Executive Summary

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Preparation of Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ) Plan As per ICRZ Notification 2019

Kamorta Island, Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Island

1. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi issued Notification No. S.O.1242(E) dated 8th March, 2019 which is referred to as the Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ) Notification, 2019 in supersession of IPZ Notification 2011, declaring the designated areas as Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ), with a view to conserve and protect the unique environment of coastal stretches and marine areas, besides livelihood security to the fisher communities and other local communities in the coastal areas and to promote sustainable development based on scientific principles taking into account the dangers of natural hazards, sea level rise due to global warming.

2. As per the provisions of the ICRZ Notification, 2019, the Department of Environment & Forest, Andaman & Nicobar Administration have been entrusted with the responsibility of preparation of the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Plan to National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai, which is an authorized agency approved by the Government of India, for the said purpose, vide Ministry of Environment & Forests Government of India order No. J- 17011/8/92-IA-III dated 14th March 2014. NCSCM, Chennai has completed the preparation of draft ICRZP of Kamorta Island as per the guidelines of ICRZ Notification 2019.

3. With this background, NCSCM has prepared the draft Island Coastal Regulation Zone Plans on 1: 25000 scale as per the guidelines given in theICRZ Notification 2019. The draft Plan has been prepared indicating the following: a. ICRZ - IA (Ecological Sensitive Areas), b. ICRZ – IB (Inter Tidal Zone), c. ICRZ III (Undeveloped Area), and d. ICRZ - IV (Water Area), including Cadastral information, etc.,

4. Definition of ICRZ under ICRZ Notification 2019: Under the ICRZ Notification 2019,the following areas were notified as Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ): (i) TheeightlargeroceanicislandsinAndamanandNicobar(ICRZIslands)shallb egroupedasfollows: Group-I: Islands with geographical areas >1000 sq.km such as South Andaman,MiddleAndamanand North Andaman. Group-II: Islands with geographical areas >100 sq.km but < 1000

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sq.km such as Baratang, Little Andaman, Havelock, CarNicobar and Great Nicobar. (ii) The land area from High Tide Line (hereinafter referred to as the HTL) to 200 meters on the landward side along the sea front for Group-I Islands and 100 meters on the landward side along the sea front for Group- IIIslands.

Explanation- For the purposes of this Notification, the expression “High Tide Line” means the line on the land upto which the highest water line reaches during the spring tide, as demarcated by the NCSCM, Chennai in accordance with the laid down procedures.

(iii) (a)The ICRZ shall apply to the land area between HTL to 20 meters or width of the creek, whichever is less on the landward side along the tidal influenced water bodies that are connected to the sea and the distance upto which development along such tidal influenced water bodies is to be regulated shall be governed by the distance upto which the tidal effects are experienced which shall be determined based on salinity concentration of five parts per thousand (ppt) measured during the driest period of the year and distance up to which tidal effects are experienced shall be clearly identified and demarcated accordinglyintheIslandCoastalRegionalZonePlans(hereinafterreferredto astheICRZPlans).

(b) The distance of the ICRZ along the tidal influence water bodies, thus determined, shall be demarcated accordingly in the Island Coastal Zone Management Plan (hereinafter referred to as the ICRZP).

(c) The ICRZ boundaries along the creeks etc. as above shall however be subject to revision and final approval of the respective ICRZ Plans as per this Notification, framed with due consultative process and public hearing etc. and environmental safeguards enlisted therein. Till such time the ICRZ Plans to this notification is approved, the limit of 100 meters or width of the creek whichever is less, shall continue to apply.

Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-paragraph the expression tidal influenced water bodies means the water bodies influenced by tidal effects from sea in the bays, estuaries, rivers, creeks, backwaters, lagoons and ponds etc. that are connected to the sea.

(d) The intertidal zone means the land area between the HTL and the Low Tide Line (hereinafter referred to as the LTL). (e) The water and the bed area between the LTL to the territorial water limit (12 Nm) in case of sea and the water and the bed area

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between LTL at the bank to the LTL on the opposite side of the bank, of tidal influenced water bodies. 5. Prohibited Activities within ICRZ

The following activities shall be prohibited, in general, within the entire ICRZ.Exceptionstotheseandotherpermissibleor regulatedactivitiesinspecificICRZcategoriesviz.ICRZ-I, II, III & IV, shall however be governed by the provisions under para 5 of thisNotification: (i) Destruction ofcorals. (ii) Mining of sand from in and around coral areas, nesting and breeding grounds of endemic and endangeredspecies. (iii) Shore protection works (hard constructions) on the seaward side of thecorals. (iv) Setting up of new industries and expansion of existing industries, operations orprocesses. (v) Manufacture or handling of oil, storage or disposal of hazardous substances as specified in the notification of Ministry of Environment, Forest & ClimateChange. (vi) Setting up of new fish processing units. (vii) Land reclamation, bunding or disturbing the natural course ofseawater. (viii) Dischargeofuntreatedwasteandeffluentsfromindustries,citiesortownsandother humansettlements. (ix) Dumping of city or town wastes including construction debris, industrial solid wastes, fly ash for the purpose of landfilling. (x) Port and harbor projects in high eroding stretches of thecoast. (xi) Miningof sand, rocks and other sub-stratamaterials. (xii) Dressing or altering active sanddunes. (xiii) In order to safeguard the aquatic system and marine life, disposal of plastic into the coastal waters shall be prohibited. Adequate measures for management and disposal of plastic materials shall be undertaken in theICRZ. (xiv) Drawl of ground water

6. Classification of the ICRZ Forthepurposeofconservingandprotectingthecoastalareasandmarinewaters, the ICRZ area shall be classified as follows,namely: - (i) ICRZ-I areas are environmentally most critical and shall be further classified asunder: (ii) ICRZ-IA: (a) The ICRZ-I A shall constitute the following ecologically sensitive areas and the geomorphological features which play a role in the maintaining the integrity of the coastviz.: (i) Mangroves. In case mangrove area is more than 1000 square meters, a buffer of 20 meters along the mangroves shall be provided and such

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area shall also constitute CRZ –IA. (ii) Corals and coralreefs; (iii) SandDunes; (iv) Biologically activeMudflats; (v) Nationalparks,marineparks,sanctuaries,reserveforests,wildlifehabitatsa ndotherprotectedareasunder the provisions of Wild Life (Protection) Act, the Forest (Conservation) Actor Environment (Protection) Act; including BiosphereReserves; (vi) SaltMarshes; (vii) Turtle nestinggrounds; (viii) Horse shoe crab’shabitat; (ix) Sea grassbeds; (x) Seaweeds, (xi) Nesting grounds ofbirds; (xii) Areas or structures of archaeological importance and heritagesites. (b) A detailed environment management plan shall be formulated by the Union territories for such ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in respective territories, as mapped out by NCSCM, based on guidelines as contained in Annexure-I and integrated in the ICRZPlans.

(iii) ICRZ-I B:The ICRZ-IB shall consist of the intertidal zone i.e. the area between Low Tide Line and High Tide Line shall constitute the ICRZ-IB. (iv) ICRZ-II:

(a) The ICRZ-II shall constitute the developed land areas up to or close to the shoreline, within the existing municipal limits or in other existing legally designated urban areas, which are substantially built-up with a ratio of built up plots to that of total plots being more than 50% and have been provided with drainage and approach roads and other infrastructural facilities, such as water supply and sewerage mainsetc. (b) The Land areas along the creeks or tidal influence water bodies, located in the ICRZ II shall also be earmarked as ICRZ II and the distance upto which the ICRZ is to be reckoned as the land area between HTL to 20 meters or width of the creek, whichever is less on the landward side along the tidal influenced water bodies that are connected to the sea and the distance upto which development along such tidal influenced water bodies is to be regulated shall be governed by the distance upto which the tidal effects are experiencedwhichshallbedeterminedbasedonsalinityconcentrationoffive partsperthousand(ppt)measuredduringthedriestperiodof the yearanddistanceuptowhichtidaleffectsareexperiencedshallbe clearly identified and demarcated accordingly in the Island Coastal Regional Zone Plans (hereinafter referred to as the ICRZPlans). (v) ICRZ-III:The land areas that are relatively undisturbed (viz. rural areas etc.)

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and those do not fall under ICRZ-II, shall constitute ICRZ-III.

Explanation: - 1. For Group-I Islands, the area up to 100 meter from the HTL on the landward side shall be earmarked as the No Development Zone (NDZ). Provided that the NDZ for development of eco-tourism activities shall be 50 m and the Andaman and Nicobar administration shall ensure that the concerns of the fishing community are fully protected. 2. For Group-II Islands, the area up to 50 mts from the HTL on the landward side shall be earmarked as the No Development Zone(NDZ). Provided that the NDZ for development of eco-tourism activities shall be 20 m and the A&N administration shall ensure that the concerns of the fishing community are fully protected. (vi) Land area up to 20 m from the HTL, or width of the creek whichever is less, along the tidal influenced water bodies in the ICRZ III, shall also be earmarked as the NDZ and the distance upto which the NDZ is to be reckoned as the land area between HTL to 20 meters or width of the creek, whichever is less on the landward side along the tidal influenced water bodies that are connected to the sea and the distance upto which development along such tidal influenced water bodies is to be regulated shall be governed by the distance upto which the tidal effects are experienced which shall be determined based on salinity concentration of five parts per thousand (ppt) measured during the driest period of the year and distance up to which tidal effects are experienced shall be clearly identified and demarcated accordingly in the Island Coastal Regional Zone Plans (hereinafter referred to as the ICRZPlans). Note: The NDZ shall not be applicable in such areas falling within notified Port limits. (vii) ICRZ-IV: The ICRZ - IV shall constitute the water area and shall be further classified asunder: (viii) ICRZ- IVA:The water area and the sea bed area between the Low Tide Line up to twelve (12) nautical miles on the seaward side shall constitute ICRZ- IVA. (ix) ICRZ- IVB:ICRZ-IV B areas shall include the water area and the bed area between LTL at the bank of the tidal influenced water body to the LTL on the opposite side of the bank, extending from the mouth of the water body at the sea up to the influence of tide, i.e., salinity of five parts per thousand (ppt) during the driest season of theyear.

7. Regulation of permissible activities in the ICRZ ICRZ-I.

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(i) ICRZ–IA: These areas are ecologically most sensitive and generally no activities shall be permitted to be carried out in the ICRZ-I A areas, with followingexceptions: (a) Eco-tourism activities such as mangrove walks, tree huts, nature trails, etc., in identified stretches areas subject to such eco-tourism plan featuring in the approved ICRZ Plans as per this Notification, framed with due consultative process/ public hearing etc. and further subject to environmental safeguardsandprecautionsrelatedtotheEcologicallySensitiveAreas,asenli stedinthe ICRZPlans. (b) In the mangrove buffer, only such activities shall be permitted like laying of pipelines, transmission lines, conveyance systems/mechanisms and construction of road on stilts etc. that are required for publicutilities. (c) Construction of roads and roads on stilts, by way of reclamation in ICRZ- IA areas, shall be permitted only in exceptional cases for defence , strategic purposes and public utilities, subject to a detailed marine or terrestrial environment impact assessment or both, to be recommended by the Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA) and approved by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and in case construction of such roads passes through mangrove areas or is likely to damage the mangroves, a minimum three times the mangrove area affected or destroyed or cut during the construction process shall be taken up for compensatory plantation ofmangroves.

(ii) ICRZ-IB:

The activities shall be regulated or permissible in the ICRZ-I B areas as under:

(i) Land reclamation and bunding etc. shall be permitted only for activities suchas; (a) Foreshore facilities like ports, harbours, Jetties, wharves, quays, slipway, bridges, hover ports for coast guard and sea linksetc. (b) Projects for Defense, strategic and securitypurpose; (c) Road on stilts, provided that such roads shall not be authorized for permitting development on the landward side of such roads, till the existing High Tide Line: (d) Provided that the use of reclaimed land may be permitted only for public utilities such as mass rapid or multimodal transit system, construction and installation of all necessary associated public utilities and infrastructure to operate such transit or transport system including those for electrical or electronic signaling system, transit stopover of permitted designs; except for any industrial operation, repair and maintenance. (e) Measures for control of erosion. (f) Maintenance and clearing of waterways, channels, ports and hover ports for coast guard.

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(g) Measures to prevent sand bars, installation of tidal regulators, laying of storm water drains or for structure for prevention of salinity ingress and freshwater recharge.

(ii) Activities related to water front or directly needing foreshore facilities such as ports and harbours, jetties, quays, wharves, erosion control measures, breakwaters, pipelines, lighthouses, navigational safety facilities, coastal police stations, Indian coast guard stations and the like. (iii) Power by non-conventional energy sources and associatedfacilities. (iv) Transfer of hazardous substances from ships to Ports, terminals and refineries and viceversa. (v) Facilities for receipt and storage of petroleum products and liquefied natural gas as specified in Annexure-II, subject to implementation of safety regulations including guidelines issued by the Oil Industry Safety Directorate in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, provided that such facilities are for receipt and storage of fertilizers and raw materials required for fertilizers, like ammonia, phosphoric acid, sulphur, sulphuric acid, nitric acidetc. (vi) Storage of non-hazardous cargo i.e. edible oil, fertilizers & food grains in notifiedPorts. (vii) Hatchery and natural fish drying. (viii) Existing fish processing units may utilize 25% additional plinth area for modernization purposes (only for additional equipment and pollution control measures) subject to the following: (a) FSI of such reconstruction not exceeding the permissible FSI permissible as per prevalent town and country planningregulations. (b) Additional plinth area is constructed only to the landwardside. (c) Approval of the concerned State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution ControlCommittee. (ix) Treatment facilities for waste and effluents and conveyance of treatedeffluents. (x) Storm waterdrains. (xi) Projects classified or identified as strategic, Defence related projects and Projects of Department of Atomic Energy. (xii) Manual mining of atomic mineral(s) notified under Part-B of First Schedule of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 occurring as such or in association with one or other minerals in the inter-tidal zone by such agencies as authorised by Department of Atomic Energy, as per mining plan approved by the Department of AtomicEnergy. (xiii) Provided that the manual mining operations are carried out only by deploying persons using baskets and hand spades for collection of ore or mineral within the intertidal zone and as per approved mining plan, without deploying or using drilling and blasting or Heavy Earth Moving Machinery in the intertidal zone. (xiv) Exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas and all associated activities

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and facilities thereto; (xv) Foreshore requiring facilities for transport of raw materials, facilities for intake of cooling water, intake water for desalination plants etc., and outfall for discharge of treated wastewater or cooling water from thermal power plants, in conformity with the environmental standards notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and relevant directions of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) or the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or the Pollution Control Committee (PCC), as the case may be. (xvi) Pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines. (xvii) Weather radar for monitoring of cyclones prediction ocean observation (xviii) Platforms, movement and associated facilities. (xix) Salt harvesting and associated facilities. (xx) Desalination plants and associated facilities. (xxi) Mining of sand for construction purposes: Provided that the mining of sand shall be permitted by Andaman and Nicobar CZMA in identified non-eco sensitive and approved sites, as identified by Institute of Ocean Management (IOM), Chennai, subject to the following, namely:- (a) The mining plans shall stipulate sufficient safeguards to prevent damage to the sensitive coastal eco-system including corals, turtles, crocodiles, bird nesting sites and other protectedareas. (b) Total quality of sand to be mined shall be fixed taking into consideration the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court, dated 7th May, 2002 in Writ Petition (Civil No.2002 of1995). (c) The sand mining shall be monitored by a constituted Committee by the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar comprising of (1) Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar, (2) Secretary, Department of Environment, (3) Secretary, Department of Water Resources, (4) Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Public Works Department, (5) Representative from the Regional Office of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhubaneshwar and (6) Representative of an NGO based at Andaman andNicobar.

ICRZ-II (i) Activities as permitted in ICRZ-I B, shall also be permissible in ICRZ-II, asapplicable. (ii) Construction of buildings for residential purposes, schools, hospitals, institutions, offices, public places etc. shall be permitted only on the landward side of the existing road, or on the landward side of existing authorized fixed structures; provided that no permission for construction of buildings shall be given on landward side of any new roads which are constructed on the seaward side of an existingroad. (iii) Buildings permitted as in (ii) above, shall be subject to the local town and country planning regulations as applicable from time to time, and the norms for the Floor Space Index or Floor Area Ratio prevailing as on the date of this

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notification in the official gazette, and in the event that there is a need for amendment of the FSI after the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette, the Urban Local Body or the Union territory Administration shall approach the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change through the concerned Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA) and the concerned CZMA shall forward the proposal to the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA) with its views in the matter, and the NCZMA shall thereafter examine various aspects like availability of public amenities, environment protection measures, etc. and take a suitable decision on the proposal and it shall be the responsibility of the concerned Town Planning Authority to ensure that the solid Wastes are handled as per respective Solid Waste Management Rules and no untreated sewage is discharged on the coast or coastal waters. (iv) Reconstruction of authorized buildings shall be permitted, without change in present land use, subject to the local town and country planning regulations as applicable from time to time, and the norms for the Floor Space Index or Floor Area Ratio, prevailing as on the date of this Notification. And in the event that there is a need for amendment of the FSI after the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette, the Urban Local Body or the Union territory Administration shall approach the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change through the concerned Union territory Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA) and the concerned CZMA shall forward the proposal to the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA) with its views in the matter, and the NCZMA shall thereafter examine various aspects like availability of public amenities, environment protection measures, etc. and take a suitable decision on the proposal and it shall be the responsibility of the concerned Town Planning Authority to ensure that the solid Wastes are handled as per respective Solid Waste Management Rules and no untreated sewage is discharged on the coast or coastal waters. (v) Development of vacant plots in designated areas for construction of beach resorts/hotels/tourism development projects subject to the conditions or guidelines atAnnexure-III. (vi) Temporary tourism facilities shall be permissible in the beaches which shall only include shacks, toilets or washrooms, change rooms, shower panels; walk ways constructed using interlocking paver blocks and the like, drinking water facilities, seating arrangements, facilities associated for water sports activities etc. and such facilities shall however be permitted only subject to the tourism plan featuring in the approved ICRZ Plan as per this Notification, framed with due consultative process and public hearing etc. and further subject to maintaining a minimum distance of 10 meters from HTL for setting up of such facilities and environmental safeguards enlisted in the ICRZPlans. (vii) ConstructionorrepairsofinfrastructurefacilitiesforMarineCoastalPoliceStatio

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nsmaybepermittedonacase to case basis byCZMA. (viii) Mining of atomic minerals notified under Part-B of the First Schedule to Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) occurring as such or in association with one or other minerals by such agencies as authorised by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, as per mining plan by the Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration andResearch.

ICRZ-III: (a) Activities as permitted in ICRZ-I B, shall also be permissible in ICRZ-III, asapplicable. (b) Regulation of activities in the NDZ: Following activities shall be permitted or regulated in theNDZ.- (i) no construction shall be permitted within NDZ in ICRZ-III, except for repairs or reconstruction of existing authorized structure not exceeding existing Floor Space Index, existing plinth area and existing density; for permissible activities under the notification including facilities essential for activities and construction/reconstruction of dwelling units of traditional coastal communities including fisher folk, incorporating necessary disaster management provisions and proper sanitationarrangements. (ii) agriculture, horticulture, gardens, pastures, parks, playfields andforestry. (iii) construction of dispensaries, schools, public rain shelter, community toilets, bridges, roads, provision of facilities for water supply, drainage, sewerage, crematoria, cemeteries and electric sub-station which are required for the local inhabitants may be permitted on a case to case basis byCZMA. (iv) construction of units or auxiliary thereto for domestic sewage, treatment and disposal with the prior approval of the concerned Pollution Control Board orCommittee. (v) facilities required for local fishing communities such as fish drying yards, auction halls, net mending yards, traditional boat building yards, ice plant, ice crushing units, fish curing facilities and the like; (vi) wherever there is a national or state highway passing through the NDZ of ICRZ-III areas, temporary tourism facilities such as toilets, change rooms, drinking water facility and temporary shacks can be taken up on the seaward side of theroad. (vii) on landward side of such roads in the NDZ, Resorts / hotels and associated tourism facilities shall be permitted. Such facilities shall, however, be permitted only subject to the incorporation of tourism plan in the approved ICRZ Plans as per this Notification and the conditions / guidelines at Annexure-III, as applicable. (viii) temporary tourism facilities shall be permissible in the NDZ and beaches in the ICRZ-III areas and such temporary facilities shall only

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include shacks, toilets or washrooms, change rooms, shower panels; walk ways constructed using interlocking paver blocks and the like, drinking water facilities, seating arrangements, facilities associated for water sports activities etc. and such facilities shall however be permitted only subject to the tourism plan featuring in the approved ICRZ Plan as per this Notification framed with due consultative process and public hearing etc. and further subject to maintaining a minimum distance of 10 meters from HTL for setting up of such facilities and environmental safeguards enlisted in the ICRZPlans. (ix) mining of atomic minerals notified under Part-B of the First Schedule to Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) occurring as such or in association with one or other minerals by such agencies as authorised by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, as per mining plan by the Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration andResearch. (c) For ICRZ–III Areas beyond the NDZ, activities shall be permissible and regulated asunder: (i) development of vacant plots in designated areas for construction of beach resorts or hotels or tourism development projects subject to the conditions / guidelines atAnnexure-III; (ii) construction or reconstruction of dwelling units so long it is within the ambit of traditional rights and customary uses such as existing fishing villages etc. Building permission for such construction or reconstruction will be subject to local town and country planning rules with an overall height of construction not exceeding nine meters and with only two floors (ground + onefloor); (iii) the local communities including fishermen can be permitted to facilitate tourism through ‘home stay’ without changing the plinth area/ design or facade of the existinghouses. (iv) construction of public rain shelters, community toilets, water supply drainage, sewerage, roads and bridges etc. (v) Construction or repairs of infrastructure facilities for Marine Coastal Police Stations may be permitted on a case to case basis by CZMA.

(d) Drawing of groundwater and construction related thereto shall be prohibited within 200 meters of HTL except for the use of local communities in areas inhabited by them. In the areas between 200 meters - 500 meters of the HTL, groundwater withdrawal can be permitted only through manual means from ordinary wells for drinking, horticulture, agriculture and fisheries etc. where no other source of water is available. Restrictions for such drawal may be imposed by the designated Authority by UT administration in the areas affected by sea water intrusion. (e) Mining of atomic minerals notified under Part-B of the First Schedule to Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) occurring

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as such or in association with one or other minerals by such agencies as authorised by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, as per mining plan by the Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration andResearch.

ICRZ-IV.- Activities shall be permitted and regulated in the CRZ IV areas as under: (i) Traditional fishing and allied activities undertaken by localcommunities. (ii) Land reclamation and bunding etc. to be permitted only for activities suchas; (a) Foreshorefacilitieslikeports,harbours,Jetties,wharves,quays,slipway,brid ges,sealinksandhoverports for coast guardetc. (b) Projects for Defense, strategic and security purpose including CoastGuard. (c) Measures for control oferosion. (d) Maintenance and clearing of waterways, channels andports. (e) Measures to prevent sand bars, installation of tidal regulators, laying of storm water drains or for structure for prevention of salinity ingress and freshwaterrecharge. (iii) Activities related to water front or directly needing foreshore facilities such as ports and harbours, jetties, quays, wharves, erosion control measures, breakwaters, pipelines, navigational safety facilities, andthe like. (iv) Power by non-conventional energy sources and associatedfacilities. (v) Transfer of hazardous substances from ships toPorts. (vi) Storage of non-hazardous cargo like edible oil, fertilizers and food grains in notifiedPorts. (vii) Facilities for discharging treated effluents into the watercourse. (viii) Projects classified as Strategic and Defense related projects including coast guard coastal security network. (ix) Projects of Department of AtomicEnergy. (x) Exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas and all associated activities and facilities thereto; (xi) Exploration and mining of atomic minerals notified under Part-B of the First Schedule of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), occurring as such or in association with other mineral(s) and of such associatedmineral(s). (xii) Foreshore requiring facilities for transport of raw materials, facilities for intake of cooling water and outfall for discharge of treated wastewater or cooling water from thermal power plants. Foreshore requiring facilities for transport of raw materials, facilities for intake of cooling water and outfall for discharge of treated wastewater or cooling water from thermal power plants, in conformity with the environmental standards notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and relevant directions of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) or the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or the Pollution Control Committee (PCC), as the case maybe. (xiii) Pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines. (xiv) Weather radar for monitoring of cyclone prediction, ocean observation

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platforms, movement and associated facilities.

8. Preparation of Coastal Zone Management Plans

The ICRZP maps on 1:25,000 scale identifying and classifying the ICRZ areas were prepared in accordance with the guidelines given in Annexure-IVAof the ICRZ notification, 2019 and as per the guidelines issued by MoEF&CC, Government of India vide letter No. F. No. 12-1/2019-IA-III dated 26/06/2019. These are to be submitted to MoEF&CC, Government of India for approval after public hearing. Based on the approved ICRZP, the local level ICRZ maps of 1:3960 cadastral scales are prepared for the use of local bodies and other agencies to facilitate implementation of the ICRZPs. The present study covers preparation of ICRZP on 1:25000 scale.

Demarcation of High Tide Line (HTL) and Low Tide Line (LTL)

As per the CRZ notification, the HTL is defined as “the line on the land upto which the highest waterline reaches during the spring tide”. The above definition of HTL takes into consideration not only the level of inundation due to maximum tide (spring tide) but also the wave set up (having a seasonal periodicity). The sea level thus formed due to the combined effect of spring tide and wave set up gives the line of maximum reach of water on the land. Unlike the HTL the Low Tide Line (LTL) has not been defined for CRZ. The HTL requires specific definition since the 20, 50, 200 and 500m setback lines are defined with respect to the HTL. The conventional definition of lowest low water level and the resultant low water line during spring tide may be taken as the LTL.

Morphological signatures are good indicators of shoreline oscillation and inundation of coastal waters, which could be used for identifying the HTL. The inundation of coastal waters on to the land and seasonal shoreline oscillations are dependent on coastal morphology. Shoreline remains stable and would not retreat significantly along cliffy coasts. The shoreline retreats up to the cliff base along pocket beaches. Artificial morphologies like seawalls confine the oscillation of shoreline along the line of the structure itself. Sandy beaches are prone to seasonal and long term shoreline oscillation. Long term stability of the beach and the position of the stable part of the beach would be evident from morphological signatures such as berm and berm crest. This could be done by using aerial photographs/satellite data. a) Landward (monsoonal) berm crest for beaches

In all the well-formed wide beaches, one or more berms (which are nearly horizontal part of the beach formed by the deposition of sand by wave action) are usually observed. The seaward end of the berm, which shows a sudden downward slope is called the berm crest. When there is only one berm, it normally gets eroded during the monsoon with a berm crest on the landward side. But when there are two berms the landward berm is the monsoonal berm, which normally do not get eroded. Or else we can say that the erosion reaches only to the second berm crest. Since the tidal waters do not reach the coast beyond this landward berm crest, it is taken as the HTL.

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b) Seawall/revetments/embankments

In highly erosion-prone areas, there are no landward second berms. Such locations will be protected mostly by seawalls. During monsoon season majority of these are devoid of beaches. The waves impinge upon the seawall during the monsoon season, especially during the high tide. Thus they are the artificial barriers stopping the waves/tides at the coast. Since the seaward part of the seawall in most cases is defaced due to erosion, the landward toe is taken as the HTL boundary in such locations. c) Permanent Vegetation Line

Permanent vegetation develops on the stable part of the beach. The part of the beach landward of monsoon berm crest is mostly stable. Hence the line of permanent vegetation/perennial plant normally follows the line of monsoon berm crest which is considered as the HTL. d) Coastal sand dune / paleo-aeolian dune

Coastal sand dunes are ridges or a series of ridges that form at the rear of the beach. Sometimes sand dunes are covered with vegetation. If the vegetation is present then the seaward limit of vegetation boundary is considered as HTL. For eroding dunes, the toe of the foreshore face of dune is considered as HTL. e) Mangroves

These are evergreen, tropical coastal tidal plants/ trees occurring in the intertidal zone, bays, estuaries, deltas, lagoons, creeks or any low energy zones of the coast. Landward boundary of mangrove to the extent where tidal water reaches, is considered as the HTL. f) Rocks, Headlands, Cliffs

At the rock outcrops, headlands and cliffs the water is quite deep that there is virtually no spatial displacement in the waterline. Hence, the High Water Line available in the topographical maps (transferred to the base map) can be taken as such. g) Influence of Tidal action

The distance up to which CRZ is applicable upstream of estuaries, creeks, backwaters and lagoons depends on the extent of tidal influence. The distance up to which tidal influence is experienced is dependent on salinity concentration: if it is 5 ppt or more (during the driest month) the water body is considered to be influenced by tidal action (MoEF&CC, 2011). Salinity measurements are carried out during the driest month (usually during March-April) to determine the limit. Tidal barrages/lock and bunds constructed are also taken as the limit of tidal influence.

9. Methodology for Preparation of ICRZPlans

9.1 Base data: HTL, LTL, ESAs, & CZMP:

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High Tide Line (HTL), Low Tide Line (LTL), and Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs), demarcated by NCSCM, Chennai, were used for preparation the ICRZPs, as required under the provisions of the ICRZ Notification, 2019. The ICRZP and Integrated Island Management Plan (IIMP) database prepared as per the IPZ Notification, 2011 which have been scrutinized by the Technical Scrutiny Committee, finalized by NCSCM and approved by the MoEFCC, were used as the base for revision or updation of the ICRZP, as per the provisions contained in the ICRZ Notification, 2019. Apart from the above database, Hydrographic charts of Naval Hydrographic Office, Toposheets of the Survey of India, and Satellite image were used.

9.2 ICRZ map preparation The ICRZ map of Kamorta island is prepared by updating the approved Integrated Island Management Plans (IIMPs) framed under IPZ Notification, 2011.

10. Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ) plan for Kamorta Island of the Nicobar District as per ICRZ notification 2019

10.1 Location

Kamorta island is belongs to Nicobar group of islands and it is surrounded by Trinkart island in the east, Nancowry island in the south, Katchal island in the south west and Boompoka and Teressa island in the north west. It is located between latitudes 7°59'39.855"N to 8°14'25.215"N and 93°26'33.173"E to 93°33'41.304"E. The length of the island from north to south is approximately 25.5km and width is approximately 8km. The total geographical area of this island is 188.03 sq.km (Forest statistics, 2017). As per the 2011 census, the Island has a total population of 3688which includes 2146 males and 1542 females. The whole island is declared as Nicobarese tribal reserve area.

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Figure 1. Location map of KamortaIsland

10.2 ICRZ Plan for Kamorta Island

1. As per Para 4(ii) of ICRZ notification 2019, the Kamorta island fall under the Group-II Island. 2. The ICRZ for Kamorta Island has been classified into: i. ICRZ–IA: a. The ICRZ-IA are those ecologically sensitive areas and the geomorphological features which play a role in maintaining the integrity of the coast. The total area of ICRZ IA is 41.49sq km which include 0.006sq km area of 20m mangrove buffer (the mangroves area greater than 1000 sq meter). The ESA of Kamorta island includes protected forest, mangroves, coral reefs.

20m Mangroves buffer zone is provided in areas where the mangroves area greater than 1000 sq km.

b. The ICRZ -IB is area between Low Tide Line and High Tide Line. The total area of ICRZ IB is12.17.

ii. ICRZ III: No Development Zone, 50m to 100m from HTL. Total ICRZ III area is 12.22sq km with out erased by ICRZ IA. a. The total area of No Development Zone (NDZ - ICRZ III) is 2.47sq km and the total area of 50m to 100m area from HTL (ICRZ III) is 1.22sq km after erased ICRZ IA area.

iii. ICRZ - IVA and ICRZ - IVB. a. The ICRZ -IVA is water area up to 12 nm from LTL.

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b. The ICRZ- IVB is the water area and the bed area between LTL at the bank of the tidal influenced water body to the LTL on the opposite side of the bank. The total area of ICRZ IVB is 17.50sq km

Table 1. Area statistics of ESAs of Kamorta Island

ICRZ Classes Area in sq.km Total Area (sq Category km) ICRZ IA ESA 41.49 Coral Reefs 32.97 Mangroves 0.004 Mangrove buffer 0.006 Protected forest 8.72 ICRZ IB Intertidal Zone (after ICRZ IA erased) 12.17

ICRZ III No Development Zone (after ICRZ IA 2.47 3.69 erased) 100 – 200m from HTL (after ICRZ IA 1.22 erased) ICRZ IVA From HTL to 12 NM Not calculated ICRZ IVB Tidally influenced water body 17.50 Total Area under ICRZ in Kamorta island 74.85

3. Total length of HTL of Kamorta island is 365.44 km. 4. The major Bays present in the Kamorta island as per the NHO chart are Kaulik Bay, Fort Bay, Satellite Bay, Wasp Bay and Lanunga Bay of the island. 5. Total tribal revered area within the ICRZ boundary are 12.22 sq km. 6. The total land area of Kamorta Island is 188.03sq km, of which 74.85sq km is under ICRZ, (39.81%), which includes coral reefs (water area). 7. For computation of land area under ICRZ in Kamorta, the area under coral reef is excluded and only 41.88sq km falls under ICRZ within the land area, which is 22.27% of the total land area of Kamorta Island.

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N 93°25'0"E 93°27'30"E 93°30'0"E " 0 ' DRAFT ISLAND COASTAL REGULATION ZONE PLAN 0 °

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Middle An da m a n

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N orth And a m a n

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T a ka roa c h Ara b ia n Sea Ba y of Benga l

CAMORTA ISLAND Kamorta Island N N " A N D A M A N S E A "

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Ka ka na

L a nunga Ba y

Ka kona Legend . Sc hool C 46 V 12/N W High T id e L ine L ow T id e L ine Roa d Jetty N N " " 0 0 ' '

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5 6

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Meters 1:25,000

NANCOWRY ISLAND UT of Andaman & Nicobar North Andaman

Middle Andaman

South Andaman INDIA

Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal

Nicobar Kamorta Island N N " " 0 0 3 3 ' ' 7 7 5 5 ° ° 7 7

5 6

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Legend . School Road 20m ICRZ Line for Bay 100m ICRZ Line ICRZ Line for Creek or River B 46 D 9/NW Low Tide Line High Tide Line N N

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Meters 1:25,000 CAMORTA ISLAND UT of Andaman & Nicobar North Andaman

Middle Andaman .

South Andaman INDIA

Moal N Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Dring

Dring Harbour

Nicobar Kamorta Island Maru N N " " 0 0 ' ' 5 5 ° ° 8 8

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Meters 1:25,000

UT of Andaman & Nicobar North Andaman

Middle Andaman

South Andaman INDIA

CAMORTA ISLAND Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal

TRINKAT ISLAND Nicobar Kamorta Island N N " " 0 0 ' ' 5 5 ° ° 8 8

A N D A M A N S E A Bada Ina Headlam Creek 5 6

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Grand Harbour

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E . School Chota Ina S

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" 93°25'0"E 93°27'30"E 93°30'0"E 0 ' DRAFT COASTAL LAND USE MAP 5 1 ° KAMORTA I SLAND 8 UNION TERRITORY OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR Sheet No: C 46 V 8/NE Map No. KA 5 Projection :- UTM Datum :- WGS 1984 µ 0 1,000 2,000

Meters 1:25,000

UT of Andaman & Nicobar North Andaman

Middle Andaman

South Andaman INDIA

Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal

Nicobar Kamorta Island N N " " 0 0 3 3 ' '

2 Mokoma 2 1 1 ° ° 8 8

Tenhow 5 6 Sew Yuha

Ol Reak N

3 4

Mohreak

1 2

Legend

. Chongrihinoy School Pilpillow Okraktit Road 20m ICRZ Line for Bay

Kehul 100m ICRZ Line ICRZ Line for Creek or River Rit Reak N . Mayur Point C 46 V 8/NE Low Tide Line High Tide Line N N

" " Tribal Area 0 0 ' ' 0 0 1 1 ° Panchal Point ° Jetty 8 8 B A Y O F B E N G A L Hima Settlement Area Grassland CAMORTA ISLAND ] ] ] L L L L ] ] ] DATA SOURCE L L L L Protected Forest ] ] ] LL LLL LL L I) National Center for Sustainable Coastal Management L L L L L Forest 1) HTL, LTL; L L L L L 2) Infrastructure facilities such as Road, Lighthouse, Sandy Beach Hinpun etc. Mangroves II) Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Administration Corals and coral reefs 1) Administrative Boundaries; 2) Tribal Reserve Boundaries, etc Intertidal Zone ABBREVIATIONS ICRZP : Island Coastal Regulation Zone Plan Creek/river Henzela NDZ : No Development Zone Mapped During 2019-20

Tinhon DRAFT COASTAL LAND USE MAP PREPARED ALONG WITH THE DRAFT ICRZ PLANS (AS PER ICRZ NOTIFICATION 2019)

Kaulik Bay Prepared by

National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change) Chennai - 600 025 Prepared for

93°22'30"E 93°25'0"E 93°27'30"E 93°30'0"E UNION TERRITORY OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION Version: KA - 1.0 N

" 93°32'30"E 93°35'0"E 93°37'30"E 0 ' DRAFT COASTAL LAND USE MAP 5 1 ° KAMORTA I SLAND 8 UNION TERRITORY OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR Sheet No: C 46 V 12/NW Map No. KA 6 Projection :- UTM Datum :- WGS 1984 µ 0 1,000 2,000

Meters 1:25,000

UT of Andaman & Nicobar North Andaman

Middle Andaman

South Andaman INDIA

Arabian Takaroach Sea Bay of Bengal

CAMORTA ISLAND Nicobar Kamorta Island N N " A N D A M A N S E A " 0 0 3 3 ' ' 2 2 1 1

° Oal Mentaitit ° 8 8

5 6

3 4

1 2 Kakana

. Legend . School Road Lanunga Bay 20m ICRZ Line for Bay

Kakona 100m ICRZ Line ICRZ Line for Creek or River C 46 V 12/NW Low Tide Line High Tide Line N N

" " Tribal Area 0 0 ' ' 0 0 1 1 ° ° Jetty 8 8 Settlement Area Grassland ] ] ] L L L L ] ] ] DATA SOURCE L L L L Protected Forest ] ] ] LL LLL LL L I) National Center for Sustainable Coastal Management L L L L L Forest 1) HTL, LTL; L L L L L 2) Infrastructure facilities such as Road, Lighthouse, Sandy Beach etc. Mangroves II) Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Administration Corals and coral reefs 1) Administrative Boundaries; 2) Tribal Reserve Boundaries, etc Intertidal Zone ABBREVIATIONS ICRZP : Island Coastal Regulation Zone Plan Creek/river NDZ : No Development Zone Mapped During 2019-20 DRAFT COASTAL LAND USE MAP PREPARED ALONG WITH THE DRAFT ICRZ PLANS (AS PER ICRZ NOTIFICATION 2019)

Prepared by

National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change) Chennai - 600 025 Prepared for

93°30'0"E 93°32'30"E 93°35'0"E 93°37'30"E UNION TERRITORY OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION Version: KA - 1.0