Salt Pan Lands

29 Oct 2024 10:08:14 am

Tags : Salt Pan Lands

Topic: Landforms

Why in the news?

The union government recently approved the transfer of 256 acres of salt pan land in Mumbai to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL) which invited criticism from opposition leaders.

Source: The Hindu

About Salt Pan Lands:

These are parcels of low-lying lands where seawater flows in at certain times, and leaves behind salt and other minerals.
This ecosystem is instrumental in protecting the city from flooding.
According to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 2011, the ecologically sensitive salt pans fall under CRZ-1B category, where no economic activity is allowed with the exception of salt extraction and natural gas exploration.
Nationally, some 60,000 acres have been demarcated as salt pan lands, spread across Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Gujarat, and Karnataka.
Andhra Pradesh (20,716 acres) boasts the largest expanse of such land, followed by Tamil Nadu (17,095 acres) and Maharashtra (12,662 acres).
Ecological Significance: Salt pans, which, along with the mangroves, stop the city from flooding, also host various species of birds and insects.

Coastal Regulation Zones:

The coastal land up to 500m from the High Tide Line and a stage of 100m along banks of creeks, estuaries, backwater and rivers subject to tidal fluctuations, is called the Coastal Regulation Zone.

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