Automated Translation:
Do not fill more than the space planned for the coastal road

Supreme Court Order to Municipality

Mumbai, 17 : Fill only as much as is required in the sea, don’t take up extra space; the Supreme Court ordered the Mumbai Municipality on Mumbai.

Work on the Coastal Road from Marine Drive to Borivali is underway. For this, the municipality is currently undertaking the work of filling the sea; However, environmentalists filed a petition in the Supreme Court alleging that the municipality is illegally filling more land than what was planned. The hearing took place before the bench headed by Chief Justice. Sharad Bobde. The court clarified not to violate the order by taking extra space, and filling in only as much area as specified in the plan. . The court also directed to file the written details of how much land is allocated for tidal and how much has already been occupied. The next hearing on the petition will be held after two weeks. Environmental organizations have filed a petition against the coastal road in court. The petitioners claim that the concerned project has been started by flouting environmental norms and without obtaining proper permission.

Install CCTV on mechanized boats - Strong opposition by fishermen's organizations to government's order

Sakaal news service

Mumbai, 17: The State Fisheries Department has issued a circular to install CCTV cameras in 1 to 6-cylinder mechanized boats. Fishermen will have to submit CCTV footage of their boats every 15 days to the Department of Fisheries. However, this has been vehemently opposed by fishing associations in the state. Due to this order, the fishermen will suffer financially, and there is strong opposition to imposing the cost of CCTV installation on the fishermen.

"CCTVs are required for fishing by mechanized boats. Small boats are excluded. The demand of fishermen's associations to install CCTV cameras at landing ports is also under consideration. A proposal in this regard has been sent to the Chief Secretary of the state’, said Atul Patne, Commissioner, Fisheries Department.

The Fisheries Department issued a circular on 24 June and ordered installation of CCTVs on mechanical boats having 1 to 6 cylinders. Not only that, the fishermen also have to install this CCTV camera at their own expense and every 15 days they have to submit the footage to the fisheries department. However, after some organizations opposed the circular, some conditions have been relaxed. Atul Patne, commissioner of the Fisheries department, decided to ban boats with 1 to 3 cylinders. All Maharashtra Fishermen Action Committee, however, has clarified its stand in this matter. Damodar Tandel, President of Fishermen's Association raised the question how a sailor working on boats earning Rs 15,000- 20,000 per month is supposed to spend Rs. 35,000 - 40,00 and install CCTVs.