The need to establish a coastal green belt following the post-tsunami scenario has led to unregulated rehabilitation work. The objective of these technical guidelines is to evolve a systematically designed common approach for rehabilitation of a vegetation buffer stable enough to absorb the devastating energy of natural disasters. This publication provides the methodology for prospective implementers with a sequentially set-out process of rehabilitation of the greenbelt, including information on procedures, choices of plant species, costing and legal issues.