A Division Bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamdar yesterday set aside the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance, stating that Environmental Clearance [EC] is required. The order further prohibited the BMC from carrying out any construction activities till proper clearance is obtained. A GroundXero report. Senior Advocate Darius Khambata appearing for […]
A report out of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (Maharashtra) does what needs to be done: talk about the Modi government in a way that takes into account the totality of its assault on democratic institutions and fundamental rights via policy dilution. A report by Samir Dhingra. In a time when ‘surgical […]
One of the main peoples to be directly impacted by the fallout of Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project are the Koli fishing communities in the city. In an earlier report we spoke mainly about the effects of this on the city’s coastline and marine ecosystems. Here we focus on the impact on livelihoods of the Koli […]