The preparatory steps for commencing the acquisition of land for the Sabarimala Greenfield International Airport in Erumely took off to a formal start on Monday with a digital mapping of the project area.
According to revenue officials, the proceedings commenced in the morning from the eastern end of proposed project area. Government Chief Whip N. Jayaraj and Poonjar MLA, Sebastian Kulathungal were present on the occasion.
The government has already issued an order to acquire a total of 1,039.876 hectares (2,570 acres) of land in Erumeli and Manimala villages in Kanjirappally taluk for the construction and development of the airport. This includes 2,263.18 acres of land in the Cheruvally Estate, currently owned by the Ayana Charitable Trust under K P Yohannan’s Believers’ Church, and an additional 307 acres outside the estate.
