Chennai: Work on the Aranmula airport cannot begin till the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issues further orders. The tribunal, on Tuesday, extended its last month’s interim order restraining KGS Aranmula Airport Ltd. from executing the project at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district. Last month, the Bench had passed the interim order on an appeal filed by K.P. Sreeranganathan, a resident of the area, against the environmental clearance granted to the project. The Bench held that there was substantial question of law relating to concerns with environment and ecology involved in the project.
In its appeal, the Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council said the setting up of the airport and other construction by reclaiming paddy fields would cause serious damage to the environment and the entire area. The order of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests clearly revealed that it had not applied its mind independently, and had not verified any document.
22/01/14 R Sivaraman/The Hindu
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In its appeal, the Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council said the setting up of the airport and other construction by reclaiming paddy fields would cause serious damage to the environment and the entire area. The order of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests clearly revealed that it had not applied its mind independently, and had not verified any document.
22/01/14 R Sivaraman/The Hindu
