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Subject: ENVIS Online Chat on Coastal Protection. 

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                  ENVIS ONLINE CHAT:


The Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Centre of the Department of
Environment Chennai has proposed to organise an Online web chat by the
administrators and experts with the public on important environmental
issues like Pollution control, Solid Waste Management, hospital waste
Management, Rain Water Harvesting, Environmental Education, Biodiversity
conservation and Coastal Regulation issues.

The first online web chat is scheduled on January 31, 2005 at 3.00 p.m
with Dr. S. Balaji, I.F.S, Director, Department of Environment, Government
of Tamil Nadu. The topic for the discussion will be on ^ÓCoastal
Protection^Ô.

Public could raise questions on checking sea erosion, preventing
salinization of Ground water, compliance of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)
Notification, preserving ecologically sensitive hot spots in the coastal
area and pollution abatement efforts needed to prevent marine pollution.
Those who could not participate in the online chat can participate in the
offline chat by interacting directly with the experts through email
tn-env@envis.nic.in

Dr. S. Balaji, I.F.S
Director
Department of Environment