For better management and planning of coastal areas and their resources, Gujarat government is implementing a Geo-Spatial Information System (GIS) development project. “The development of GIS for coastal areas is a key component of Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP) conceived by the Union government with a view to convert the approach to coastal zone management from purely regulatory to a sustainable and participatory one,” member secretary, Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC), A K Verma, who heads ICZMP here, said. Read More
