Rules & Regulations

Marine National Park and Sanctuary area of Jamnagar has been declared as Eco- Sensitive Zone (ESZ) by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. Tough regulation of Eco-Sensitive Zone includes following points:

• No new polluting industries shall be allowed to be set up within the ESZ. Non-polluting industries may be considered provided they have a minimum of 50-meterwide green belt.

• Farmhouses, hotels, resorts and such activities that might lead to unregulated tourism shall be strictly controlled and monitored by the Monitoring Committee

• No mining and crushing shall be allowed within the ESZ and no major changes in landscape that affect the hydrology and ecology of the region, shall be allowed.

• Felling of trees or forests should be as per the 'working plan' or 'management plan' approved by the Competent Authority

• Tourism activities shall be as per the Tourism Master Plan which shall emphasize ecotourism, eco-education and eco-development. They will be prepared by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of Gujarat in consultation with the Department of Environment and Forests of Govt. of Gujarat.

• Extraction of groundwater for agriculture and domestic consumption of the occupier of land shall be allowed. Extraction of groundwater for industrial, commercial use shall require prior written permission, from the State Ground Water Board and the Monitoring Committee

• Steps have to be taken to prevent contamination or pollution of water, even from agricultural activities.

• No untreated industrial effluent is allowed to be discharged into any water body or on land within the ESZ.

• Restrictions imposed on the use of plastics, noise pollution, solid wastes disposal, and protection of natural springs within the ESZ.