EIA report on Aranmula airport questioned

Kochi: The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the proposed Aranmula airport has been allegedly prepared on “cooked-up data” and incorrect information, according to the Pampa Parirakshana Samithy (PPS), an NGO.
“The proposed project site is an ecologically fragile system. It is not only a wetland and paddy field but is also a flood-prone area of the Pampa river,” Mr N.K. Sukumaran Nair, general secretary, PPS, told Business Line.
An extent of 347.5 acres of land in the proposed site is paddy field. But, “it is not mentioned in the EIA report while it is mentioned in the report that there is a small stream flowing near the project site.”
In fact, it is not a stream but is the main tributary, the Kozhithodu, of the Pampa river, he said. “It is an important water source for agriculture lands in nearby villages and for drinking water in the region,” Mr Nair said.
05/06/12 GK Nair/Business Line

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