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The Union Ministry of Environment has provided Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for the Tamil Nadu governments proposal to construct Muthamizh Arignar Dr .Kalaignar pen monument in Bay of Bengal, off the Marina beach near Triplicane in Chennai, with 15 conditions...
In its letter to the Public Works Department granting approval for the proposal on June 19, the Union Ministry said the CRZ clearance was provided based on the recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee (CRZ) and Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Authority...
Some of the conditions laid by the Union Ministry include no objection certificate from INS Adyar that is situated 800 metres away from the project site before the construction; monitoring of erosion and accretion studies should be done; reports on crowd management and emergency evacuation plans executed must be provided to the regional environment office...
Noting that any order or direction of court and Tribunal must be complied, the Ministry added the CRZ clearance letter is subject to the final order of the National Green Tribunal, southern zone...
