Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 13: The Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Administration and Chairman, A&NCZMA, Shri Gyanesh Bharti, IAS, formally launched the official website of Andaman and Nicobar Coastal Zone Management Authority (A&NCZMA) (https://anczma.andamannicobar.gov.in) in the presence of Shri M. Rajkumar, IFS, APCCF (CRZ & FC) and Member Secretary, A&NCZMA and Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Ms Chanchal Yadav, IAS, and other senior officials.
The website is a step forward towards greater transparency, accessibility and ease of doing business, besides providing citizens with a digital platform for accessing information on A&NCZMA’s functions and initiatives, ICRZ regulations, notifications, guidelines, orders and updates, while promoting awareness of coastal environmental protection and sustainable development.
This enables the public, project proponents, institutions, Government Departments and other stakeholders to access information on coastal regulations and conservation initiatives at one place. Citizens are also encouraged to actively participate in protecting the Islands’ fragile coastal and marine ecosystems by staying informed and supporting responsible coastal development.
The initiative reflects the Administration’s commitment to improved public service delivery and the sustainable protection of the Islands’ ecologically sensitive coastal and marine ecosystems.