MUMBAI: All eyes will be on the state guest house on Friday when CM Prithviraj Chavan will meet Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh to decide the fate of a slew of infrastructure projects, including the crucial coastal road proposal.

The ambitious scheme hit a roadblock recently after the Centre struck down plans for reclamation which, according to state officials, is the only cost-effecti

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said that the Maharashtra government was keen to build a six-lane coastal road along with a promenade along the city

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The Coast Conservation Department is conducting several projects based on erosion, disaster and habitats to develop coastal areas to support the Government's development process, said Coast Conservation Department Director General Anil Premarathne.

There are 14 coastal districts in Sri Lanka.

CHENNAI: The Coastal Action Network on Monday opposed Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2011.

In a statement Ossie Fernandes, co-convenor of the Network, said the new notification legalised all amendments that diluted Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 1991 up to 2007.

The new notification had also legitimised the provisions of the rejected draft of Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) N

In a meeting held on Tuesday, fishermen and environmentalists strongly opposed the government proposal to relocate 1,356 slum tenements and evict more than 3,000 hutments in Srinivasapuram to create a 15-acre park near Adyar Creek.

They also objected to the development of a 45-lakh square-feet commercial hub which includes theatres and hotels at Foreshore Estate.

Fishworkers' associations have come out against the inclusion of the term 'other local communities' in the provision on No Development Zone (NDZ) in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) as it can be misused.

They feel that the notification leaves a lot to interpretation and can be misused by builders to claim prime coastal

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Friday announced the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011, as part of which the no development zone has been reduced from 200 metre from the high-tide line to 100 metres to meet increased demands of housing of fishing and other traditional coastal communities.

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