Environment

Environmental movement in Dahanu: Competing pulls

The environmental campaign in Dahanu near Mumbai against the capacity MW plant started in the 1980s and ultimately led to the setting up of the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority. Even as competing lobbies continue to push for the de-notification of its status as an ecologically fragile region and removal of the Dahanu Authority the environmentalists walk a tight rope attempting to protect the natural resource base of the region.

Publication Date: 
03/12/2011
Michelle Chawla, Geetanjoy Sahu
Economic and Political Weekly
46
49
10-14
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Thane (D), Maharashtra, Supreme Court, High Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Conflicts, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Mangroves, Horticulture, Tribals, Industrial Pollution
Environment

Environmental movement in Dahanu: Competing pulls

The environmental campaign in Dahanu near Mumbai against the capacity MW plant started in the 1980s and ultimately led to the setting up of the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority. Even as competing lobbies continue to push for the de-notification of its status as an ecologically fragile region and removal of the Dahanu Authority the environmentalists walk a tight rope attempting to protect the natural resource base of the region.

Publication Date: 
03/12/2011
Michelle Chawla, Geetanjoy Sahu
Economic and Political Weekly
46
49
11-14
Tags:
Environment, Thane (D), Maharashtra, Tribals, Ecology, Thermal Power Plants, Environment Act 1986, Political Parties, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Industry, High Court, Supreme Court, Ports, Conflicts, Agriculture, Land Use