Chennai: The proposed KGS Aranmula International Airport in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala got a reprieve on Tuesday when the National Green Tribunal, Chennai Bench, dismissed a petition that challenged the project.
The petitioner had challenged the notification of the proposed airport site as an industrial belt and the no-objection certificate given by the state government for the project.
The present order also sets aside the interim order passed by the bench two weeks ago. In the interim order, the bench had stayed construction at the site.
The verdict is expected to speed up the project.
30/04/13 Jayaraj Sivan/Times of India
