The emerging questions in this debate will evolve into “Is the EIA still necessary or it is just a waste of time?”, “Who
will be responsible for one more year of fear and paranoia caused by big erosive waves that coastal people along the eroding coastline must live with?”, and “What about a landowner whose land andhouse will be swallowed by the sea next month?”. This article had the prime objective of responding to such conflicting issues.