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Mumbai: Construction on Aksa beach drives greens up the wall
Updated On: 16 February, 2023 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Environmentalists complain about wall being built right on Aksa beach by the Maharashtra Maritime Board to the chief minister, who asks environment department to look into matter
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The wall that has been constructed right in between the beach, also has a promenade alongside it
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has asked the environment department to look into the construction of a seawall at Aksa beach after a complaint from environmentalists and activists. Environmentalists complained to the CM that despite Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) curbs and a National Green Tribunal (NGT) ruling on the issue, the work on the seawall is fast nearing completion. The seawall also has a promenade alongside where benches have been put up.
NGO NatConnect Foundation Director B N Kumar pointed out in his email to CM Shinde on Monday that it is shocking that the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has taken up construction of the seawall in the middle of the beach, though the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has explicitly said that there should be no permanent construction on beaches.
MCZMA did not check?
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