Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) under Fire in Goa

The draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) has stoked a controversy in Goa after the draft met with criticism from locals, environmentalists and political parties.

  • Some of the issues with the draft are- 30 day duration to respond to the draft contrary to the 60-day limit provided by the Environment Protection Rules, 1986, re-zoning of beach areas and accommodating allegedly illegal constructions.
  • The draft CZMP has been prepared by the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai.

Coastal Zone Management Plan

  • Ministry of Environment had issued the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification in 1991 under the Environment Protection Act 1986 with ....
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