SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024
Team Herald
BETALBATIM: Betalbatim villagers on Friday unanimously resolved to request the government to scrap the new Coastal Zone Management Plan and adopt the plans prepared by the people and submitted in 2019.
“After detailed discussions at an emergency meeting held to study and discuss the new plans received by the Betalbatim Village Panchayat, the Betalbatim villagers decided to write a letter to the authorities stating the errors seen within the preliminary review of the new CZMPs and invite the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) and the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) to the village to witness the ground realities for themselves.
Betalbatim villagers further agreed to unite and fight to ensure that the CZMPs are properly prepared to protect the local communities and the environment which are the objectives of the CRZ Notification 2011.
