VIJAYAWADA:
The Chennai-based south zone Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Chief Secretary of Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) and Principal Secretary (Environment and Forests) to ensure strict implementation of aquaculture and sand mining regulations in coastal areas as per the guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
The NGT issued the above direction while disposing of a petition filed by Y. Venkatapathi Raja of Sakhinetipallli in East Godavari (E.G.) district for action against those doing illegal beach sand mining and operating aquaculture farms which have no clearances from the Departments concerned, in Pallipalem and Gogunnamatam villages of Razole Mandal and Kesavadasupalem, Chintalamori, Sankaraguptam, Padamatipalem, Turpupalem, Gollapalem, Karavaka and Kesanapalli in Malkipuram and Sakhinetipalli Mandals.
