M S Swaminathan, chairperson of the expert committee to review and make recommendations with regard to implementation of Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991, spoke to Down To Earth on the guiding principles of the committee

When it was introduced in 1991, Coastal Regulation Zone was a blanket notification to protect India

Paying no heed to fisherfolks

This publication is divided into four parts: the first part analyses the CRZ Notification 1991 and issues of its implementation. It further looks at violations of the CRZ Notification 1991 by tourism. The second part is an evaluation of the Swaminathan Committee recommendations. The third section is a critique of the draft CMZ Notification 2008.

Orissa government looks for ways to stall beach erosion, does not recognize climate change The rising sea level has alarmed the Orissa government. It has decided to combat it with geo-tubes. Orissa

Sudha Nambudiri | KOCHI: The entire coastal belt in Kerala may come under the Coastal Management Zone-II if one goes by the population criterion mentioned in the recommendations of the M S Swaminathan

PANJIM, SEPT 14

G Saravanan | ENS
Chennai

SHOWING their displeasure against the Central Government's motive, the Tamil Nadu fishermen on Thursday unanimously rejected the proposed Coastal Zone Management draft notification-2008 by terming it as a move to evict them from their coastal area and allow tourist resorts and industries backed by multinationals to launch their business there.

A campaign by the National Fishworkers

Letter from Gujarat Forests and Environment Department to Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi and Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad regarding CRZ maps showing HTL and LTL dated 1 August, 2008.

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