A Study conducted as part of the course, Environmental Planning (April 2016) Ashikha Raoof & Ar. ... more A Study conducted as part of the course, Environmental Planning (April 2016) Ashikha Raoof & Ar. Fathim Rashna Kallingal M.Plan (Urban Planning)-Pursuing Abstract Kochi Metro Rail Project is one of the major development initiatives taken up by the State, a first move in Kerala towards alternate modes of urban mass transport and multi modal integration, as a mission to 'provide a reliable, safe, efficient, viable and customer friendly rapid transit system for the greater Kochi area that is environmentally sustainable'. However, as any development project, this also has its impact on the environment. Though EIA studies have been conducted for the project, the public has raised concerns as much permission such as felling of trees etc. had been given without considering the EIA report, and there had been no mechanisms to ensure whether the impact mitigation measures have been carried out religiously, at the same time it was claimed that the EIA report was not put into public domain. [1] As the former part requires studies at the institutional and policy level, this report makes an attempt to rectify the latter part, to understand the environmental impacts of Kochi Metro, considering the M.G road stretch, between 2 stations namely Madhav Pharmacy Jn. and Maharajas College.
A Study conducted as part of the course, Environmental Planning (April 2016) Ashikha Raoof & Ar. ... more A Study conducted as part of the course, Environmental Planning (April 2016) Ashikha Raoof & Ar. Fathim Rashna Kallingal M.Plan (Urban Planning)-Pursuing Abstract Kochi Metro Rail Project is one of the major development initiatives taken up by the State, a first move in Kerala towards alternate modes of urban mass transport and multi modal integration, as a mission to 'provide a reliable, safe, efficient, viable and customer friendly rapid transit system for the greater Kochi area that is environmentally sustainable'. However, as any development project, this also has its impact on the environment. Though EIA studies have been conducted for the project, the public has raised concerns as much permission such as felling of trees etc. had been given without considering the EIA report, and there had been no mechanisms to ensure whether the impact mitigation measures have been carried out religiously, at the same time it was claimed that the EIA report was not put into public domain. [1] As the former part requires studies at the institutional and policy level, this report makes an attempt to rectify the latter part, to understand the environmental impacts of Kochi Metro, considering the M.G road stretch, between 2 stations namely Madhav Pharmacy Jn. and Maharajas College.
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