At a time when V S Achuthanandan is being blamed for giving clearance to the controversial Aranmula airport project during the LDF Government’s tenure as the Chief Minister, the Accountant-General has put the blame on the Industries Deportment, which was then headed by Elamaram Kareem.
The Accountant-General, in its latest report, has found that the Industries Department had crossed the boundaries of its jurisdiction and issued ‘in -principle’ sanction to the project without conducting necessary studies on environmental/ecological impact and without consulting the allied departments.
In the audit report, which is in the possession of Express, the AG said that the Industries Department had trespassed into the jurisdiction of the Transport Department.
“The Transport Department of the state is the nodal department for the project of Greenfield Airport. Hence, application for the No Objection Certificate and approval for the proposed project should have been submitted to the Transport Department,” the AG said in the report that has been issued to the various departments, calling for their reports.
The AG said that the KGS Company requested for NOC in April 2010 for the construction of the Greenfield Airport at Aranmula to Additional Chief Secretary (Industries).
10/01/14 Prabhat Nair/New Indian Express
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The Accountant-General, in its latest report, has found that the Industries Department had crossed the boundaries of its jurisdiction and issued ‘in -principle’ sanction to the project without conducting necessary studies on environmental/ecological impact and without consulting the allied departments.
In the audit report, which is in the possession of Express, the AG said that the Industries Department had trespassed into the jurisdiction of the Transport Department.
“The Transport Department of the state is the nodal department for the project of Greenfield Airport. Hence, application for the No Objection Certificate and approval for the proposed project should have been submitted to the Transport Department,” the AG said in the report that has been issued to the various departments, calling for their reports.
The AG said that the KGS Company requested for NOC in April 2010 for the construction of the Greenfield Airport at Aranmula to Additional Chief Secretary (Industries).
10/01/14 Prabhat Nair/New Indian Express
