K-Rail | 'Citizens have a Right to Know before a Right to Go': Professionals write to CM https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/k-rail-citizens-have-a-right-to-know-before-a-right-to-go-professionals-write-to-cm-1.6362230 Jan 15, 2022, ......
The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has attracted flak for its first major infrastructure project after resuming power in Kerala. the project would require acquiring 1,383 hectares of land, including wetlands, forest areas, backwater regions, residential areas with a high density of population, rice fields and existing building spaces.
According to environmentalist RVG Menon:“The line will not benefit those who live in the state’s eastern hilly areas, but would impact the Western Ghats heavily because the project requires huge amounts of granite and loose soil. As the lines have to cross wetlands, rivers, rice fields, and lakes, there must be large-scale land reclamations and bridges using granite and soil.”