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DEVELOPMENT-INDUCED DISPLACEMENT AND POPULAR PROTESTS:A CASE STUDY OF ARANMULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KERALA
The main objective of this paper is to explore the ecological and human impacts of the proposed Aranmula international airport. The KGS Aranmula International Airport is an airport project planned to be built on about 700 acres of land at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district at a cost of Rs. 2,000 cr...
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| 245 | |a DEVELOPMENT-INDUCED DISPLACEMENT AND POPULAR PROTESTS:A CASE STUDY OF ARANMULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KERALA | ||
| 260 | |b International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Review, | ||
| 300 | |b Vol.1, Issue – 1, Jan -2016. | ||
| 520 | |a The main objective of this paper is to explore the ecological and human impacts of the proposed Aranmula international airport. The KGS Aranmula International Airport is an airport project planned to be built on about 700 acres of land at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district at a cost of Rs. 2,000 crores. The controversial project faces strong protest and criticism from environmentalists and local people as well as the opposition parties in Kerala. The Kerala government had sanctioned an in principle approval for the airport during the Left Democratic Front regime in 2009, demanding that the promoters procure sufficient land on their own. However, the Central Government gave the green signal for the proposed airport in October 2012. Aranmula is basically an agricultural village and most of the people live on agricultural activities. The majority of the populations in the proposed site are Dalits, OBCs and other marginalized sections. The most significant loss, due to the proposed airport in Aranmula, will be the disappearance of a large extent of wetlands and paddy fields, water bodies and river basin of Pamba. Apart from this, there are concerns about dislocating about 3,000 families for the sake of projects. The project would destruct the total life structure of the marginalized groups and also violation of the provisions of the important laws. Hence, this paper will attempt to analyze some critical questions. Do we need three international airports within a distance of just 200 kilometers? Why the Government is favoring the project without the co-operation of the local people? What is the role of mafia in this venture? What is the impact of this project on the heritage culture of Aranmula? How social movements could change corporate policies over the life of the people? | ||
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