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The Bombay High Court observed that Beach Shacks are not constructions but are structured out of bamboo and palm leaves and do not cause ecological damage, the shack owners says that the court order came out as a huge relief as it will now will be easy to get the permission from coastal regulatory zone authorities for setting up the structures. The Goa bench of Bombay High Court allowed the state government to allot temporary licences for the structure construction, overruling the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). "Generically, a construction is a cement, mortar and brick structure having permanency. Shacks aren't made however area unit erected," a division bench comprising Hon'ble Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Hon'ble Justice Mahesh Sonak observed. "As such, no ecological injury is caused thanks to them," it said.
The law prohibits construction related to cement, brick and mortar structures having permanency, and it could not embrace temporary erections using bamboo and palm leaves, the court said. It noted that beach shacks existed in Goa since long and are made up of Eco-friendly material such as wood, bamboo and palm leaves. The bench permitted the state to implement the Shack Policy 2019-22, and asked it to finalize the Goa Coastal Zone Management Plan as soon as possible. The NGT last month stalled allocation of beach shacks within the coastal state within the absence of such set up.
State business Director Sanjiv Gadkar aforesaid shacks area unit vital for business promotion, specially to attract beach-goers. "The regime has been promoting shacks, and there's a correct policy in this situation that has been taking care of all aspects, as well as environmental issues," he said. The first employed flight of foreign guests arrived in state on October 4, marking commencement of the new tourist season. Every year there are about more then 20 charted flights that land to Goa International Airport with the tourist from all around the world and the main attraction has always been the beach shacks.
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