# Mangrove forests will be protected as conservation zones

- ID: P08-B-07#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p08-b-07-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p08-b-07-1)
- Pillar: 8. Healthcare and Environment
- Section: B. Protecting Tamil Nadu's Future: Environmental, Forest, and Climate Change Concerns
- Manifesto page: 76
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

Mangrove forests will be integrated with the Forest Department and protected as conservation zones.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside Rs.40 crore to implement a mangrove forest protection project.

**So far:** Implementation of a project to strengthen coastal ecosystems at Rs.40 crore.

**Not yet seen:** Official designation of all mangrove forests as formal conservation zones is pending.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 63: The government will implement the mangrove forest protection project to strengthen coastal ecosystems at an estimated cost of Rs.40 crore. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=63))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.