Archive · 17 Sep 2025
NGT Orders Demolition of Aksa Beach Promenade
Imagine a beach and a walkway built on it.
Some people said the walkway broke the rules.
The NGT, a special court, agreed.
They said the walkway wasn't allowed and has to be taken down in two months.
The court said that a barrier to stop the beach from eroding was okay to keep.
It all started because someone built the walkway without permission.
The people who wanted the walkway gone felt it would damage the beach.
The NGT ordered the removal of the promenade on Aksa Beach.
The promenade was built by the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB).
The NGT found that the promenade violated CRZ rules.
The MMB claimed the project was an anti-sea erosion measure.
The promenade must be removed within two months.
- Who
- National Green Tribunal (NGT), Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB), Zoru Bhathena and Banda Nagraj Kumar
- What
- NGT ordered the removal of the promenade on Aksa Beach
- When
- Demolition within two months of the judgment
- Where
- Aksa Beach, Mumbai
- Why
- The NGT found the promenade to be illegal and an overreach of permission, violating CRZ rules.
Environmentalists/Applicants
Maharashtra Maritime Board
Construction of Promenade
Environmentalists/Applicants
Construction of the promenade and sea wall was against beach preservation and would cause further erosion.
Maharashtra Maritime Board
The project was a necessary anti-sea erosion measure.
Compliance with CRZ Rules
Environmentalists/Applicants
The project was an illegal construction, violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules.
Maharashtra Maritime Board
The project was a permissible activity under the CRZ Notification of 2011 and 2019.
- Location
- Aksa Beach, Mumbai
- Structure
- Promenade
- Length of Promenade
- 600 meters
- Order
- Demolition within two months
- Legal Body
- National Green Tribunal (NGT)
