Reconstitution of Daman and Diu Coastal Zone Management Authority

6900 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4563] NEW DELHI, TUES DAY , OCTOBER 31, 2023/ KARTIKA 9, 1945 CG-DL-E-31102023-249815 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE ORDER New Delhi, the 31 st October, 2023 S.O. 4751 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Gov ernment hereby constitutes the Daman and Diu 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 Officia l Gazette, namely: - (1) The Secretary, (Environment and Forests), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. O/o Secretary (Health), 3rd Floor, Vidhyut Bhawan, Kachigam, Daman. Chairman, exofficio; (2) Head of Department, Department of Environment and Fore sts, Daman, Diu and DNH, Daman Member, exofficio; O/o Secretary (Health), 3rd Floor, Vidhyut Bhawan, Kachigam, Daman (3) The Collector, Daman Collectorate near Bhitwadi Road, Municipal Market, Dholar, Moti Daman, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu -396210 Member, exofficio; (4) The Collector, Diu Collectorate near Diu Fort Diu (UT of DNH &DD) -362520 Member, exofficio; (5) Chief Town and Country Planner, Town and Country Planning Department, Collectorate, 1st Floor, Dholar, Moti Daman, Daman -396210 Member, exofficio; (6) The Director, Fisheries, Daman & Diu, Fisheries Department, Daman, Office of the Supdt. of Fisheries, U.T. Administration of Daman & Diu, Daman Member, exofficio; (7) The Director, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF and CC), Anna University Campus, Chennai -600025, Tamil Na du Member, exofficio; (8) The Director, Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organization ,Jodhpur, Tekra, Ambawadi Vistar P.O.Ahmedabad - 380015, Gujarat Member, exofficio; (9) Shri Nischal Joshi B-2 Akshar Bungalow, Opp: NID, Kudasan, Gandh inagar -382421 Expert Member; (10) Shri Gaurang H. Trivedi Plot No. 30 -A, Shree Flat, 2nd Floor, Sector -19, Gandhinagar Expert Member; (11) Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology Member, Non -Government Organisation; (12) The Director, Environment Departm ent, Director of Social Welfare and Woman and Child Development, District and Session Court premises, Moti Daman, Fort Area -396220 Member - Secretary, exofficio; 2. The Headquarter of the Authority shall be at Moti Daman, Daman and Diu. 3. The quorum for t he meeting of the Authority shall be one third of the total number of its members of the Authority. 4. The member, other than an ex officio member, shall be paid allowances as per the terms and conditions decided by the Central Government in this behalf. 5. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, the member shall recuse himself from the meeting of the Authority, in the process of appraisal of any project, for which they have rendered consultancy service. 6. The Authority shall take following measures fo r protecting and improving the quality of the coastal environment and preventing, abating and controlling environmental pollution in the Coastal Regulation Zone areas in the Union territory of Daman and Diu, namely: - (i) examine the proposals received fro m the project proponent for approval of project proposal, in accordance with the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan and within the requirements of the notification issued by the Government of India vide number S.O.19(E), dated the 6 th January, 2011 or notification issued vide number G.S.R. 37(E), dated the 18th January, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), and make recommendation for approval of project to the concerned authority, as specified in the said notification, within a perio d 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) issue directions under section 5 of the said Act, as specified in the noti fication of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number S.O. 4650(E), dated the 30 September, 2022; (iv) take action a gainst the persons as per the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 4648(E), dated the 30 S eptember, 2022; (v) file complaint under section 19 of the said Act; (vi) examine the proposals received from the Union territory of Daman and Diu for changes or modifications in the classification of Coastal Regulation Zone areas and in the Coastal Zone M anagement Plan and make specific recommendations thereon, to the National Coastal Zone Management Authority; (vii) inquire into cases of alleged violation of the provisions of the said Act or the rules made thereunder, and review the cases involving violat ion or contravention of the provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder; and (viii) inquire and review cases of violation or contravention of the said notification suo-moto or on the basis of a complaint made by any individual or body or organ isation before it; 7. The Authority shall be responsible for enforcement and monitoring of the implementation of the provisions of the said notification. 8. The Authority shall, for the purposes of maintaining transparency in its functioning, create a de dicated 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 violation and contravention of the said notification and action taken on such violation and court matter including the order of the court and the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan of the Union territory of Daman and Diu. 9. The Authority shall furnish report of its activity at least once in six months to the Nationa l Coastal Zone Management Authority. [F.No. J-17011/18/96 -IA.III] Dr. SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE , Jt. Secy. 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