The National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) has decided to grant approval to a request made by the Adani group to operate a granite quarry near the Neyyar and Peppara wildlife sanctuaries for the Vizhinjam seaport project.
The decision by the standing committee of the NBWL, chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Bhupender Yadav, was taken on May 30 on the basis of recommendations made by the State Board for Wildlife and the Chief Wildlife Warden.
The proposed quarry of Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited is spread over 1.927 ha and falls under the “default Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ)”. It is situated at an aerial distance of 5.12 km from the Peppara wildlife sanctuary and 6.76 km from the Neyyar wildlife sanctuary.
