The Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNSCZMA) is planning to establish at least five regional coordination units to put in place an effective mechanism for identification of violations in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas, necessary monitoring and to take action on such violations. The TNSCZMA has also proposed to considerably increase the scrutiny fee collected from project proponents.
The five units regional headquarters in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram and Thoothukudi are to cover all 14 districts of the State. A proposal for establishing these five regular and dedicated regional coordination units is to be sent to the Tamil Nadu government, it is learnt.
In another development, which could possibly help fund the human resources needed by regional coordination units, the TNSCZMA has also “in principle” accepted for enhancing the quantum of scrutiny fee collected from those seeking clearance under CRZ notification, 1991. It has proposed double the scrutiny fee levied on projects, whose estimated cost is above ₹50 crore.
