Aranmula Airport; Kummanam unveil the conspiracy by KGS group.

Kummanam Rajashekharan, the patron of Aranmula Paithruka grama samiti had exposed the conspiracy by KGS group.The three-member expert committee appointed by Airport Authority of India (AAI) has raised concerns about the height of the kodimaram (temple mast) of the ancient Aranmula Parthasarathy temple situated 905 metres away from the runway as it would pose a problem for safe landing and take-off of aircraft. The committee is also worried about the height of four hills in the vicinity of the airport and has recommended that their height be reduced.

“The temple mast is 30.8 metres high, but the permissible elevation is just 23.7 metres. The threshold needs to be displaced by 285 metres. The mast also needs to be lighted,” the AAI committee, which visited the airport site in July last year, observed.

Similarly, the four hills in the airport’s vicinity have a height of 98 metres, 74 metres, 70 metres and 99.3 metres. “Their permissible limits for these hills are 31.7 metre , 46.4 metres, 53.2 metres and 56.8 metres respectively and they need to be removed,” the report said. These hills are situated around 1.2 to 2.4 kilometres from the runway. “The rubber plantations and other trees existing on the hills need to be cut and pruned along with cutting of the hills,” the report said. The committee has directed the airport operator to take appropriate clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for doing this.

The representative of KGS group was not ready to accept the existence of such report.Kummanam had shattered his argument and unveil the conspiracy by the alleged airport promoters.

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