PANAJI
As the January 31 deadline fast approaches, the State government has approached MoEF&CC to issue necessary directions to the Thiruvananthapuram-based National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) to finalise the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) 2019.
The Chief Minister Pramod Sawant met Union Minister Bhupender Yadav requesting for early finalisation of CZMP 2019.
After facing wrath from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for missing out several deadlines, the State had assured the green bench to complete the plan by January 2025.
State has already missed out the October 31, 2023 deadline set by NCZMA. State had later sought time till May 31, 2024 to complete the plan however, it failed to meet that too.
There has been a delay of almost five years since the CRZ notification 2019 was notified – the Rules and Regulations of which are currently not applicable to Goa in the absence of the plan.
