
NGT directs Tamil Nadu Government to stop construction of fish landing centre in Thoothukudi
The Hindu
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change submitted to the Tribunal that no approval was sought for the project under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to stop further construction of a fish landing centre and associated structures at Singithurai in Thoothukudi district, which was undertaken without requisite clearance under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011.
A special bench, comprising NGT Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel, three judicial members and an expert member, also directed statutory authorities to take appropriate action with respect to the construction already completed.
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