MoEF proposed River Regulation notification non-implementable:

Proposed central notification on River Regulation Zone, which seeks to declare river stretches and floodplain as conservation zones and regulate activities in these areas, would prevent progress of developmental activities in Odisha and is "non-implementable" in its present form, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today Patnaik requested him "not to be in haste" in implementing the proposed notification.
"...And urge upon you to ask the Ministry of Environment and Forest and CC (Climate Change) to have detailed discussions with all states covering all aspects of the proposed notification," he wrote.
Stating that the Odisha government has already submitted its concern to the ministry, Patnaik said the draft notification on River Regulation Zone issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under Environment (protection) Act, 1986, will cause problem for states.

The draft notification seeks to declare river stretches and floodplain zones as river conservation zones and prohibit/ regulate a large number of activities in these areas.
Three types of zones along the river banks have been identified - Prohibited Activities Zone (RCZ-PA), Restricted Activities Zone (RCZ-RAI) and Regulated Activities Zone (RCZ-RAII), Patnaik said.

Essential developmental activities like construction of jetties, repair and maintenance of roads, removal of sand from river bed, navigational facilities, erosion control measures, pumping out of groundwater, construction of residential/ institutional/commercial buildings for schools, dispensaries, recreational facilities are proposed to be governed by the new notification.
Odisha has a network of rivers covering about 12,000 km, Patnaik said, adding about 4.5-5 km on both sides of the rivers and floodplains are proposed to be covered by the River conservation zone under the Environment (Protection) Act.

"Water resource comes under the State subject. This
notification of the central government will limit and restrict the powers of the state and will create confusion since many of the aforesaid activities come under the purview of state subject," Patnaik said in the letter.
He said it appears that the proposed notification is "non-implementable" in its present form and will have severe "anti-developmental consequences" for the state of Odisha.
In the fitness of things, Patnaik said, the activities which are part of the State List should not be included in a Notification under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Patnaik suggested that in order to address the flood problems in the country, a set of guidelines may be issued by the Centre, if required, which could be considered for adoption by respective state governments on their local requirements.