
7. Director, Department of Environment, Government of Gujarat Member Secretary
S.O.1000(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Karnataka Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Secretary, Department of Forests, Ecology and Environment, Government of Karnataka Chairman
2. Director, Department of Industries, Government of Karnataka Member
3. Member Secretary, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Member
4. Father Saldanha, Professor, Department of Botany, St. Joseph s College, Bangalore Member
5. Prof. T R C Gupta, Head of Department, Department of Aquatic Sciences, College of Fisheries, Member
University of Agricultural Sciences, Mangalore
6. Prof. D K Subramanian, Department of Computer Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore Member
7. Director, Environment Technical Cell, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Member Secretary
Government of Karnataka, Bangalore
S.O.1002(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Lakshadweep Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Administrator Cum Secretary (Environment), Kavaratti Chairman
2. Deputy Conservator of Forests, Kavaratti Member
3. Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Kavaratti Member
4. Dr. R Ramachandran, Centre for Earth Sciences Studies, Thiruvananthapuram Member
5. Director, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin Member
6. Sh. W G Thambudurai, Chief Engineer & Administrator, Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Member
Works, Ministry of Surface Transport, Port Blair
7. Member Secretary, Pollution Control Board, Lakshadweep Member Secretary
S.O.1003(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai Chairman 2. Secretary, Department of Revenue and Forests, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai Member 3. Secretary, Urban Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai Member 4. Dr. Leela Bhosele, Department of Botany, Kolhapur University, Kolhapur Member 5. Dr. A D Diwan, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versoa, Mumbai Member 6. Dr R P Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai Member 7. Member Secretary, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board, Mumbai Member Secretary
S.O.1004(E). __ In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as the Orissa Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the following persons, for a period of two years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, namely :
1. Principal Secretary, Science, Technology and Environment and Forests Wing, Chairman
Orissa Secretariat, Bhubaneshwar
2. Member Secretary, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, Bhubaneshwar Member
3. Officer-in-charge, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Research Station, Bhubaneshwar Member
4. Prof. Mrs. Hejmadi, Vice Chancellor, Sambalpur University Member
5. Sh. S S Das, Joint Director, Directorate of Mining and Geology, Bhubaneshwar Member
6. Sh R C Das, Sarana House, 337 Louise Road, Bhubaneshwar Member
7. Director, Science Technology and Environment and Forests Wing, Orissa Secretatriat, Member Secretary
Bhubaneshwar