Aranmula Airport; yet another lie exposed.

published on February 15, 2013

               Central Ministry of Environment & Forests had confirmed that they have not granted any environment clearance for alleged aranmula airport project .Replying to the letter of opposition leader Sushama Swaraj, Environment & forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan had confirmed the same. Thus far the promoters of airport, Chennai-based KGS Group was claiming that they got all the approvals for starting the international airport project and work will start shortly and flight will started to fly by 2014.
               There is a mass agitation is going against the proposed airport project alleging a large stretch of paddy fields and water sources would be converted for purposes of the airport in violation of existing rules and causing environmental damage.
                 Kummanam Rajasekharan, who is spearheading the agitation against Aranmula airport project, had demanded the arrest of KGS group M.D for violating the rules & regulations and the CBI inquiry for an independent probe.