COASTAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE ERNAKULAM Third Interim Report December 2019 Coastal District Committee for Ernakulam District IIIrd Interim Report Government of Kerala December- 2019 Third Interim Report Contents Chapter 1: - Introduction ............................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Background .............................................................................................................................. 2 Chapter 2: - Suspected CRZ violations in the district ................................................................ 3 2.1 Maradu Municipality and Kochi Corporation ..................................................................... 3 2.2 Details of suspected CRZ violations reported from LSGIs ................................................. 3 2.3 Analysis and Conclusion......................................................................................................... 9 List of Tables Table 1. Number of Suspected CRZ Violations reported by LSGI's for Third interim report . 4 Coastal District Committee, Ernakulam Page 1 Third Interim Report Chapter 1: - Introduction 1.1 Background Following the Supreme Court order to demolish four apartments constructed in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms at Maradu municipality, as per the orders dated 23.09.2019 in MA1808-1809/12019 in C.A. No.4784-4785/2019, the Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority Vs Maradu Municipality, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala to prepare the list of violations against C.R.Z Notification across the State. The government has thus constituted the Coastal District Committee as per G.O.(Rt) No. 98/2019/Envt. Dated 16/10/2019, 17/10/2019 in ten coastal Districts (Kasaragode, Kannur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram) with the following members. 1. District Collector (Chairman) 2. District Town Planner (Convener) 3. Secretary of the concerned local body (Member) 4. Village Officer of the concerned coastal village (Member) 5. Any other member nominated by District Collector. The Government have directed to submit the first Interim report of each Coastal District Committee to Chief Secretary on 31st October 2019. The second Interim Report shall be submitted on or before 30th November 2019. The third Interim Report shall be submitted on or before 20th December 2019. The comments/suggestions/opinions on the reports submitted by District Committee will be collected from public by the concerned District Collectors by 31st December 2019. The same shall be incorporated and the Final CRZ Violation Report shall be submitted to Government on or before 12th January 2020. The first report was submitted on 31st October 2019 and the second interim report was submitted 30th November 2019. A training program for the officials of the local bodies for reporting CRZ Violations was conducted by KCZMA officials on 4th December 2019, and the new proforma provided by KCZMA was given to the concerned LSGI’s for reporting the details of CRZ violations for the third interim report. The details of CRZ violations filled by the local bodies in the newly provided proforma are compiled and enclosed together with this report. Coastal District Committee, Ernakulam Page 2 Third Interim Report Chapter 2: - Suspected CRZ violations in the district 2.1 Maradu Municipality and Kochi Corporation A pilot survey on high-rise buildings in the Maradu municipality and Kochi Corporation was carried out by the Town and Country Planning Department as per the directions of District Collector for identifying and listing of the existing high-rise buildings in the CRZ areas of these local bodies. The survey identified 41 buildings in Maradu municipality and 93 buildings in Kochi corporation CRZ areas which has to be verified by the KCZMA. In these buildings, certain buildings seem to have been built with KCZMA concurrence or with court permission which may have to be checked. This exercise was done by overlaying Coastal Zone Management Plan 2011 over current Google images and verifying on site through Departmental surveyors. These identified high-rise buildings in the CRZ areas of the Maradu municipality and Kochi Corporation need to be further verified with relevant documents to find out the actual CRZ Violations among them. A Special Cell and Advisory committee on CRZ is constituted for the district under the Chairmanship of the Sub Collector Fort Kochi and it is proposed to give notice to the above constructions for submitting details regarding the approvals obtained for their construction. 2.2 Details of suspected CRZ violations reported from LSGIs A training program was conducted by KCZMA officials on 4th December 2019, for the officials of the local bodies for reporting CRZ Violations. A new proforma was given by KCZMA during the training programme and this proforma was given to all the concerned LSGI’s for reporting the CRZ violations for the third interim report. The new proforma by the local bodies are compiled and enclosed along with this report (Annexure II). In case of LSGI’s who have not submitted the proforma for the third interim report, the details submitted for the first and second interim report are used. These reported violations needs to be further verified along with the KCZMA officials for finding the actual cases of CRZ violations. The letter stating additional remarks/limitations furnished by secretaries of Maradu municipality, Thrippunithura municipality, Kottuvally gramapanchayath and Kadamakkudy gramapanchayath together with the prescribed proforma for reporting the violations are enclosed as Annexure I of this report. The following table is the consolidated list of suspected CRZ violations reported from the concerned local bodies in the district for submitting third interim report to the Government. Coastal District Committee, Ernakulam Page 3 Third Interim Report Table 1. Number of Suspected CRZ Violations reported by LSGI's for Third interim report Number of Number of buildings Number of buildings violating buildings suspected suspected Sl. CRZ violating CRZ Name of violating CRZ N Notificati Notification as per Remarks Local body Notification as o on and second report per third report remarks submitted by submitted by as per 1st LSGI’s ** LSGI’s *** interim report * This includes 158 residential buildings which are single or double storey buildings (132 nos have area less than or equal to Kottuvally 100sqm, 19nos with area between 100- 1 Gramapanch 163 164 159 200sqm, 4nos have area more than 200sqm ayat and for 3nos area details are not provided), and one godown building with area 2236sqm (it has deviation from permitted plan). Additional 13 1653 Additional 10 buildings are identified buildings are (##Details of only violating the CRZ regulations are reported identified violating 21 are provided by the Secretary. These 10 buildings ##Chellanam the CRZ regulations. in the new identified violating CRZ regulations other 2 Gramapanch 1630 The details of 1630 proforma among than the firstly reported 1630 buildings and ayat buildings which the total reported secondly reported 13 buildings which were were given U/A violations of given U/A Number or temporary number Number were 1653) from gramapanchayat. reported at first. Additional 9 Since third interim report has not yet buildings are ##Vadakkek submitted, data from first and second report identified violating kara has been taken. 3 32 the CRZ regulations. 41## Gramapanch ##The details of additional 9 reported cases (The details of 32 ayat are compiled in the new proforma based on were reported at 2nd report. first) All buildings are constructed without obtaining permit from the local body. It includes A1 residential (75nos- including single or double storey buildings), one Kuzhuppilly single storey auditorium (Group D), one 4 Gramapanch 78 79 79 single storey commercial (Group F) ayat building and 2 double storey homestay (A2 Residential) buildings. 63nos of buildings have area less than or equal to 100sqm, 10nos have area between 100-200sqm and 6nos have area more than 200sqm. Coastal District Committee, Ernakulam Page 4 Third Interim Report This is a newly added CRZ affected local Karumaloor body as per CZMP 2011. Report of 5 Gramapanch NIL NIL NIL violations for third interim report is not yet ayat furnished by the secretary, so the details provided in the previous report is used here. Area and other details of 18 buildings are not given from the local body. All Njarakkal remaining 258 buildings are of residential 6 Gramapanch 39 261 276 occupancy and include single or double ayat storey buildings. In this 258, 247 buildings have area less than 100sqm and 11 buildings have area more than 100sqm. 93 buildings are under residential purpose and one under non-residential purpose. 83 Varappuzha buildings have area less than 100sqm, 7 7 Gramapanch 92 95 94 buildings have area more than 100sqm and ayat the area details of remaining are not given from the local body. All buildings are residential occupancy Chendaman single or double storey buildings (13nos galam 8 18 20 20 have area below 100sqm and 5nos have Gramapanch area between 100-200sqm and for 1 no area ayat details is not provided). This includes one motorshed (8.29sqm area), one storage shed (25.56sqm area) and remaining all are residential occupancy single or double storey buildings. 38 buildings have area less than 100sqm and Nayarambal only one