Kerala Government must Withdraw Permission to Athirappally Hydroelectric project.
Kerala Government must Withdraw Permission to Athirappally Hydroelectric project.
The Issue
- A total of 71 species of mammals belonging to 25 family were observed at Athirappally Panchayath.Among the 71 mammals recorded 37 species are included in the least concern category (LC) such as Indian Fox, Bonnet Macaque, Barking Deer, Spotted Deer, Jungle Cat, Leopard Cat, Brown Mongoose, Grey Mongoose, Ruddy Mongoose, two species Rusty-spotted Cat, Grizzled Giant Squirrel are Near Threatened (NT), ten are Vulnerable (V) Gaur, Sambar, Common Leopard, Asian Small-clawed Otter, Nilgiri Marten, Smooth-coated Otter, seven are Endangered (E) including Nilgiri Thar, Wild Dog, Asian Elephant, Tiger, Indian Pangolin and MalabarLarge-spotted Civet is found to be Critically Endangered (CR).
- More than 196 species of birds, 131 species of butterflies and 51 species of odonates found in this region .
- Athirappally is Ecologically sensitive area.
- This Hydro electric project destroy the beauty of Athirappally water falls.
- This Hydro electric project alter the Ecosystem in the nearby forest and River.
- This project benefits only contractor lobbies.
- Solar Power project is a suitable alternative to this project. Government should adopt Solar power project rather than Hydroelectric project.
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The Issue
- A total of 71 species of mammals belonging to 25 family were observed at Athirappally Panchayath.Among the 71 mammals recorded 37 species are included in the least concern category (LC) such as Indian Fox, Bonnet Macaque, Barking Deer, Spotted Deer, Jungle Cat, Leopard Cat, Brown Mongoose, Grey Mongoose, Ruddy Mongoose, two species Rusty-spotted Cat, Grizzled Giant Squirrel are Near Threatened (NT), ten are Vulnerable (V) Gaur, Sambar, Common Leopard, Asian Small-clawed Otter, Nilgiri Marten, Smooth-coated Otter, seven are Endangered (E) including Nilgiri Thar, Wild Dog, Asian Elephant, Tiger, Indian Pangolin and MalabarLarge-spotted Civet is found to be Critically Endangered (CR).
- More than 196 species of birds, 131 species of butterflies and 51 species of odonates found in this region .
- Athirappally is Ecologically sensitive area.
- This Hydro electric project destroy the beauty of Athirappally water falls.
- This Hydro electric project alter the Ecosystem in the nearby forest and River.
- This project benefits only contractor lobbies.
- Solar Power project is a suitable alternative to this project. Government should adopt Solar power project rather than Hydroelectric project.
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Petition created on 11 June 2020