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‘Report is not public’Ms.
Pooja said only parts of the sub-committee report were mentioned in the EAC report. However, environmental activists termed it illegal as a writ petition against the draft CZMP was pending in the Madras High Court. In a meeting last month, the EAC had recommended the clearance based on the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) 2018. The minutes of the meeting of the EAC held in May, interestingly, referred to the draft CZMP multiple times. “As per the CRZ notification, 2011, all proposals have to be evaluated as per the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) which, in this case, dates back to 1996..