Question : SALDANHA COMMITTEE ON CRZ

(a) the number of proposals pending for clearance and accorded clearance under the Coastal Regulation Zone as well as Forest Conservation Act, State-wise;

(b) whether public objection on the recommendations of Saldanha Committee on the Coastal Regulation Zone notification have been received by the Government; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS (SHRI BABU LAL MARANDI)

(a) A statement is annexed.

(b) Public objections/comments on Saldanha Committee recommendations on the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification were not invited by the Government of India.

(c) Does not arise.

ANNEXURE

Statement referred to in Part (a) of the Answer to the Unstarred Question No. 4342 to be answered on 21st August, 2000 asked by Shri Dileep Sanghani, regarding Saldanha Committee on CRZ.

(A) Projects cleared/pending under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991 from June 1991 to July 2000.

S.No.	State/UT	No. of Projects	No. of Projects	cleared	pending
1.	Andhra Pradesh	09

2.	Goa	18	01

3.	Gujarat	17	01

4.	Karnataka	03

5.	Kerala	16
6.	Maharashtra	49

7	Orissa	05	01

8.	Tamil Nadu	16	01

9.	West Bengal	05
10.	Andaman & Nicobar	28	Islands
11.	Daman & Diu	06
12.	Lakshadweep	02
13.	Pondicherry	05
Total	179	04

S.No	State/UT	No. of Proposals sanctioned	No. of proposals pending
1.	Andhra Pradesh	69	02

2.	Arunachal Pradesh	18	04

3.	Assam	120	06

4.	Bihar	79	05

5.	Goa	18	01
6.	Gujarat	319	19

7	Haryana	146

8.	Himachal Pradesh	128	03

9.	Karnataka	81	14
10.	Kerala	30	02
11.	Madhya Pradesh	264	31
12.	Maharashtra	445	45
13.	Manipur	03
14.	Meghalaya	15
15.	Mizoram	41	01
16.	Orissa	134	13
17.	Punjab	143	01
18.	Rajasthan	226	27
19.	Sikkim	24
20.	Tamil Nadu	31	01
21.	Tripura	41	09
22.	Uttar Pradesh	469	23
23.	West Bengal	18
24.	Andaman&Nicobar Islands	10	02
25.	Chandigarh	4
26.	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	79	06
27.	Others	17	04
Total	2972	219