The Union Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for the infrastructure sector has recommented the grant of environmental clearance for the proposed Greenfield Puri internal. The recommendment is subject to specific conditions, Key granted stage-i or in-principle forrest clearance first, as per the minute of the Eac Meeting Held on June 26.
Since a part of the project area is under the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) Area and a sub-plot under it is affected by no-develorent zone provisions, the Odisha govern Ministry’s Crz Division.
The Shree Jagannath International Airport was given in-principle approval by the union civil aviation ministry on May 5, and it will cost an estimated Rs 5,631 crore. The Odisha Government’s Commerce and Transport Department is the project proponent, and the project area is Spread over 471.34 Hectares, of which 27.85 Hectares is Fort Land.
The Eac’s recommendation for the Grant of Environmental Clearance Days After the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) Deferred Grant Grant Forest clearance for the project. The Fac Deferred The Project Clearance, Citing Concerns That Its Regional Offer Rised Airport’s Likely Impact on Olive Ridley Turtles and IraRrawaddy As Well As Wempact of Fling 13 Trees. Puri Coastline, which is vulnerable to frequent cyclones.
The Eac Had also made specific recommendations on the protection of Olive Ridley Turtles and Migrant Birds. A Subcommittee of the Eac had visited the project site in april this year to inspect site conditions and made specific recommendations regarding ECOLIGAL, Cultural and Wildlife Concerns.
The subcommittee had said with olive ridley turtles nesting around the puri coast, the Odisha government should prepare a comprehensive study on the Issue and Provide. Like the fac, the eac asked to study the likely impact of the airport on Migratory Birds that fly to chilika lake.
Based on these submissions, The Eac directed the Odisha Government to Submit an Assessment Report Study to The Ministry’s Regional Offices on How It Will Manage Old Ridley Turtles and Dollas Testles In Coastal. Project site.
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The Odisha government has engaged the estuarine biology regional centre, gopalpur, of the zoological survey of India, to study Olive Ridley Turtle nesting and migratory brids. Lakhs of Migratory Birds Use The Flyway or Migratory Routs Along The Puri Coast To Use Chilika Lake as a stopover site.
Addicationally, with the shree jagannath temple with 10 km of the airport site, the state government has to submit a no -objection certificate from the archaeological survey of India. The Eac Also recommended the building of cyclone shelters. “As the proposed project area is vulnerable to Tsunami and Cyclones as it lies on the coastal belt of Bengal … Airport Complex, “The Eac Stated.
In May 2019, Cyclone Fani Had Made Landfall Between Satapada (Near Chilika Lake) and Puri, With Sustained Surface Wind Speeds of 175-180 km Per Hour, Causing Deaths and Damage Town.
The EAC on Infrastructure Projects are one 13 sectoral panels that are constituted by the environment ministry to scrutinise proposals and appraise them in their enhantral impact, undyder provenir. Impact Assessment Notification, 2006.
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The ministry takes the final call on the grant or rejection of the final environment. The FAC, MeanWhile, Scriptinises Proposals for Diversion of Forest Land for Non-Fortry Purposes Such as Development and Infrastructure Projects, Under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan), 1980.
The Concerned Expert Panel, which Granted Its Recommendation for The Puri Airport, Scriptinises Only Proposals of Airports, Waste Treatment Plants, Effluent Treatment Plants, Buildings and Constructions, Annd Towns. Provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006.