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Coasts and River Zones: Major Corridors of Concerns. -Dr. Rakesh Kumar
- 1. Coasts and River Zones: Major Corridors of Concerns Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chief Scientist and Head NEERI Mumbai Zonal Center
- 2. Trigger of Response • Coast and River Zone protection for whom • Are we doing reasonably good • Have we been effective? • Scientific Community’s Response: Other Responses
- 3. Position of NGO/NPO and Environmentalist • CRZ and many states river protection rules have not helped prevent the damage • New Rules have always been diluted to suit some sectors/states • Government does not take long term view • Government does not provide adequate resources for implementation of rules
- 4. Government Position • Rules have been made with adequate safeguards • Peer and Expert groups Participation • Aim to prevent damage through these rules • Implementation can be improved: Time frame, system, process,………!!
- 5. Development Agency/Entity • Rules very restrictive, arbitrary, without scientific base • It has slowed down India’s growth • It has delayed projects which are prima facie not harmful • Understanding varies from state to state • An another environment related law which does not have any environment logic : • Why 500 m, 200 m etc : prescription not clear
- 6. Scientific Community • Not integrated with the decision making • Emerging data and information not dynamic in Rules formation or changes – Climate change sea level rise ?? – Vulnerability Issues ?? – Hazard line demarcation – Are these measurable and communicable • Use of Satellite information, Changes in mapping techniques… • Do beneficiaries know the benefits and quantification • Differential plans (Coastal community and others) • Remote and abstract thinking
- 7. Community Leaders • Affected parties: people staying close to coast and rivers not affected by rules • Would they not get impacted due to storm surge, erosion, climate change …?? • What is being planned (long term view) • Unduly concerned !!
- 8. Coastal Protection • CRZ in India Current and Past: What has changed and why? • India CRZ and World Coastal Regulations: What is same or different? • Science of Coastal Protection and Norms : Sites, Coastal Areas, Biodiversity, Coastal Dynamics
- 9. River and Other Areas Protection • River banks • Flood plains • Estuaries and River defintion and areas demarcation • Protection and Prevention Plans
- 10. Future Needs • What to consider? • Climate change scenario, Erosion pattern, storm surges, vulnerability etc • Development scenario for Industries, bridges, Jetties, Treatment plants, Pipe lines etc • Local needs….national needs…national aspirations and International Parity
- 11. What needs to be done • Regulation/rules • Science baseline • Future of CRZ and RRZ • Impacts of CRZ/RRZ on various stakeholders
- 12. Outcomes and Expectations • Whether we have enough information: • For current situation • For future needs • Dynamics vis-à-vis stand-alone Systems
- 13. Write to us For creating a community of all concerned and share ideas of how the process of this important subject is shared with large number of people nationally and internationally…………..