Environment Ministry panel recommends clearance to Aranmula airport

New Delhi: An Environment Ministry panel has recommended clearance for developing a controversial Rs 2,000 crore international private airport in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district.
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Building Construction, Coastal Regulation Zone, Infrastructure Development and Miscellaneous projects has recommended the proposal for environmental clearance with conditions, officials said.
The airport, planned to be built on about 500 acres of land at Mallappuzhasserry in Aranmula, has been hit by controversy after the opposition LDF and a section of local people alleged that it would have disastrous environmental consequences and cause displacement of families.
An estimated 500 acres of paddy field has to be converted for the proposed airport, which is claimed to be the ‘first Private International Greenfield’ airport in India being developed by KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd, they said.
13/09/12 PTI/Business Line

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