Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government, which is already facing the heat for the green clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for the controversial Aranmula Airport project, has once again come under fire with the Accountant General stating that the Environment Department of Kerala has taken a ‘’favourable stand’’ to the project concealing the fact that ecological/ environmental damage has taken place.
“The audit found that while submitting the recommendation to the MoEF for the green clearance, the Department instead of considering the environmental/ecological aspects, took a stand favourable to the proposed project.
“The department itself admitted that ecological/environmental damage had taken place but accused the farmers for not raising these problems earlier,’’ the Accountant General said in his latest audit report. The audit report is now being circulated among the various departments for their reports.
13/01/14 New Indian Express
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“The audit found that while submitting the recommendation to the MoEF for the green clearance, the Department instead of considering the environmental/ecological aspects, took a stand favourable to the proposed project.
“The department itself admitted that ecological/environmental damage had taken place but accused the farmers for not raising these problems earlier,’’ the Accountant General said in his latest audit report. The audit report is now being circulated among the various departments for their reports.
13/01/14 New Indian Express
