MUMBAI: Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has issued a notice to the BMC and the district collector asking them to verify and take necessary action in the complaint raised by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya about violation of CRZ norms and destruction of mangroves by film studios that were allowed to come up along the seashore at Madh island during the MVA government.
Somaiya had raised the issue with the authorities in July. On Saturday, he released the notices on social media. He alleged that the companies who own these studios are directly or indirectly linked to former Congress minister and local MLA Aslam Shaikh. He however, could not give any documents to prove the same, but assured to submit in the next few days. Shaikh did not take calls or respond to messages.
The BMC however denied any fresh inspection being held and destruction of mangroves or CRZ violation. “There has been no destruction of mangroves. Permission to studios is renewed every six months, and violations are checked,” an official said. TNN
