Height based distance rule for coastal area protection – An alternative to CRZ

Adv. Sahasranaman

 

The main difficulty in the implementation of the so-called “Coastal Regulation Zone” restrictions is the classification of coastal areas and the different types of restrictions. The people are not able to understand the classification of their areas which differs from state to state. There are no proper definitions for many of the terms used in it including the word “construction”. The criteria for classification also changed from 1991 to 2019 and still, we are preparing new maps still identifying the CRZ areas. One cannot expect the people to obey a law that they cannot understand.

If the restriction is based on the height of construction it will solve the issue to a large extent. For example, if the building is 10 meters toll, then it has to leave 10 meters from the water-body boundary. So the taller the building the distance is. That will help the poor to put up small constructions by leaving short distance whereas the multi-storeyed buildings will not come near the shore. 

 


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