An expert panel under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has granted the terms of reference, with conditions, to the Tamil Nadu government's proposal to build a monument in the Bay of Bengal off the Marina beach in Chennai to honour the contributions of former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to Tamil literature.
The Expert Appraisal Committee considered the State’s representation made at its virtual meeting last month and recommended the proposal for prescribing specific terms of reference for undertaking a detailed environmental impact assessment, along with a public hearing. The panel has specified general as well as specific terms of reference.
Since the proposed monument would be located some 360 metres into the Bay of Bengal from the Marina beach coast, the State government sought permission under Section 4 (ii)(j) of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification amended in March 22, 2016.
