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This notification amends the Central Government's previous notification S.O. 135(E), dated the 13th January, 2009, which declared certain areas as designated areas under the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976.

Detailed Summary

The Central Government, exercising powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (5) of section 6 and clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 7 of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976), issued Notification S.O. 2565(E) on June 12, 2025. This notification amends its prior Notification S.O. 135(E) dated January 13, 2009, which was published by the Ministry of External Affairs. The amendments include inserting "including fishing vessels" after the word "ship" in paragraph 2(a) and substituting the words "the Coast Guard Ships, Marine and Coastal Police Vessels" for "and the Coast Guard Ships" in paragraph 2(b). Additionally, in paragraph 3(c), "the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways" replaces "the Ministry of Transport". A new "TABLE A" is also inserted after the existing table, comprehensively listing 172 platforms or structures with their respective WGS-84 Latitude (N) and Longitude (E) coordinates, thereby updating the geographical scope and operational definitions within the designated areas.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-12062025-263760 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2501] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025/JYAISTHA 22, 1947 MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th June, 2025 S.O. 2565(E).— WHEREAS the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub- section (5) of section 6 and clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 7 of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976), issued a notification declaring certain areas as designated areas published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 135(E), dated the 13th January, 2009; AND WHEREAS, the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to amend the said notification; NOW, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (5) of section 6 and clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 7 of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976, (80 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 135 (E), dated the 13th January, 2009, namely:- In the said notification,- (i) in paragraph 2,- (a) after the word "ship", the words "including fishing vessels" shall be inserted; (b) for the words "and the Coast Guard Ships", the words ", the Coast Guard Ships, Marine and Coastal Police Vessels", shall be substituted; (ii) in paragraph 3, in sub-paragraph (c), for the words "the Ministry of Transport", the words "the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways" shall be substituted; (iii) after the table, the following table shall be inserted, namely:- "TABLE A" +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | SR.NO. | NAME OF PLATFORMS OR | WGS-84 | | | | STRUCTURES | Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +========+===================================+=================+=================+ | 1 | MNP | 19° 31'49" | 71° 18'04" | | 2 | MLQ | 19° 31' 51" | 71° 18'01" | | 3 | MNF-1 | 19° 31'43" | 71° 17' 55" | | 4 | MNF-2 | 19° 31'45" | 71° 18'00" | | 5 | ICPR | 19° 21' 02" | 71° 18' 15" | | 6 | B105 | 19° 42' 00" | 71°03'08" | | 7 | B119 | 19° 01' 56" | 71° 26' 53" | | 8 | B188 | 19° 38' 24" | 70° 56' 42" | | 9 | B192-1 | 19° 14' 27" | 70° 58' 53" | | 10 | B192-5 | 19° 10' 37" | 70° 57' 43" | | 11 | B192-8 | 19° 06'05" | 70° 56' 26" | | 12 | B46 | 19° 34' 10" | 71°07' 58" | | 13 | B48 | 19° 37' 35" | 71° 02' 24" | | 14 | BHE | 19° 18' 13" | 71° 30' 39" | | 15 | N2A | 19° 34' 15" | 71° 17' 53" | | 16 | N14 | 19° 38' 00" | 71° 21' 44" | | 17 | N15 | 19° 34' 41" | 71° 20'05" | | 18 | N16 | 19° 32' 21" | 71° 20' 55" | | 19 | N17 | 19° 36' 44" | 71° 24' 00" | | 20 | N18 | 19° 40' 24" | 71° 19' 23" | | 21 | N19 | 19° 29' 59" | 71° 16' 17" | | 22 | N20 | 19° 34' 11" | 71° 25'08" | | 23 | N21 | 19° 31'42" | 71° 16' 31" | | 24 | N22 | 19° 37' 19" | 71° 19' 58" | | 25 | N23 | 19° 39' 31" | 71° 17' 33" | | 26 | N24 | 19° 34' 43" | 71° 23' 10" | | 27 | RS12 | 19° 22' 45" | 71° 16' 18" | | 28 | RS14 | 19° 20' 02" | 71° 17' 16" | | 29 | RS15 | 19° 23' 32" | 71° 25'11" | | 30 | RS16 | 19° 21' 50" | 71° 23' 50" | | 31 | RS17 | 19° 18' 16" | 71° 15' 57" | | 32 | RS18 | 19° 27' 21" | 71° 17' 57" | | 33 | RS20 | 19° 19' 29" | 71° 12'04" | | 34 | RS21 | 19° 27' 36" | 71° 24' 59" | | 35 | WO 5 | 19° 01'44" | 71° 25' 35" | | 36 | WO 15 | 18° 58' 19" | 71° 29' 59" | | 37 | WO 16 | 18° 58' 26" | 71° 37' 27" | | 38 | WO 24 | 19° 22' 18" | 71°03'38" | | 39 | ZC | 19° 27' 34" | 71° 11'15" | | 40 | NEA | 19° 38' 19" | 71° 19' 50" | | 41 | NHA | 19° 38' 56" | 71° 20' 55" | | 42 | SSH2/ZA | 19° 21' 04" | 71° 11' 47" | | 43 | SSH1/IS | 19° 26' 11" | 71° 10' 54" | | 44 | B-45-SS | 19° 17' 28" | 71°03' 19" | | 45 | BH 37 SS | 19° 40' 24" | 71° 19' 23" | | 46 | ICPR-F3 | 19° 20' 43" | 71° 18' 31" | | 47 | MSP Flare | 19° 22' 16" | 71° 31'40" | | 48 | B-192-10 | 19° 12' 39" | 70° 56' 03" | | 49 | WO-24-3 | 19° 19' 34" | 71° 01'37" | | 50 | B-192-5A | 19° 10' 37" | 70° 57'39" | | 51 | D30-2 | 19° 14' 38" | 70° 53' 03" | | 52 | NWIS-R | 19° 22' 30" | 71° 21' 25" | | 53 | BCP-A2 | 19° 12' 48" | 72° 06' 41" | | 54 | BCP-A3 | 19° 12' 46" | 72° 06' 37" | | 55 | BLQ-3 | 19° 12' 43" | 72° 06' 34" | | 56 | BCP-B2 | 19° 08' 37" | 72° 07' 00" | | 57 | B-127 | 19° 28' 42" | 71° 46' 40" | | 58 | B-147A | 19° 10' 04" | 71° 46' 34" | | 59 | B-149-A | 19° 08' 00" | 71° 52' 05" | | 60 | B-157 | 19° 33' 11" | 71° 32' 56" | | 61 | B-172-A | 19° 00' 38" | 72° 11' 57" | | 62 | B-178-A | 19° 00' 29" | 72° 09'05" | | 63 | B-179-A | 18° 57'07" | 72° 10' 49" | | 64 | B-193 AP | 18° 55' 36" | 72° 02' 29" | | 65 | B 193 AQ | 18° 55' 35" | 72° 02' 24" | | 66 | B 193 A-F-LP | 18° 55' 31" | 72° 02' 27" | | 67 | B 193A-F-HP | 18° 55' 30" | 72° 02' 27" | | 68 | B-22-A | 19° 07' 48" | 71° 59' 56" | | 69 | B-23A-A | 18° 54' 45" | 71° 49' 34" | | 70 | B-28A-A | 18° 47' 28" | 71° 59' 59" | | 71 | B-55-5 | 19° 34' 45" | 71° 58' 59" | | 72 | BF | 19° 05' 21" | 72° 06' 53" | | 73 | BH | 19° 15' 57" | 72° 06' 03" | | 74 | BS-13A | 19° 08' 43" | 71° 55' 15" | | 75 | BSE-11A | 19° 13' 53" | 72° 08' 05" | | 76 | VSEA | 19° 12' 00" | 72° 11'00" | | 77 | VSEB | 19° 13'21" | 72° 10' 52" | | 78 | VSEC | 19° 11' 03" | 72° 11' 13" | | 79 | VW | 19° 15' 12" | 72° 02' 10" | | 80 | SB-14 | 19° 12' 31" | 72° 02' 15" | | 81 | VSEA-SS1 | 19° 13' 59" | 72° 13' 00" | | 82 | BF-SS-1 | 19° 09' 53" | 72° 06'00" | | 83 | BF-SS-3 | 19° 01'55" | 72° 07' 18" | | 84 | BB-SS-1 | 19° 10' 46" | 72° 05' 34" | | 85 | B-59 | 19° 28' 51" | 71° 42' 57" | | 86 | D1 | 18° 39' 19" | 70° 58' 53" | | 87 | D1-WWIP | 18° 36' 17" | 71° 01'39" | | 88 | PLEM | 18° 35' 24" | 71° 01' 56" | | 89 | D-1-B | 18° 36'06" | 71° 01'36" | | 90 | D-1-C | 18° 38' 12" | 71° 00' 56" | | 91 | D-1-D | 18° 39' 14" | 70° 58' 52" | | 92 | NBP-E | 18° 36' 00" | 71° 00' 13" | | 93 | D1 SPM | 18° 36' 09" | 71° 02' 25" | | 94 | TCPP | 20° 36' 04" | 72° 02' 13" | | 95 | B-12-1 | 20° 05' 36" | 71° 48' 34" | | 96 | B-12-11 | 20° 13' 19" | 71° 54' 48" | | 97 | B-12-13 | 20° 05' 28" | 71° 53'07" | | 98 | B-12-15 | 20° 14' 53" | 71° 57' 46" | | 99 | B-12-17 | 20° 08' 41" | 71° 44' 56" | | 100 | C-22-P | 20° 20' 02" | 72° 07' 33" | | 101 | C-23 | 20° 32'04" | 72° 09' 10" | | 102 | C-24 P1 | 20° 20' 10" | 72° 01' 21" | | 103 | C-24 P2 | 20° 21' 34" | 72° 01'26" | | 104 | C-24P3 | 20° 19' 05" | 72° 00' 53" | | 105 | C-24P4 | 20° 18' 46" | 72° 02'08" | | 106 | C-24RP | 20° 20' 08" | 72° 01' 19" | | 107 | C-26 | 20° 11' 32" | 71° 52' 15" | | 108 | C-39-P1 | 20° 40' 04" | 72° 13'02" | | 109 | C-39-PA | 20° 43' 00" | 72° 19'04" | | 110 | NTP-1 | 21°03' 41" | 72° 25' 18" | | 111 | NTP-2 | 21°03' 00" | 72° 23' 00" | | 112 | HRD | 18° 35' 05" | 72° 14' 23" | | 113 | NLG | 18° 42' 36" | 72° 20' 19" | | 114 | R-10A | 18° 08' 29" | 72° 22' 05" | | 115 | R-12B | 18° 18' 38" | 72° 21' 49" | | 116 | R-13A | 18° 15' 32" | 72° 16' 21" | | 117 | R-7A | 18° 01' 03" | 72° 22' 43" | | 118 | R-9A | 18° 08'09" | 72° 25' 17" | | 119 | B-134 A | 18°43' 39" | 72° 13' 40" | | 120 | B-173A-B | 18° 55' 53" | 72° 18'09" | | 121 | B-173A-C | 18° 56' 55" | 72° 15' 56" | | 122 | HG | 18° 33' 46" | 72° 17'38" | | 123 | HK | 18° 31' 57" | 72° 15' 14" | | 124 | HP | 18° 40'06" | 72° 13' 35" | | 125 | HSD | 18° 29' 25" | 72° 14' 44" | | 126 | HZ | 18° 31' 53" | 72° 16' 45" | | 127 | NLM-12 | 18° 41' 31" | 72° 21' 13" | | 128 | NLM-13 | 18° 46' 02" | 72° 17' 58" | | 129 | SS01 | 18° 35' 23" | 72° 17' 28" | | 130 | SS02 | 18° 33' 47" | 72° 18' 18" | | 131 | SS03 | 18° 32' 45" | 72° 18' 10" | | 132 | HK-1-SS | 18° 32' 57" | 72° 15' 58" | | 133 | COD-HR-B | 18° 32' 58" | 72° 18' 31" | | 134 | HM | 18° 33' 44" | 72° 17' 40" | | 135 | HN | 18° 37' 56" | 72° 14' 13" | | 136 | PQ | 19° 20' 06" | 72° 01' 11" | | 137 | PFP | 19° 20' 00" | 72° 01' 13" | | 138 | PA-SPM (New) | 19° 19' 46" | 72° 02' 57" | | 139 | PL | 19° 16' 18" | 71° 59' 56" | | 140 | PK | 19° 22' 23" | 72° 00' 39" | | 141 | MB | 19° 21' 03" | 71° 47' 13" | | 142 | SAGAR SAMRAT | 18° 58' 26" | 71° 37' 27" | | 143 | Armada Sterling | 18° 35' 12" | 71° 01'58" | | 144 | Armada Sterling II | 19° 10' 38" | 70° 56' 45" | | 145 | BPB Mooring Buoy (Old) | 19° 08' 10" | 72° 06' 43" | | 146 | BPB Mooring Buoy | 19° 09' 42" | 72° 07' 02" | | 147 | BPA Mooring Buoy (Old) | 19° 12' 23" | 72° 07' 08" | | 148 | BPA Mooring Buoy | 19° 13' 49" | 72° 06' 48" | | 149 | MHN Mooring Buoy | 19° 32' 18" | 71° 17' 24" | | 150 | NQO Mooring Buoy | 19° 34' 57" | 71° 20' 59" | | 151 | WIN-NC Mooring Buoy | 19° 35' 52" | 71° 19'04" | | 152 | BHS Mooring Buoy | 19° 23' 02" | 71° 21'05" | | 153 | B 193 L1 Mooring Buoy | 18° 56' 47" | 72° 02' 34" | | 154 | B 193 L2 Mooring Buoy | 18° 55' 31" | 72° 01' 23" | | 155 | NBP L1 Mooring Buoy | 18° 35' 59" | 71° 02' 28" | | 156 | NBP L2 Mooring Buoy | 18° 37' 34" | 71° 00' 26" | | 157 | ICP SBM | 19° 20' 55" | 71° 18' 48" | | 158 | ICP Mooring Buoy | 19° 21' 00" | 71° 17' 14" | | 159 | NLM 1 Old | 18° 42' 42" | 72° 20' 27" | | 160 | NLM 2 Old | 18° 42' 27" | 72° 20' 04" | | 161 | HRDW Mooring Buoy | 18° 35' 22" | 72° 13' 37" | | 162 | HRDE Mooring Buoy | 18° 35' 04" | 72° 15' 13" | | 163 | SHP Mooring Buoy | 19° 17' 16" | 71° 25' 00" | | 164 | SPM Calm Buoy at B127 PLEM | 19° 28' 41" | 71° 47' 30" | | 165 | B 127 | 19° 28' 30" | 71° 47' 20" | | 166 | B127 PLEM | 19° 28' 41" | 71° 47' 29" | | 167 | KG D6 Control & Riser Platform | 16° 39.6' | 082° 27.7' | | 168 | PL | 19° 16' 18.2035"| 71° 59' 56.1281"| | 169 | MB | 19° 21.09' | 71° 47.23' | | 170 | TCPP | 20° 36'01" 516 | 72° 02' 13" 808 | | 171 | KGB Offshore Installation - KGBOI | 19° 00' 10.213" | 71° 46' 09.088" | | 172 | PY-1 | 11° 30' 05.973" | 79° 56' 03.032" | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+ [F. No. L-111/04/2024] UMA SEKHAR, Addl. Secy. (L&T) L& T Division Note.- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 135(E), dated the 13th January, 2009. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Digitally signed by SARVESH Date: 2025.06.12 22:22:11 +0530

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