Smooth takeoff unlikely for Aranmula airport

Notwithstanding the clearance of the Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF) for the proposed Aranmula airport, the lack of consensus among the political parties and the public uprising may derail its implementation.
The massive agitations held against the project in the last nine months, spearheaded by various political parties and apolitical groups, and the plan to intensify the stir in the coming days cannot be taken in isolation.
The discord within the UDF and the emergence of the ‘Green House’ in Congress are points of concern in the implementation of the project.
As per the land records, Mount Zion Group entered into an agreement with KGS Group, the promoters of the project, selling only 438 acres of land spread over Mallappuzhassery, Aranmula and Kidangannur village office limits.
Going by the massive protests being held by the local people and the small size of the land holdings, acquisition of more land for the project would be a difficult task.
16/09/12 P T Mohanan Pillai/New Indian Express/IBN Live

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