Petition filed in HC against Bhogapuram airport

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sun, Jul 23, 2017, 04:10 PM

Petition filed in HC against Bhogapuram airport

Hyderabad, July 23: The petition was filed in the Hyderabad High court challenging the land acquisition statement for the construction of Bhogapuram Greenfield airport in Vizianagaram district here on Saturday.

The petition has been filed by P. Ambhilash Varma along with some others.They stated that, Except for Chapter 2,3 of the Land Acquisition Act, the issuance of the declaration is incompatible with the rules.

Varma said that nearly 5300 acres of land was acquired for airport construction. However, the impact of the social impact study, including the environmental impact, has been ignored.

The Central Ordinance issued by the Central Government exempted from Chapter 2,3. In the latest issue of the land acquisition statement, Chapter 2 is exempted from the provisions of Article 2 is against the rules, he added.