Panaji: Hour after NGT stayed implementation of Beach Shack Policy, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant chaired an emergency high-level meeting with the tourism stakeholders to discuss the way forward.
Speaking to media persons post meeting, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said that government has decided to approach NGT requesting to vacate its stay as it will prove disastrous to the tourism industry.
“Chief Minister is seized of the matter. During the meeting we have decided to request NGT to recall its stay order,” he said.
NGT Principal bench has stayed the enforcement of Beach Shack Policy 2019-22 pending finalization and submission of Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP).
It has granted time upto November 15 to Goa Government to finalize and submit the CZMP report to MoEF&CC, failing which has warned of coercive action against the concerned officers.
Activist Kashinath Shetye had filed an application before NGT over government failure to finalize the CZMP.