Environment ministry issues show-cause notice to Mundra Port SEZ

The government of India’s Environment ministry has on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Gujarat’s Kutch based Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited, a private port and special economic zone under development, for alleged violation of the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification.

Acting on a complaint of NGO Machhimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan(Fishermen rights union), the ministry asked the port to reply in 15 days why the clearance accorded to the West port and North port and the environmental clearance accorded to the township project by Gujarat State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) should not be cancelled.