ATHIRAPPILLY FOREST

ATHIRAPPILLY FOREST

The Athirappilly hydro electrical project will be a recipe for environmental disaster. The Athirappilly forest area is another silent vally that needs to be protected. The Kerala government had proposed a 163-MW power project across the Athirappilly river in Thrissur district.

The Kerala state Bio diversity Board had expressed its concern over the loss of biodiversity on implementing the project. Many environmentalist had expressed the fear that the project would permanently destroy the ecosystem.

Kerala Kavya Kala Sahithy environmental wing president Prof.John Kurakar expressed his concern over loss ecosystem on implementing the hydro electric project. Various associations and environmental groups and leaders opposed the project.

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