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Time of India
4 days ago
- General
- Time of India
CM to unveil several projects
Gandhinagar: As the nationwide 'Ek Ped Ma Ke Naam' campaign completed a year on June 5, the state govt said it planted 17.48 crore saplings and secured the second position in the country. Kutch district led by planting 2.95 lakh saplings over the past year, the govt said. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will preside over the state-level environment day function at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre on Thursday to mark World Environment Day . He will unveil several projects of the environment and forests department at the event, a govt statement said on Wednesday. An official statement mentioned that 1.76 crore saplings were planted in rural areas of the state, while 15.72 crore saplings were planted in urban areas over the past year. The statement also noted that in Gujarat, 5,500 villages established 'Matruvan' as part of the 75th Van Mahotsav in 2024. Additionally, under the 'Van Kavach' scheme, 10,000 saplings were planted using the Miyawaki method, preparing 122 Van Kavach over 200 hectares in 2024-25. On Thursday, the chief minister will launch a dashboard for plastic waste management, update the GCZMA website, virtually inaugurate the new building of GPCB's Bharuch regional office, the air laboratory of GPCB's Morbi regional office, and the newly constructed CETP in Halol.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Coastal body rejects PWD plea to retain Merces visarjan spot
Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has rejected the request from the public works department (PWD) to regularise a Ganesh visarjan platform at Merces. The GCZMA noted that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order upholding the demolition order of the authority was also later upheld by the Supreme Court. The authority said it therefore cannot go against the apex court's orders. The GCZMA had issued the demolition order against the structure constructed by a PWD contractor at Murda, Merces. The village panchayat had approached the NGT and later the Supreme Court, both of which refused to interfere with the demolition order. The structure was found to have been illegally constructed and the PWD had later applied for the regularisation of the construction. 'The village panchayat of Merces has accorded permission for the said activity. The comunidade of Murda, being the custodian of the land, has also issued the no-objection certificate,' the PWD told the GCZMA in its plea for regularisation. 'The construction is in the public interest, solely for facilitating a religious and cultural activity vital to the community, and involves no residential or commercial exploitation. ' When the GCZMA first took action based on a complaint, the PWD had pleaded ignorance that the CRZ permission was needed for construction in the mangrove area. The GCZMA has ruled that though the authority is empathetic to religious sentiments, the construction violates CRZ norms and will have to be demolished. The PWD had said a new Ganesh visarjan site was being developed after the entry to the old one was blocked due to the highway expansion work.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
‘Structures legal if they predate land's declaration as khazan'
Panaji: Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has said that henceforth coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms will not be made applicable retrospectively to structures which have been existing on lands declared khazan areas in the Coastal Zone Management Plan, 2011. GCZMA said that the plan was notified only in 2022, while some structures on khazan lands have been in existence much before that. The coastal body had received a complaint from the general secretary of the tenants' association of Camarkhazan, Mapusa, alleging that an illegal construction of permanent nature was carried out on the khazan land of the Moira river. The association said that a bar and restaurant were being run from this structure. It was alleged that no permission was taken to convert the khazan land to carry out the construction. Based on the complaint, an inspection was carried out by GCZMA and it was found that the site is completely identified as khazan land as stipulated by the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP), 2011. The authority noted that the land was declared a khazan area on Sep 7, 2022. 'With regards to the whole plot falling within the khazan land area, as per the CZMP 2011 as declared on Sep 7, 2022; these structures will not be affected as these structures were standing long before the area was declared as a khazan land,' GCZMA said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 축하드립니다! 임플란트 5월 할인 이벤트에 선정되셨습니다. 플란치과 더 알아보기 Undo 'This declaration in the CZMP 2011 on Sep 7, 2022, will now not apply retroactively to any structure existing before the area being declared as khazan land area.' The show-cause notice against the person who constructed the structure has been withdrawn. GCZMA also said that the person who constructed the structure had all the necessary permissions since 2018. 'The structures are outside the CRZ II area and since the structures are outside the mangrove buffer; this show-cause notice is dropped, as moreover, the respondent had earlier already obtained the necessary relevant permissions,' GCZMA said. Representative image
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Guidelines to hasten disposal of applications with GCZMA
Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has now decided to adopt guidelines that will expedite the process of scrutinising and disposing of applications seeking CRZ approvals . A permission once approved by the authority will now see the application process completed within three days. 'In order to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the approval process it is decided to follow guidelines as below: In the site inspection report, it shall be clearly mentioned whether there is any inconsistency in the plan submitted by the applicant and the same shall be clearly mentioned in the report along with applicable fees for the area giving the break-up,' the GCZMA has said. It has said that once the minutes of the authority's hearing meetings are uploaded to the GCZMA website, the engineer and surveyor concerned will have to sign and stamp the plans within three days, authenticating technical aspects. Operation Sindoor Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list Did Pak shoot down Indian jets? What MEA said India foils Pakistan's attack on Jammu airport: What we know so far 'Once any proposal is approved by the authority and the minutes are uploaded on the website, after payment of fees and stamping of the plans, the dealing hand shall within three working days put up the permission for signature of the member secretary,' the GCZMA has said. The authority has said that expert members, engineers and field surveyors have to calculate any fees payable, giving the break-up, at the time of preparing the inspection report. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo The GCZMA said that mentioning this fee in their report before submitting the cost that the project proponent would incur will 'bring transparency in the procedure and avoid delay'. The plans should be as per the CRZ norms before placing the file in the authority meeting, the authority has stated. 'The plans should be certified by the engineers/field surveyors before placing it in the meeting,' the GCZMA stated. Recently, the CAG's audit report had criticised the GCZMA for granting project clearances despite inadequacies in environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports. Specifically, the report highlighted instances where the GCZMA approved projects without proper verification of potential ecological risks and without ensuring the inclusion of mandatory documents.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
New guidelines to expedite scrutiny of proposals before GCZMA
Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has now decided to adopt guidelines that will expedite the process of scrutinising and disposing of applications seeking CRZ approvals . A permission once approved by the authority will now see the application process completed within three days. 'In order to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the approval process it is decided to follow guidelines as below: In the site inspection report, it shall be clearly mentioned whether there is any inconsistency in the plan submitted by the applicant and the same shall be clearly mentioned in the report along with applicable fees for the area giving the break-up,' the GCZMA has said. It has said that once the minutes of the authority's hearing meetings are uploaded to the GCZMA website, the engineer and surveyor concerned will have to sign and stamp the plans within three days, authenticating technical aspects. Operation Sindoor 'Op Sindoor's precision & execution was unimaginable': Rajnath Singh Operation Sindoor: India repels drone, missile attack across LoC Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list 'Once any proposal is approved by the authority and the minutes are uploaded on the website, after payment of fees and stamping of the plans, the dealing hand shall within three working days put up the permission for signature of the member secretary,' the GCZMA has said. The authority has said that expert members, engineers and field surveyors have to calculate any fees payable, giving the break-up, at the time of preparing the inspection report. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Discover a Smarter Way to Approach the Markets with AI-Powered Insights Trader Headline Learn More Undo The GCZMA said that mentioning this fee in their report before submitting the cost that the project proponent would incur will 'bring transparency in the procedure and avoid delay'. The plans should be as per the CRZ norms before placing the file in the authority meeting, the authority has stated. 'The plans should be certified by the engineers/field surveyors before placing it in the meeting,' the GCZMA stated. Recently, the CAG's audit report had criticised the GCZMA for granting project clearances despite inadequacies in environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports. Specifically, the report highlighted instances where the GCZMA approved projects without proper verification of potential ecological risks and without ensuring the inclusion of mandatory documents.
