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Time of India
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Island residents in Ernakulam left waiting for CRZ nod
Kochi: Island panchayats in Ernakulam district cannot proceed with new construction activities as the state govt has failed to submit integrated island management plans (IIMPs) to the Centre, the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has informed the Lok Sabha. As per the CRZ Notification, 2019, implementation of an IIMP is mandatory for construction to proceed on island regions. Singh clarified that IIMPs are prepared according to the CRZ notification, 2019 and the Centre approves them only after detailed proposals are submitted by the state. However, no IIMP project proposals have been submitted by the Kerala govt, he stated. The minister was answering questions from the MP regarding the the inclusion of 13 previously excluded panchayats in Ernakulam under the CRZ-II category. These include Alangad, Chendamangalam, Chittattukara, Ezhikkara, Kadungallur, Karumaloor, Kottuvally, Kunnukara, Puthanvelikara, Udayamperoor, Vadakkekkara, Kuzhippilly, Pallippuram and Edavanakadu. Hibi Eden noted that the wait has been long for residents, particularly the island fisherfolk and coastal communities, to benefit from the construction relaxations under the 2019 CRZ Notification. The Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP), which reflects the new CRZ norms, was approved in Oct 2024, after much delay. "Even with the approval of this Coastal Zone Management Plan in Oct 2024, the key benefit of CRZ 2019 for coastal communities, including island fishermen, remains unrealized," stated the MP. "The concession, allowing construction beyond 20 meters from the water body boundary, hasn't been granted to eligible applicants because the IIMP, which was supposed to be released alongside the coastal zone management plan, is still not ready." He urged the state government to act swiftly to prepare and submit the IIMPs so that eligible coastal communities can finally access their long-promised development rights.
Economic Times
11-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Kakinada SEZ to invest Rs 1,310 cr to set up desalination plant in Andhra Pradesh
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Kakinada SEZ Limited, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Auro Infra Realty and Infrastructure, is setting up a 3x50 MLD (Million Liters per Day) Desalination Plant at Kona Village in Kakinada District of Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of Rs 1310 Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Forests at the Centre recommended the proposal for Coastal Regulation Zone clearance (CRZ), with some conditions, in a meeting held on June desalination plant facility comprises two seawater intake pipelines to draw 380 MLD from the sea to the desalination plant. Further, the product water from the desalination plant will be distributed to the industries and port through various pipelines, the EAC said in the minutes of the outfall pipeline will be laid in the sea to carry the brine rejects of 230 MLD from the desalination plant, it further said."Accordingly, the Committee has recommended the proposal for CRZ Clearance under the CRZ Notification, 2011, subject to the following terms and conditions..." the EAC project proponent shall assist in developing a prototype to reuse brine discharge, instead of discharging it into the sea, to reduce marine pollution, the Committee said, as one of the company will provide necessary funds to a reputed university / research institute in the field and submit a report to the concerned authorities for further monitoring and water will help to reduce the load on the freshwater available in the neighboring areas. Groundwater tapping will get substantially reduced, the EAC noted while budget of Rs 10 crore is earmarked for environmental mitigation, monitoring, and protection measures for the project, the EAC the case of any change in the scope of the project, the company would require a fresh appraisal by this Ministry for the SEZ was established for the purpose of developing SEZ/Domestic Tariff Area including the industrial city and township in Kakinada special economic zone in AP.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Kakinada SEZ to invest Rs 1,310 cr to set up desalination plant in Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada SEZ Limited, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Auro Infra Realty and Infrastructure, is setting up a 3x50 MLD (Million Liters per Day) Desalination Plant at Kona Village in Kakinada District of Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of Rs 1310 crore. An Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Forests at the Centre recommended the proposal for Coastal Regulation Zone clearance (CRZ), with some conditions, in a meeting held on June 26. The desalination plant facility comprises two seawater intake pipelines to draw 380 MLD from the sea to the desalination plant. Further, the product water from the desalination plant will be distributed to the industries and port through various pipelines, the EAC said in the minutes of the meeting. The outfall pipeline will be laid in the sea to carry the brine rejects of 230 MLD from the desalination plant, it further said. "Accordingly, the Committee has recommended the proposal for CRZ Clearance under the CRZ Notification, 2011, subject to the following terms and conditions..." the EAC said. Live Events The project proponent shall assist in developing a prototype to reuse brine discharge, instead of discharging it into the sea, to reduce marine pollution, the Committee said, as one of the conditions. The company will provide necessary funds to a reputed university / research institute in the field and submit a report to the concerned authorities for further monitoring and compliance. Desalination water will help to reduce the load on the freshwater available in the neighboring areas. Groundwater tapping will get substantially reduced, the EAC noted while nodding. The budget of Rs 10 crore is earmarked for environmental mitigation, monitoring, and protection measures for the project, the EAC noted. In the case of any change in the scope of the project, the company would require a fresh appraisal by this Ministry for the same. Kakinada SEZ was established for the purpose of developing SEZ/Domestic Tariff Area including the industrial city and township in Kakinada special economic zone in AP.
Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Andheri-Goregaon bridge stuck for 3 years to finally take off in August
MUMBAI: Three years after an additional bridge between Andheri West and Goregaon West was given the go-ahead, work on it is yet to begin. Awaiting permission from the Bombay high court which rolled in this May, things can now pick up speed—except for a hindrance by way of 2,500 slum tenements coming in the way. The BMC is, however, prepared with a plan to tackle them, and get the bridge work started off in August. 'This bridge will be a game changer for short-distance travel between Andheri and Goregaon, as the New Link Road is perpetually congested,' said Dhaval Shah, co-founder of the Andheri Lokhandwala Oshiwara Citizens Association. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times) The ₹499.20-crore bridge, another cable-stayed bridge that the BMC is adding to its roster, will begin at the slum-populated Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in Goregaon West, go over the Goregaon creek at its banks and land at Masjid As Salam Chowk in Millat Nagar, Andheri West. Offering an alternative to the congested New Link Road, it is expected to improve connectivity between Andheri, Oshiwara, Lokhandwala and Goregaon. After it was initially approved at the end of 2022 by the BMC, the bridge was in for the long haul. Passing as it did through multiple CRZ areas and No Developmental Zone (NDZ) areas due to the mangroves, marshy areas and creek present, a long list of permissions—from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), forest department and high court were awaited. Bids were invited from contractors simultaneously. While the contract cost is at ₹499.20 crore, the total projects cost, including overheads, is at ₹694 crore. A few months on, in May 2023, the MCZMA gave its clearance, on condition that the CRZ Notification, 2019 was abided by. It further asked the BMC to construct the bridge on stilts to reduce the impact on the mangroves, with a warning that local fishermen activity and the flow of creek water not be impeded and solid waste not be dumped in the creek. Due to a 2018 high court order mandating the court's prior permission to construction in mangrove and mangrove buffer zones, the BMC put in an application for HC permission in 2024, revealing that 31 mangroves would have to be felled, for which it would plant 444 mangroves as compensatory afforestation. In May 2025, when the court gave its assent, rationalising the bridge as being in the public interest. 'The project is a public utility project proposed for traffic management to smoothen the vehicular congestion and to improve direct connectivity of underdeveloped areas,' (Sic) it said. 'This bridge will be a game changer for short-distance travel between Andheri and Goregaon, as the New Link Road is perpetually congested,' said Dhaval Shah, co-founder of the Andheri Lokhandwala Oshiwara Citizens Association, who travels for 45 minutes from Lokhandwala to Goregaon daily for work. 'But its relevance depends entirely on when it does get built. If it takes ages to become reality, as it does appear, due to the slums in Bhagat Singh Nagar, the conditions may have completely changed by then. The planned Versova-Dahisar Link Road will also add connectivity between these areas, so this may not be in great demand then.' In response, a BMC official from the bridge department said that instead, the bridge would aid connectivity of the north coastal road to the surrounding area and help local connectivity. The BMC is equipped with a plan for the slums. Additional municipal commissioner Abhijeet Bangar, who visited the site on Wednesday, said, 'Excavation work on the Andheri West side will start around August. On the Goregaon side, where the slums remain to be cleared, there is an ongoing SRA project, and the developer has assured us that he will clear all the homes in the bridge's way in the next few months. All permissions are in, so we're hopeful that work will soon take off smoothly.' Next bridge: Bridge from MDP Road over Ramchandra Nalla to Ryan International School, Malad-Marve Road in Malad.
Time of India
30-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Green nod for sand mining in Mandovi challenged in NGT
Panaji: The Goa River Sand Protectors Network has challenged the environmental clearance (EC) granted for sand mining by the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The group has currently challenged one EC granted on Feb 3, 2025, and informed the tribunal that it would be filing separate appeals against all the remaining 11 ECs as well. The network has sought the quashing of the EC. The directorate of mines and geology was granted permission for the extraction of sand in Zone 4 (near Goa Shipbuilding, Khandola in Ponda) in the Mandovi in a proposed area of 4.5 hectares. The EC allows the extraction of 1,000 cubic metres per annum per permit by traditional (manual) methods. The main ground on which the EC dated Feb 3 was assailed in the appeal is that it was granted in violation of the provisions given in paragraph 3, sub-clause (x) of the CRZ Notification, 2011, which prohibits the mining of sand in the complete CRZ area. The appeal told the NGT that 'the area in question, where the sand mining is being done, lies in CRZ IV-B, which is evident from the field inspection report of the Mandovi, wherein this fact has been recorded very distinctly that the area falls in CRZ IV-B (water body) as per CZMP 2011.' The NGT has admitted the appeal. The matter will be heard next on Aug 13.
