The draft Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMP) for Mumbai and suburbs has been approved by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA).
CZMPs have been updated in line with the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2019.
The draft CZMPs shows demarcation of high tide line, low tide line and hazard line along with various classifications of CRZ categories as well coastal land use maps indicating eco-sensitive areas.
The land use information pertaining to fishing villages, fishing infrastructure, highways and roads would be superimposed on CZMP by local bodies.
With regard to any disparity in CZMPs, the issue is to be referred to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for rectification along with valid reasons for the same.
The Ministry will, in turn, refer the matter to the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management for verification based on the latest satellite imagery and ground truthing.