MoEF Asks States To Act Against CRZ Violators

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 1, January 2011
 
Pointing out that scams such as Adarsh would not be condoned, the ministry said any laxity on part of the state governments in identifying the violators will not be acceptable since technologies such satellite imagery and information technology were available to detect violations of CRZ norms and also of Coastal Management Plans approved under them. These violations were punishable under the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986. Read the full story here.

Source: Business Standard, Mumbai
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