‘UDF efforts led to relaxation in ESA notification’

Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala mentioned the verdict of the ministry of atmosphere, woodland and climate change (MoEFCC) to exempt 3,115 sq.km from the notified ecologically-sensitive areas (ESA) of the state was once the results of steady attempts made through earlier Congress-led UDF executive.

“The worries of other people in prime vary areas have come to an finish. We have fulfilled our promises. The LDF, which unleashed a false marketing campaign against the previous executive eyeing vote financial institution, will have to apologise,” he mentioned right here on Saturday.


The draft notification in 2014 was once issued through the Union executive honouring the UDF executive's request that 3,115 sqkm space will have to be exempted from the total 13,108 sq.km space, which Kasthuri Rangan committee had identified as ecologically-fragile land (EFL) unfold across 123 villages in Kerala. Though Pinarayi Vijayan executive had requested for more leisure, the ministry rejected the same, he famous. “Now, the EFL space in Kerala has got diminished to nine,995 sq.km because it was once promised through the previous Oommen Chandy executive,” Chennithala mentioned.


The LDF had claimed that the notification issued as regards to the Parliament election wouldn’t have any validity. “The LDF’s bid to politicise the problem resulted in severe difficulties for other people in Wayanad and Idukki. The marketing campaign that 47 villages in Idukki fell below ESA affected farmers. It helped land mafia as farmers sold their land at very cheap costs. The Left entrance will have to recognize their mistake and soft an apology to public,” he mentioned. tnn


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