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30th Oct 2018 11:10:PM State
HOLLONGI , Oct 30: The Environmental Public Hearing for Greenfield Hollongi Airport was conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, Naharlagun in collaboration with district administration of Papumpare at Govt. Middle School Ground, Patila, here today. The Deputy Commissioner Dr.Joram Beda presided over the hearing.
In his address, the DC appreciated the public for their enthusiastic participation and said that every state capital in the country is connected through Airport except Itanagar and it is the dream of not only the people of Hollongi but also every single citizen of the state to see the state connected through airport.
He also informed the public that Environmental and Forest clearance are two important procedures as per the guidelines of Govt of India for taking up any big projects. Responding to public queries, he also informed that environmental public hearing is purely for environmental clearance and for land acquisition related matters district administration will conduct separate public hearing in near future.
Member Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (APSPCB), Navneet Kumar Srivastav also spoke on the occasion.
D.S Gariya, General Manager (Engg-II), Airport Authority of India, North Eastern Region, Guwahati gave a brief presentation about the project focusing on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Management Plan (EMP) of the Green Field Airport.
He also clarified the concerns raised by project affected public and said that coming up of airport project will not only change the socio-economic status of the region but will also see growth in tourism sector too.
Meanwhile, Licha Taji, Secretary, Land Affected Forum and other project affected families and public expressed their full support and welcomed the project whole heartedly in the interest of the development of the State.
During the meeting, various issues related to environment impact were discussed.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Balijan, Tasso Gambo, DLRSO, Yupia and other officers and officials from District administration, AP state pollution control board, project , Airport Authority of India, affected families and general public were present.
Kenter Joya Riba
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