The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will hold a public hearing on the draft coastal zone management plan (CZMP) for Chengalpattu district on August 18. The hearing is to take place on Kovalam beach.
The Department of Environment and Climate Change recently released the draft CZMP and land use maps for 12 coastal districts of Tamil Nadu in English and Tamil on its website (http://www.environment.tn.gov.in). The department has invited suggestions on the maps prepared by the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai, till August 4.