Wildlife

Dugong’s trails found off Guj coast

A Recent Study Notes 13 Direct Sightings Of The Mammal In Gulf Of Kutch

Ahmedabad: The rare dugong, also known as ‘sea cow’, is happily grazing underwater off the Gujarat coast. Until now, wildlife experts had known about the existence of the marine mammal largely through carcasses being washed ashore along the state and sightings by fishermen. But now there is some concrete evidence.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2012
Himanshu Kaushik
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gulf Of Kachchh, Mammals, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Poaching, Marine Life, Wildlife, Gujarat
Energy

 Gujarat set to develop India’s first tidal energy plant

But the country lacks a tidal energy policy. The Gujarat government is all set to develop India’s first tidal energy plant. The state government has approved Rs 25 crore for setting up the 50 MW plant at the Gulf of Kutch. It will produce energy from the ocean tides. The state government signed a MoU with Atlantis Resource Corporation last year to develop the plant. “The proposal was approved in this year’s budget session,” says Rajkumar Raisinghani, senior executive with Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL).

Publication Date: 
23/04/2012
Ankur Paliwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tidal Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy, Gujarat, Gulf Of Kachchh, Power Industry, Oceans and Seas, Turbines
Fisheries

Community concerns

A two-day workshop, titled “Fishery-dependent Livelihoods, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity: The Case of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in India”, was held in New Delhi during 1-2 March 2012. The workshop was a follow-up to the one held in Chennai in 2009, which was titled “Social Dimensions of Marine Protected Area (MPA) Implementation in India: Do Fishing Communities Benefit?”.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Sumana Narayanan
Samudra
61
40-46
Tags:
Fisheries, Fisherfolk, Legislation, Protected Area Conservation, Gulf Of Mannar Marine NP, Marine (Malvan) SA, Gahirmatha Marine SA, Sundarban NP, Gulf Of Kachchh, Marine Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Coastal Regulations, Turtles, Coexistence Strategies, Forest Personnel, Benefit Sharing
Wildlife

Marine national park and marine sanctuary eco-sensitive zone: draft notification

Whereas, The total area of 326.26 square kilometer around Marine National Park and Marine Sanctuary has been identified as eco-sensitive zone, of which 208.58 square kilometer is the area towards landward side, 105.14 square kilometer towards sea and 12.53 square kilometer is the area covered by rivers.

Publication Date: 
29/02/2012
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Marine NP (G), Gujarat, Gulf Of Kachchh, Jamnagar (D), Sanctuaries, Mangroves, Flora, Fauna, Corals
Industry

The curse of Cambay

Despite being dotted with industries, Gujarat's rich coastline is plagued by voices of dissent. Coastal communities have of late realised that the fruits of industrialisation were either too sour, or not for them at all.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2012
Danish Raza
Governance Now
3
2
8-11
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Dwarka, Gujarat, Land Pollution, Land Acquisition, Conflicts, Soil Salinisation, Industry, Public Participation, Ports, Gulf Of Kachchh, Nirma, Bhavnagar (D), Wastelands, Nuclear Power Plants
Environment

Blind development will hurt ecology and health: Jairam

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday criticised the country's

Publication Date: 
03/03/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ecology, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment, Jamnagar (D), Marine Ecosystems, Gulf Of Kachchh
Habitat And Urbanisation

No development zone halved to 100 metres in coastal areas

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Friday announced the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011, as part of which the no development zone has been reduced from 200 metre from the high-tide line to 100 metres to meet increased demands of housing of fishing and other traditional coastal communities.

Publication Date: 
08/01/2011
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Coastal Development, Coastal Regulations, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Gulf Of Kambhat, Krishna Delta, Gulf Of Kachchh, East Godavari
Industry

Delineation of HTL and LTL for the proposed port & ancillary infrastructure development at Mundra in Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, Phase I & II

Delineation of HTL and LTL for the proposed port & ancillary infrastructure development at Mundra in Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, Phase I & II.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
Centre for Earth Science Studies
Tags:
Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Gujarat, Infrastructure Development, Gulf Of Kachchh, Coastal Regulations
Habitat And Urbanisation

Adani port SEZ faces green hurdle; showcause issued

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has issued showcause notices to the Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) located in Mundra taluka of Kutch district for violating the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991.

The ministry has also simultaneously issued showcause notices to OPG Power Gujarat, which is planning a 300-mw thermal power plant about 20 km from the MPSEZ, for

Publication Date: 
17/12/2010
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ports, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Coastal Regulations, Mangroves, Marine Ecosystems, Gulf Of Kachchh, Adani Port and SEZ Ltd
Environment

Govt decides to ease CRZ norms for special areas

Opening up the possibility for the redevelopment of hundreds of slums along the Mumbai coastline, the Environment Ministry has decided to relax Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms for areas having special development needs such as Greater Mumbai and Kerala.

The CRZ notification of 1991, that seeks to protect and regulate the use of land within 500 metres of the coast, prevents almost any new co

Publication Date: 
16/09/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sundarbans, Sea Level Rise, India, Gulf Of Kachchh

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