The state 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 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 giving the recommendation to
the MoEF for the green clearance, the Department instead of considering the
environmental/ecological aspects, took a stand favouarable to the proposed
project. The department itself admitted that ecological/environmental damage
has taken place but accused the farmers for not raising these problems
earlier,'' the AG said in its latest audit report. The Audit report is now
circulated among the various departments for their reports.
The AG's report, which is in the possession of Express,
also points out that the Environment Department had not considered the report
of the Kerala Biodiversity Board on the environmental problems, which
enumerated serious issues caused by the reclamation of the proposed project.
Source
The New Indian Express
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