CAT report exposes faults in coastal zone management

Report by CAT highlights failure in implementing the Coastal Zone Management Plan under the Coastal Regulation Zone notification

- Devashri Bhujbal

The Conservation Action Trust (CAT), a non-profit organisation working towards protecting the environment, released a report exposing the failure of implementation of the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP), which is mandatory under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification.

The report highlights the inaccuracy of CZMP, which indirectly has allowed the encroachment of the mangrove land and coastal areas in Mumbai and the Metropolitan Region, including Dahisar, Goregaon, Charkop, Mahul, Mankhurd, Bandra, and Nerul, among others.