Palakkad: The veteran Congress leader V.M. Sudheeran has said that the UDF government is making the same mistakes as that of the previous LDF government regarding the Aranmula airport project.
Inaugurating the delegates session of Kerala NGO Association here on Wednesday, Mr. Sudheeran said that the LDF government made a mistake in giving sanction in principle for the airport project without conducting an environment impact assessment study, technical and economic feasibility study and examining other issues such as conversion of paddy field and land utilization laws.
“The UDF government instead of correcting the mistakes of the previous LDF government is promoting the airport without considering its social, economic and environment impacts on the people of that area. Another mistake of the UDF government was that it took 10 per cent share in the controversial airport project,” the Congress leader said.
He said the UDF government should have conducted the required studies and examined the violation of various laws such as the Kerala Land Reforms Act, Kerala Wetland Protection Act, Land Utilisation Act, by the promoters of the airport project before giving sanction.
21/11/13 The Hindu
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Inaugurating the delegates session of Kerala NGO Association here on Wednesday, Mr. Sudheeran said that the LDF government made a mistake in giving sanction in principle for the airport project without conducting an environment impact assessment study, technical and economic feasibility study and examining other issues such as conversion of paddy field and land utilization laws.
“The UDF government instead of correcting the mistakes of the previous LDF government is promoting the airport without considering its social, economic and environment impacts on the people of that area. Another mistake of the UDF government was that it took 10 per cent share in the controversial airport project,” the Congress leader said.
He said the UDF government should have conducted the required studies and examined the violation of various laws such as the Kerala Land Reforms Act, Kerala Wetland Protection Act, Land Utilisation Act, by the promoters of the airport project before giving sanction.
21/11/13 The Hindu
