Natural sand was found to have been excavated up to a depth of 5 feet along a 126-m stretch on the seafront near a private beach resort in Mamallapuram a few weeks ago, and the Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNSCZMA) is set to take action over violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification, 2011.
During an inspection by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in September this year, it was found that natural sand was dug to a depth of about 5 feet and the excavated sand was dumped to a height of 10 feet along the 126-m stretch. The resort had submitted to the local civic authority that the 2011 notification was inapplicable to it, as it (the resort) was established before the notifications (came into effect).
