Coastal Regulation Zone Information of Andhra Pradesh
Coastal Regulation Zone

Home Introduction CRZ Study Area Objectives & Methodology Results	Coastal Regulation Zone:        As a follow up of prime minister's announcement, the Environment Protection Act, 1986 a notification was issued in February, 1991, for regulation of activities in the coastal area by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). As per the notification, the coastal land up to 500m from the High Tide Line (HTL) and a stretch of 100m along banks of creeks, estuaries, backwater and rivers subject to tidal fluctuations, is declared as the Coastal Regulation Zone(CRZ). CRZ along the country has been placed in four categories. The above notification includes only the inter-tidal zone and land part of the coastal area and does not include the ocean part. The notification imposed restrictions on the setting up and expansion of industries or processing plaits etc. in the said CRZ. Classification of Coastal Regulation Zone:        For regulation of developmental activities, the coastal stretches within 500m of HTL on the landward side are classified into four categories, viz.For regulation of developmental activities, the coastal stretches within 500m of HTL on the landward side are classified into four categories, that is...  Category I (CRZ -I)  Category II (CRZ -II)  Category III (CRZ -III)  Category IV (CRZ-IV)   Category I (CRZ -I):        a) Areas that are ecologically sensitive and important, such as national parks/marine parks, sanctuaries, reserve forests, wild habitats, mangroves, corals/coral reefs, area close to breeding and spawning grounds of fish and other marine life, areas of outstanding natural beauty, historical and heritage areas, areas rich in genetic biodiversity, areas likely to be inundated due to rise in sea level consequent upon global warming and such areas as may be declared by the authorities.       b) Areas between the Low Tide Line and High Tide Line. Category II (CRZ -II):       The areas that have already been developed upto or the shoreline. For this purpose, ' developed area' is referred to as that area within the municipal limits or in other legally designated urban areas which is already substantially built up and which has been provided with drainage and approach roads and other infrastructural facilities, such as water supply and sewerage mains. Category III (CRZ -III):      Areas that are relatively undisturbed and those which do not belong to either Category I or II. These will include coastal zone in the areas (developed and undeveloped) and also areas within Municipal limits or in other legally designated urban areas which are not substantially built up. Category IV (CRZ -IV):      Coastal stretches in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakhadweep and small islands, except those designated as CRZ I, CRZ II and CRZ III
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