IIIrd INTERIM REPORT ON CRZ VIOLATIONS IN DISTRICT

Submitted by Coastal District Committee Alappuzha 21.12.2019

Contents Introduction Background Annexure I –Abstract Annexure-II- Compiled Final list of CRZ Violations in

Introduction

The Environment Protection Act 1986 and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification of 1991 in were aimed to regulate the developmental activities and to protect fragile coastal environment. These regulations are implemented to ensure livelihood security to the fishermen and traditional local communities living in the coastal area, to conserve and regulate the developmental activities in a sustainable manner through scientific studies taking into account of the natural hazards in the coastal area. As per the final CZMP of CRZ 2011 notification, there are 36 local bodies (32 Grama panchayath and 4 municipalities) comprising in 40 villages included in CRZ area of Alappuzha district. As per CRZ 1991 notification there were 27 Grama Panchayaths and 3 Municipalities listed as CRZ area. A comparison of the local bodies included in the two notification is tabulated below.

Local Bodies under CRZ (CZMP 1996) Local Bodies under CRZ (CZMP 2011)

Corporations : NIL Corporations : NIL Municipalities : 3 Municipalities : 4 Alappuzha, , Cherthala, Alappuzha, Harippad and Kayamkulam

Grama Panchayats : 27 Grama Panchayats : 32

Ambalappuzha, , , , ,Chennam- South, Ambalappuzha North, Arattupuzha, Aroor, Pallippuram, , Devikulangara, , Arookutty, Aryad, Chennam-Pallippuram, Cherthala South, , Kadakkarapally, , Karthikapally, , , Devikulangara, Ezhupunna, Kadakkarapally, Kandalloor, Karthikapally, , Mararikkulam South, , , Kodamthuruth, Krishnapuram, Kuthiathode, Mararikkulam North, , Perumpalam, , , Thycattussery, Mararikkulam South, Muthukulam, Panavally, , Pattanakkad, , Thrikkunnappuzha, Thuravoor, . Perumpalam, , , Purakkad, Thycattussery, Thanneermukkom, Thrikkunnappuzha, Thuravoor, Vayalar.

Background

The Government of has constituted the Coastal District Committee as per Go (Rt)No.98/2019/Env.dated 16/10/19, in the 10 Coastal districts of Kerala to report the CRZ violations in the district. Accordingly Coastal District Committee Alappuzha convened its first meeting on 22/10/19 with the following members.

1. District Collector (Chairman). 2. District Town Planner (Convener). 3. Secretary of LSG’s where CRZ is applicable (32 Grama panchayaths and 4 Municipalities). 4. Village Officers of villages where CRZ is applicable. 5. Members nominated by District Collector. a. Dy.Collector (Disaster Management). b. Dy.Collector (LR).

As per the decision of committee, the details of listed unauthorized construction in CRZ affected areas reported from grama panchayat and municipalities were compiled and the first Interim Report is prepared and submitted to Government on 31/10/2019. The second Interim Report prepared by the grama panchayat and municipalities after field verification were compiled and submitted to Government on 30/11/2019. The errors noted in the second interim report were corrected and the third interim report is prepared by compiling the reports submitted by the grama panchayat and municipalities.

The abstract of CRZ violations in the district is listed in Annexure-II.The tabulated LSG wise details of CRZ violations is attached in Annexure-1.

Annexure I Abstract of Unauthorised constructions in CRZ Area No of unauthorised Sl.No Name of LSGD Taluk construction in CRZ area 1 Alappuzha Municipality Ambalappuzha 22 2 Cherthala municipality Cherthala 5 3 Harippad Municipality 0 4 Kayamkulam municipality Karthikappally 0 5 CherthalaSouth Cherthala 127 6 Ezhupunna Cherthala 27 7 Cherthala 321 8 Kodamthuruth GP Cherthala 30 9 Kuthiyathodu Cherthala 73 10 North Cherthala 412 11 Mararikkulam South GP Ambalappuzha 427 12 Pattanakkad GP Cherthala 169 13 Thanneermukkom Cherthala 43 14 GP Karthikappally 377 15 Vayalar GP Cherthala 26 16 Ambalappuzha South GP Ambalappuzha 212 17 Arattupuzha Karthikappally 118 18 Aryad Ambalappuzha 9 19 Chingoli Karthikappally 0 20 Punnapra North Ambalappuzha 429 21 Chennam Pallipuram GP Cherthala 15 22 Devikulangara Karthikappally 30 23 GP Cherthala 105 24 Ambalappuzha North GP Ambalappuzha 239 25 Karthikapally Karthikappally 0 26 Pathiyur GP Karthikappally 0 27 Aroor GP Cherthala 65 28 Arookutty cherthala 21 29 Thuravoor GP Cherthala 152 30 Kandallur GP Karthikappally 0 31 Krishnapuram Karthikappally 0 32 Muthukulam Karthikappally 0 33 Punnapra South Ambalappuzha 822 34 Panavally GP Cherthala 107 35 Purakkad Ambalappuzha 133 36 Thycattussery GP Cherthala 20 Total 4536