* Activists say no to proposed Coastal Zone Management * Special Correspondent http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/19/stories/2007081960241200.htm
NEW DELHI: The National Campaign against the Coastal Zone Management notification, a group of activists from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh, have 'rejected' the proposed Coastal Zone Management (CZM) notification being finalised by the Centre and stressed on the need to strengthen the existing Coastal Regulation Zone by making relevant amendments. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, the National Campaign activists said they had met Defence Minister A.K. Antony and Members of Parliament of their respective States in this connection and impressed upon them the need to ensure that the proposed notification was not finalised as it would deprive the traditional coastal communities of their livelihoods and render them homeless. The National Campaign fears that under the proposed new notification would take away the special identity enjoyed by the coastal villages by clubbing this area with the developed region. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality." - Dr BR Ambedkar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
