Question

Q. Which of the following committees is associated with Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)?

• A. Gadgil Committee
• B. Kasturirangan committee
• C. Mihir Shah Committee
• D. Shailesh Naik committee

Answer 1

The correct option is D Shailesh Naik committee

Explanation:

The Shailesh Nayak Committee was constituted in 2014 with the mandate of examining the issues of the coastal states and union territories of the country with respect to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011.

Some of the major recommendations of the committee are discussed below:

• Reducing the ‘No Development Zone’ (NDZ) as specified in the CRZ.

1. For rural areas with a population density of over 2,161 persons/sq km, this NDZ should be 50m from the High Tide Line (HTL).
2. For other areas, the NDZ should be 200m from the HTL.

• Allowing housing infrastructure, slum development activities, ports, tourism, harbour and fisheries-related activities in the CRZs.
• Tourism development activities should be permitted in the NDZs.
• Devolving powers to the state and UT governments as well as the local governments for development and construction activities, except those that needed environmental clearance.
• Allowing reclamations of the sea bed in CRZ IV areas (coastal stretches in the Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep and small islands, except those designated as CRZ-I, CRZ-II or CRZ-III) for purposes of tourism, ports, harbour, bridges, national installations related to coastal security, etc.
• Ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in CRZ I should be identified and delineated.