MUMBAI, Sept. 29 -- The Mumbai Port Authority's (MbPA) decision to reclaim 4.14 hectares of sea at Jawahar Dweep (also known as Butcher Island) to build storage facilities for imported crude has hit a roadblock, with the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) stating that the proposal submitted by MbPA is incomplete and lacks details on the purpose of reclamation. In a meeting held on September 15, MbPA officials said that the reclamation was meant to construct storage facilities for crude oil, and separate approval for setting up of tankage would be taken by HPCL. In its response, MCZMA has declared that reclamation is a prohibited activity except for the activities permissible under the CRZ notification, 2019, and executed with prior permission from the competent authority. It has pointed out that MbPA needs to submit the detailed proposal with activities proposed in accordance with provisions of this notification. The proposal has thus been withdrawn, and a fresh one will be submitted. MbPA plans to reclaim nine hectares at Jawahar Dweep using soil dug up in the construction of the Orange Gate-Marine Drive tunnel, a part of the coastal road....