Mumbai coastal road project: MoEF affidavit in SC in variance with activists’ stand who say project requires environmental clearance
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has informed the Supreme Court that the upcoming coastal road project in Mumbai requires only Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance under the CRZ notification of 2011.
The ministry’s submission came in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court (SC) last week while it was hearing petitions against the project.
The MoEF stand is in variance with that of the petitioners who are opposed to the coastal road on the ground that the project falls under the category of area development for which an environmental clearance (EC) is also necessary.
