Government plans to start reclaiming land back from the ocean
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, has published a white paper which will allow government and private persons to begin the process of “reclaiming” land from the ocean for development.
According to the definition provided by the Integrated Coastal Management Act, “reclamation” means the process of artificially creating new land within coastal waters, and includes the creation of an island or peninsula, but excludes beach replenishment by sand pumping for maintenance purposes.
The “draft reclamation of land from coastal waters regulations” details that interested parties need to provide a written motivation why the reclamation is necessary, how it will be used, possible alternative land that may be used, building/infrastructure plans as well as how the project will be funded.
These regulations are called the Reclamation of Land from Coastal Waters Regulations, 2017, and are currently open for public comment.
You can read the full regulations here.
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