11.8.10

Navi Mumbai Airport : Environmental impact


161.5 hectares of mangroves will be re-planted on 450 hectares of land in Dahanu and Palghar :| Cost Rs 400 crore

A 6.5-km stretch of the Ulve River will be diverted. The river has its origins in the nearby Karnala bird sanctuary. Diverting and widening it will be a challenge as it calls for the creation of a river trench. The Ghadi River will be widened to 180-450 m from its existing 120-240 m width. It will also be rerouted : Cost Rs 240 crore

Two “hillocks’’ will be flattened and their debris will be spread across the airport project area of 2,054 hectares to fill the land and make the ground ready for construction. Additional debris will have to be imported to fill up the land :| Cost Rs 1,700 crore

Deadline : Work will be completed in 2 years

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Every time this country wants to develop & modernise we get such thoughts...much more is being lost in scams happening in the country...more so airports are made at strategic locations convenient to all...why this noise today ..the airport was planned a decade back?

Anonymous said...

Absoluetly right Sir,Once the Trans Harbor link is made it will be very convenient for people to move to & from the city to Navi Mumbai airport and also it is accesible from Thane,but airport in Mandwa Rewas will be very far for all & Ambernath very far for Mumbai people,imagine the amount of petrol lost over the years !

Its time the country put behind stupid notions of environment, see other countries like China, who have made sae links, bridges and also airports over reclaimed land,dont they have birds and mangroves there?