MCZMA nod to reclaim 21 hectare more for Mumbai coastal road project
The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has given its nod to civic body’s proposal for reclaiming additional 21 hectare (ha) area for the coastal road project, allowing the increase in the total length of the road from 9.98km to 10.58km.
The proposal was recommended to the Union environment ministry for final clearance after the coastal authority laid down 16 conditions that need compliance by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) while commencing reclamation, as per the minutes of the meeting published on MCZMA’s website on Tuesday.
The proposal was presented before MCZMA during a meeting held on October 27 and 28 as directed by the Supreme Court (SC) in October that no additional reclamation could be carried out by BMC until environmental clearance was granted by MCZMA and the environment ministry.
