SANGHARSH FOR ADARSH

SANGHARSH FOR ADARSH
FROM OUR BUREAU
NEW DELHI, NOV 12
The Environment and Forest Ministry on Friday issued a show-cause notice to Mumbai’s Adarsh Housing Cooperative Society to reply within two weeks why its “unauthorised” building should not be demolished for construction without CRZ (coastal regulation zone) clearance under the CRZ Notification of 1991.
Its Minister Jairam Ramesh ordered issue of the notice in less than 24 hours of the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA) recommending on Thursday to initiate urgent action under the Environment (Protection) Act, asking the society to remove the unauthorised structure.
The society has been warned that action may be initiated under the Act unless it replies within two weeks. The notice says the Society will be provided opportunity of hearing by the ministry within one week thereafter.
“A final direction in the case would be issued to the society after consideration of their response to the show-cause notice,” a ministry press release said.
It said the NCZMA decided in its meeting here on Thursday to crack the whip after due deliberations on information furnished by the departments of the Maharashtra Government.
The meeting was attended by the Maharashtra CZMA chairman, Environment Secretary, Principal Urban Development Secretary, Principal Revenue Secretary and others.
 concerned officials of the Maharashtra Government.
Earlier, the Maharashtra CZMA considered the case of this project in its meetings held on November 3 and 9 and clearly observed that the building construction undertaken by M/s Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society is in clear violation of the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991 as no CRZ clearance/permission was it or from the state government or from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest, the press release added.