Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
Amendment to CRZ clearance for revised location of discharge channel of capacity 0.63 Mm3/hr of sea water and clearance for coal handling system for transportation of coal from MPSEZ Port terminal point up to stock pile at power plant including stacking, reclaiming at the port stockyard at Mundra, Gujarat by …
A. Srivathsan CHENNAI: The government's proposal to delete portions of Buckingham canal from the purview of Costal Regulation Zone (CRZ) has been rejected by the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA). The CRZ rules state that the development along rivers, creeks and backwaters has to be regulated up to a …
Sandeep Ashar / DNA Mumbai: Amidst heavy police bandobast, the demolition squad of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) pulled down a two-storey illegal structure at Versova on Thursday. The RCC structure, constructed along the coastline, was in violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, said assistant municipal commissioner Ramesh …
The Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program will address immediate coastal protection needs and coastal instability by implementing protection works in the states of Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra that are both economically viable and environmentally and socially appropriate. It will also support natural protection measures, such as developing dunes …
Report on public consultations with fisher folks & community to strengthen CRZ notification, 1991. The consultations facilitated by CEE were held from Aug 2009 to Feb 2010, includes viewpoints of fishers/ coastal communities covering 9 coastal states & one Union Territory. Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) , Government of …
Whereas the Central Government vide its notification number S.O.114(E), dated the 19th February, 1991, (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), declared Coastal Regulation Zone and imposed certain restrictions on the setting up and expansion of industries, operations and processes in the said Zones for its protection; And whereas, the …
A visit to the coastal areas adjoining the Mundra port in the Kutch reveals discontent among fisherfolk, traders and pastoralists over the creation of a special economic zone in the area. Apart from environmental concerns, the traditional livelihoods of residents in the area have also been affected by the new …
The state government has sent the Centre a list of 250 ongoing and new infrastructure projects under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and sought permission to issue environmental clearance for these instead of waiting for the Centre to do so each time. The projects are mostly in the Mumbai Metropolitan …
Public consultation with fisher folk and local community on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) held at College of Fisheries, Mangalore, will be convened on February 27 at College of Fisheries. The programme was postponed because of poor turn up of fisher folk on Saturday owing to the bundh called by Sri …
Ahmedabad: City-based Centre for Environment Education (CEE) commissioned by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will be organising public consultations with fishermen and local communities to strengthen Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) at Rajkot on Monday. The consultation will have majority of stakeholders from coastal community, fisher federations, NGOs and related …
On december 1, 2009, the Tamil Nadu government changed the landuse classification for three villages on the Chennai coast. Environmentalists say the move would regularize illegal houses overlooking the beach and lead to a real estate boom in the area. The three villages—Kottivakkam, Neelangarai and Palavakkam—earlier fell under the Coastal …
Centre for Environment Education Bangalore and College of Fisheries Mangalore will organise a public consultation with the fisher folks and local community on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) at College of Fisheries on February 13 from 10 am to 1 pm. Addressing a news conference, College of Fisheries Department of Aquatic …
After receiving a dressing down from the High Court for inaction against CRZ violations in No Development Zone (NDZ), the Coastal Village Panchayats (CVPs) have finally started demolishing illegal structures that came to be built post February 19, 1991 CRZ notification. The CVPs while submitting their compliance reports to the …
Two coastal panchayats and the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) came under heavy fire from the High Court on Tuesday for non-compliance of Court orders pertaining to CRZ violations. Taking strong cognizance of inaction by panchayats of Calangute and Candolim with respect to illegal constructions in CRZ-III, it directed …
KOCHI: Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said that he was hopeful of getting clearance for a Rs 1200-crore World Bank project for Integrated Coastal Zone Management wherein all violations of coastal zone regulations will be mapped using satellite images.
KOCHI: The Centre for Environment Education will organise a meeting to get feedback from the various sections of society on the recent report on Coastal Regulation Zone(CRZ) at Renewal Centre, Kaloor, on February 8. Union Minister Jairam Ramesh and senior government officials will take part in the meeting which will …
Convenor of Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott Matanhy Saldanha (GRE) on Monday asserted violence was the only way left with the coastal people to save demolitions of their houses lying in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas. Addressing a press conference in the city, an angry Saldanha said all democratic means adopted …
The villagers at Khola gram sabha on Sunday took the panchayat to task for succumbing and preparing to demolish 19 CRZ-related structures in the village.
