Hundreds of people gathered outside the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun on October 18 to protest the proposed felling of more than 10000 trees for expansion of Dehradun Airport into International Airport. Oct 18 2020 224 AM.
Bjp Led Uttarakhand Government Denotifies Elephant Reserve To Make Way For The Expansion Of Dehradun Airport Uttarakhand Dehradun Elephant
The India Greens Party IGP today requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to abandon the expansion plan of the Jolly Grant Airport near Dehradun in Uttarakhand to save the ecological systems in the area.
Uttarakhand airport expansion. On November 24 the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Advisory Board approved the denotification of Shivalik Elephant Reserve as an elephant reserve to pave way for the expansion of Dehradun airport project. The meeting of the Uttarakhand state wildlife board in November 2020 led by chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat that approved a proposal to denotify Shivalik Elephant Reserve for the expansion of Dehraduns Jolly Grant Airport did so for reasons that. The decision was taken during the 16th meeting of the board chaired by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to make way for the expansion of Dehraduns Jolly Grant airport.
Centre writes to Uttarakhand government for 2nd time says its not convinced by explanation given for using forest land for Dehradun airport expansion 3-day Ganga Kayak fest to kick off from Feb 17. The Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board had approved the de-notification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve for expansion of the Jolly Grant airport at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on November 24 2020. However this was turned down by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change MoEFCC in October and had asked the Uttarakhand government to find an alternate place for the airport expansion.
The concerned area of land will cause deforestation of more than 10000 trees in the Thano range of Uttarakhand. The move comes in the wake of Uttarakhand High Courts observations pertaining. Residents and activists allege the state government instead of acquiring private land to the north of the existing airport went ahead to summarily denotify the elephant reserve that falls to its south.
Apart from a new terminal that is likely to be completed by October 2021 the AAI has proposed that the length of the runway be extended to 2765 m. The Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board which is headed by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has approved de-notification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve to make way for expansion of Dehraduns Jolly Grant airport as per a report carried by The Wire. Two elephants tussle at the Dhikala grassland Uttarakhand December 2016.
The Rawat government is proposing to repeal the legal protection enjoyed by the Shivalik Elephant Reserve to make way for the expansion of the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun. As it happens even. But Modi government had asked Uttarakhand to seek alternative land to expand the airport instead of exploiting the ecologically sensitive area of the elephant reserve.
The decision was taken at the 16th meeting of the board chaired by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat late on Tuesday. IGP appeals to Prime Minister Modi to abandon Dehradun Airport expansion plan to save sensitive Ecosystems Unchir Pauri-Garhwal Uttarakhand 16 October 2020. The Dehradun government has sought transfer of 243 acres of forest land to the Airport Authority of India AAI for the expansion of the airport stating that international flights are set.
Two months after the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change asked Uttarakhand government to consider avoiding sensitive areas of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve while exploring land suitable for expansion of Dehraduns Jolly Grant Airport the state government in its response has stated that there is no viable alternative for the proposed activity. 10000 trees in Thano forest to be cut for Airport expansion. He added that at present the airport has a 2140-m runway which allows planes to carry 130 to 140.
The Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has decided to denotify the Shivalik Elephant Reserve paving the way for expansion of the Jolly Grant airport here. The CS also drew attention of the minister towards the expansion of Jolly Grant Airport. Kaushik mailboxWikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 40.
The Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has decided to denotify the Shivalik Elephant Reserve paving the way for the expansion of the Jolly Grant airport here. Up to 10000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhands main airport in Dehradun news agency PTI reported on Friday quoting forest department officials. The upgradation which is being done within a budget of Rs 353 crore is expected to increase the Dehradun airports capacity by eight-fold.
The government had sought the transfer of 243 acres of forest land to the Airport Authority of India AAI for the expansion of the airport.
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