The sea shall not be allowed to be used as a dumping yard. The remaining Cherai and Puthvaipu Beaches, which was not adversely affected at present should be protected. CRZ notification is not against development. But for the sustainable development. It is based on precautionary principle that natural resources are to be preserved and it has to be enjoyed by all.
Development is good but unplanned development is bad.
The ecological damages that we have already suffered is an example of unplanned development. The major problem which we face today is how to strike balance between economic and technological development on the one hand , and the quality of environment on the other. The problems of local communities have to be viewed within scientific and pragmatic work . People should understand the concern behind the Coastal Zone Regulations, which is the larger interest of local people. The draconian development is no longer available on the wake of the new millennium.