Pallikaranai Wetland | UPSC GS-3 Conservation | UPSCPDF
UPSCPDF Editorial Analysis: Pallikaranai marsh conservation vs property rights — Ramsar site, CMDA Influence Zone, NGT, Wetlands Rules 2017. Full UPSC GS-3 guide.
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Balancing Ramsar-Site Protection, Property Rights & Environmental Governance — Wetlands Rules 2017, CMDA's "Influence Zone", NGT Proceedings & the Future of Urban Commons A June 2026 editorial has reignited debate over the Pallikaranai Marshland in Chennai — one of south India's last surviving natural coastal wetlands and a designated Ramsar Site. Proceedings before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority's (CMDA) proposed one-kilometre "Influence Zone" around the marsh have created uncertainty for thousands of lawful landowners across Pallikaranai, Perumbakkam, Sholinganallur, Karapakkam, Perungudi and Semmancheri. Notably, around 85–90% of the 8,537-acre Influence Zone had already been marked a "development area" under CMDA's Second Master Plan (2008). Multiple agencies have told the NGT that the wetland boundary, the Influence Zone, and the long-term regulatory framework are still under study — leaving families who investe
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