Saturday, August 18, 2018

‘Aerodrome would hit Chilika’s biodiversity’

Bhubaneswar: The Airports Authority of India’s move to set up a water aerodrome in Odisha’s Chilika Lake has stirred a controversy.
Local politicians cutting across party lines, green activists and fishermen in Chilika have all opposed the proposal to set up an aerodrome in one of Asia’s largest brackish water lagoons, asserting that it would impact the lake’s biodiversity.
On August 11, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu announced that an in-principle approval had been granted for a water aerodrome in Chilika in the first phase. A team of officials of AAI, Directorate General of Civil Aviation and SpiceJet airline had conducted a pre-feasibility study in the lake earlier in June.
The proposed project has caught many unawares as adequate consultations have not been held for the project.
18/08/18 The Hindu
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