Audit lays bare numerous breach of India’s coastal regulations https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/audit-lays-bare-numerous-breach-of-indias-coastal-regulations/cid/1879239
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The CAG officials audited 28 CRZ clearances by the environment ministry between 2015 and 2019, 118 project clearances by state bodies, and 128 CRZ violations reported to states.
In three cases, the audit observed that the environment ministry did not independently verify information provided by project proponents. One of these was the expansion of the Adani Petronet (Dahej) port in Gujarat that involved reclamation of 23 hectares of intertidal mudflats.
The CAG report said the mudflats were areas with high biological productivity and abundance of invertebrates that provide food for migratory birds. They also serve as breeding grounds for many fish species.