Though having banned infrastructural projects in the country's high erosion prone coastlines, the Environment Ministry is still undecided about its course of action over those that have already been granted the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance in such areas but which are yet to take off.

Fishermen, toddy tappers get fresh demolition notices

Worried there was no word from Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh of solution on their old coastal dwellings falling within CRZ, Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott on Thursday informed people have started receiving notices again to demolish their age-old structures.

Amid concerns over the adverse impact of unchecked construction activities in the ecologically sensitive coastal zones of the country, the Environment Ministry on Tuesday came out with a new set of

G Saravanan |
TRUCKLOADS of debris have been dumped on the Foreshore Estate beach, in gross violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991, to create a full-fledged parking bay on the sands for private buses, which threatens to not only jeopardise the livelihood of the fishermen in Dooming Kuppam but also result in an ecological disaster.

Prakash Kamat

PANAJI: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said that similar to the

On Sunday, Goa got its first close look at the new Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh. It appears that most liked what they saw. In Vasco, Mr Ramesh was appalled by the huge open coal dumps at the Mormugao port berths. He immediately called Union Minister for Shipping G K Vasan.

The Coastal Zone Management (CZM) notification that has been allowed to "lapse" after protest from fisherfolk is yet another example of the Ministry of Environment and Forest's doublespeak on environment issues and recent policy/legal reforms.

A BAD PIECE OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO MANAGE THE COUNTRY'S COASTLINE WAS RECENTLY SENT TO THE SHREDDER. IN ITS PLACE, THE UNION GOVT PLANS TO REVIVE A FORMULATION, WHICH THE SPIKED PROPOSAL SOUGHT TO REPLACE. G SARAVANAN TAKES A WIDE ANGLE VIEW OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE AT STAKE The government intends to reintroduce CRZ 1991 after fortifying it.

Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh, who was expecting fishing community in traditional dress code at Agonda, questioned the jeans-pant sporting All Goa Kshatriya Pagi Samaj President Shekar Pagui, whether he was actually from the fishermen community.