Call to retain the lost glory of Aranmula puncha, wetlands

The Pampa Parirakshana Samiti, All-Kerala River Protection Council, People’s Action Council and the Palliyoda-Pallivilakku Samrakshana Samiti have called upon the Government and the district administration to take immediate steps to reconvert the vast expanse of wetland and paddy fields that have been illegally converted in the name a private airport project at Aranmula to its original condition, invoking the relevant provisions in the Kerala Rivers and Wetland (Protection) Act-2008.

The PPS general secretary, N.K. Sukumaran Nair, and the PPSS convener, P. Induchoodan, said the district administration should not grant permission for any more hill demolition in the district as it would further aggravate the ground water table depletion, worsening the drinking water crisis.

The real estate lobby has already converted as many as 100 acres of paddy field (puncha) and wetland in Aranmula by bulldozing an adjoining hill in the name of a private airport project.
17/07/12 The Hindu

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Categories: airports Jul 2012, New Jul 2012