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Several Left parties connected Monday announced connected Monday that they would intensify protests against the projected cargo airdrome betwixt Vajrapukotturu and Mandasa mandal. The near parties person already garnered enactment of the residents surviving successful Vankuru, Rampuram, Bidimi and different places which basal to beryllium straight affected by the cargo airport, which involves the authorities acquiring astir 1,500 acres of land.
Speaking to The Hindu, CPI-M Srikakulam territory caput D. Govinda Rao alleged that the authorities would get much than 5,000 acres, though the archetypal connection limits the country required to 1,500 acres. He fears that the coconut, cashew and mango groves would vanish wholly if the airdrome is constructed. “There is nary exclusive cargo airdrome anyplace successful the country. But it is being projected lone successful Srikakulam, successful spite of objections from implicit 5 lakh radical of the region. The authorities tin conception the cargo airport, adjacent to the Mulapeta seaport oregon the Bhogapuram planetary airport,” said Mr. Govinda Rao.
CPI (ML) New Democracy Srikakulam territory president Tandra Prakash said that the authorities was selecting Srikakulam territory for environmentally harmful projects specified arsenic the —thermal powerfulness plant, atomic powerfulness plant, pharmaceutical industries— each polluting projects, contempt monolithic agitation against the Sompeta thermal powerfulness task successful 2010.
Cargo Airport Vyatireka Porata Committee president Komara Vasu and caput Jogi Apparao said that the relation would signifier village-level committees aft Diwali to intensify the question against the cargo airport. Mr. Vasu said that thousands of farmers hazard losing their livelihood with the demolition of paddy fields and groves for the projected airport.
