State govt finds flaws in coastal Zone draft plan

The state government has observed that ground thruthing ,ground verification of high tide line (HTL) and survey map is not being carried out by the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) while preparing the Coastal Zone Management Plan(CZMP).

The presentation of the preliminary draft of CZMP was given to state government department.CZMP

maps were also presented to government officials for viewing. The maps was shown with geo-referenced satellite imagery. Uniform marking of no - development zones (NDZ) was done along the sea coast especially in areas where traditional monsoon water drains merged with the sea.

NGT had set a deadline of April 2018 for all coastal states and Union territories to submit CZMPs

The ministry of environment ,forest and climate change was expected to approve the plans by 

July 30,2018.

                                                                                                 (Oct 15 2018 - Times Of India)