On Friday, state Advocate General Bolai Roy admitted before the Division Bench that the sea beach at Mandarmoni was damaged due to illegal construction of hotels and resorts.

He further said that the local panchayat and the administration had allowed several hotels and resorts to come up on the beach.

The state advocate general, however, assured the Division Bench that the West Bengal Government has decided to take action according to the provisions of law against hotel owners at Mandarmoni.

In 1991, Coastal Regulatory Zone Authority under the Centre, had issued a notification stating that hotels and any kind of construction was prohibited within specified areas from the sea shore.

Following the notification, on February 2007, West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) had asked eight hotel owners of Mandarmoni to demolish their constructions.