Coastal Regulation Zone (Amendment) Notification.

A new definition of High Tidal Line is introduced: "For the purposes of this notification, the High Tide Line means the line on the land up to which the highest water line reaches during the spring tide and shall be demarcated uniformly in all parts of the country by the demarcating authority so authorized by the Central Government in consultation with the Surveyor General of India. Schedule 2 containing guidelines for development of beach resorts/hotels in the designated areas of Coastal Regulation Zone category III, is amended, so as to provide exemptions from restrictions on construction in the no development zone, e.g. construction of basements may be allowed subject to the condition that no objection certificate is obtained from the State groundwater Authority to the effect that such construction will not adversely affect free flow of groundwater in that area. The State groundwater Authority shall take into consideration the guidelines issued by the Central Government before granting such no objection certificate.