Even as the debate rages whether it was prudent to flush out stagnant waters of the Colva creek into the open sea, it has now come to light that the Water Resources Department carried out the construction of the trench following a request from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority nearly two years ago.
The Supreme Court has held that constructions done by real estate firms between 1994 and 1996 in the 50-metre zones from the coast lines are not illegal. The constructions were allowed after government had brought an amendment in 1994 in the Coastal Regulation Zone Act, 1991 reducing the 100-metre 'no development zone' to 50-metre.
The proposed coastal regulation zone amendments 2010 along with the discussion that outlines the proposal and salient features including new provisions proposed to be incorporated in the existing CRZ notification 2010.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a Rs 1156 crore Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project, which is to be implemented over the next five years by the ministry of environment and forests.
Study of beach morphological changes during monsoon and development of capabilities towards its prediction is of vital importance in coastal zone management. A study of the beach erosion/accretion processes during south-west monsoon and its numerical modelling is attempted in this communication for a micro-tidal and high-energy beach. Comprehensive
The Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program will address immediate coastal protection needs and coastal instability by implementing protection works in
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority has finally given its consent for the Pedder Road flyover. It took 15 years for the approval to be given to the 4.4 km four-lane flyover. The proposal was approved by the MCZMA and will now be forwarded to the Centre for its consent. A decision to this effect was taken at a MCZMA meeting held in Mantralaya on Thursday.