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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025/ VAISAKHA 12, 1947
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
ORDER
New Delhi, the 2nd May, 2025
S.O. 2001(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby constitutes
the Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) consisting of the
following persons, for a period of three years, with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the
Official Gazette, namely:-
(i) Additional Chief Secretary,
Forest and Environment Department,
Government of Odisha
(ii) Secretary, Housing and Urban Development
Department, Government of Odisha
(iii) Secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resource
Development Department,
Government of Odisha
(iv) Secretary, Industries Department,
Government of Odisha
(v) Member Secretary,
State Pollution Control Board, Odisha
(vi) Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, Odisha
(vii) Chief Conservator of Forest,
Regional Office,
Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change
(viii) Chief Executive, Odisha Space Application
Centre, Bhubaneswar
(ix) Vice Chairman,
Puri Konark Development Authority,
Puri
(x) Dr. Prasanta Kumar Panigrahy,
Former Oceanographer,
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Project, Odisha,
Shakti Vihar,
Post Office Mancheswar Railway
Colony, Bhubaneswar-751017
(xi) Dr. Ajit Kumar Pattnaik,
Plot No.91, Sector-4, Niladrivihar,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha -751021
(xii) Dr. Rabindra Nath Hota,
Plot No.70/528, Sijua, P.O.- Sarakantara,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Pin-751019
(xiii) Dr. Prasanna Kumar,
C-100, Lingaraj Vihar Pokhariput,
Bhubaneswar-751020
(xiv) Anwesana, Tetalanga, Pattamundai,
Kendrapada
(xv) Director,
Environment-cum-Special Secretary
to Government, Department of Forest
and Environment,
Government of Odisha,
Bhubaneswar
Chairperson, ex officio;
Member, ex officio;
Member, ex officio;
Member, ex officio;
Member, ex officio;
Member, ex officio;
Member, ex officio;
Member, ex officio;
Member, ex officio;
Member, Expert;
Member, Expert;
Member, Expert;
Member,
Non-Governmental
Organisation;
Member-Secretary.
2. The Headquarter of the Authority shall be at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
3. The quorum for the meeting of the Authority shall be one- third of the total number of its Members.
4. The member, other than Member ex officio, shall be paid allowances as per the terms and conditions
decided by the Central Government.
5. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, the Members shall recuse themselves from the meeting of the
Authority, in the process of appraisal of any project, for which they have rendered any consultancy service.
6. The Authority shall take following measures for protecting and improving the quality of the coastal
environment and preventing, abating and controlling environmental pollution in the Coastal Regulation
Zone areas in the State of Odisha, namely: -
(i) examine proposals received from the project proponent for approval of project proposal, in accordance
with the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan prepared under the notification of the Government of
India number G.S.R. 37(E), dated the 18th January, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), as
the case may be, and make recommendation for approval of project proposal to the authority concerned, as
specified in the said notification, within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of application;
(ii) regulate all developmental activities in the Coastal Regulation Zone areas as specified in the said
notification;
(iii) enforce and monitor the implementation of provisions of the said notification;
(iv) issue directions under section 5 of the said Act as specified in the notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, number S.O. 4650(E), dated the 30th
September, 2022;
(v) exercise powers under section 10 of the said Act;
(vi) file complaint under section 19 of the said Act;
(vii) examine proposals received from the State Government for modifications in the classification of
Coastal Regulation Zone areas and in the Coastal Zone Management Plan and making recommendations to
the National Coastal Zone Management Authority under the said notification; and
(viii) inquire and review cases of failure of compliance or contravention of the said Act or rules made
thereunder or the said notification, suo-moto or on the basis of a complaint made by any person before it.
7. The Authority shall, for the purposes of maintaining transparency in its functioning, create a dedicated
website and post the information relating to its functions, including the agenda in its meeting, minutes of
the meeting, decision taken in the meeting, recommendation for matters on failure of compliance or
contravention of the said notification and action taken on such failure or contravention and court matter
including the order of the court and the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan of the Government of
Odisha.
8. The Authority shall furnish report of its activity at least once in six months to the National Coastal Zone
Management Authority.
[F.No.-12-2/2005-IA.III(Vol.III)]
RAJAT AGARWAL, Jt. Secy.