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Mysuru Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urging him to reconsider the determination to conception a sports stadium connected the onshore of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation’s (KSIC) filature mill successful T. Narasipura.
In a letter, MGP founder-working president Bhamy V. Shenoy and moving president S.K. Dinesh expressed interest implicit the proposal, stating that the contented has drawn sizeable nationalist attention, with protests being staged by assorted NGOs, biology activists, and Opposition leaders.
While reiterating enactment for the improvement of sports infrastructure, MGP questioned the suitability of the selected site.
Dr. Shenoy and Mr. Dinesh said the organisation’s superior objection is the alleged nonaccomplishment to behaviour a full-fledged Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). They pointed retired that arsenic per prevailing norms, projects with investments exceeding ₹20 crore mostly necessitate an EIA, with much broad studies mandated for projects supra ₹50–100 crore. Though media reports estimation the stadium outgo betwixt ₹6 crore and ₹12 crore, MGP argued that the biology and societal costs person not been factored into the calculation.
Citing a biodiversity survey conducted by environmentalists, the missive stated that 39 taxon of birds are inhabiting the area, including bar-headed geese, Indian aureate orioles, achromatic drongos, and Indian grey hornbills, among others. The survey besides documented astir 550 trees connected the land, including teak, sandalwood, peepal, neem, banyan, tamarind, coconut, and arecanut trees, immoderate of which are estimated to beryllium astir 100 years old.
The missive besides cited a 1979 survey by Prof. T.M. Das connected the ecological worth of afloat grown trees and a 2021 Supreme Court-appointed adept committee that valued a 100-year-old histrion astatine astir ₹1 crore, considering oxygen accumulation and bio-fertiliser benefits alone.
MGP further argued that nationalist consultation should beryllium undertaken successful the tone of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment earlier proceeding with a task that affects section ecology.
Although KSIC’s operations whitethorn not beryllium instantly affected, the MGP raised information concerns astir ample gatherings adjacent the factory’s concern boilers if a stadium is constructed. It besides warned that simplification successful greenish screen could impact aerial prime and summation contamination levels, perchance affecting the functioning of the factory.
Describing KSIC arsenic a practice instauration established successful 1912 nether Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and a awesome of Karnataka’s affluent silk legacy, including its GI-tagged Mysore Silk sarees, MGP cautioned that improvement should not undermine specified practice assets.
The missive besides noted that Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP, has urged the authorities to driblet the stadium proposal.
Considering the concerns, Dr. Shenoy and Mr. Dinesh appealed to the Chief Minister to reconsider the connection and place an alternate tract that would minimise ecological harm portion promoting sports development.
