Detailed report of objections on Vizag-Kakinada PCPIR to be submitted to Central government for approval

20-Jan-14

The Special Development Authority (SDA) of the Visakhapatnam-Kakinada Petroleum, Chemical, Petrochemicals Investment Region (VK-PCPIR) is busy gearing up to make the necessary arrangements to submit a detailed report of the peoples' objections to the Central government for its approval in February 2014, as per Times News Network. The objections raised by the people, who will be affected by the much awaited VK-PCPIR, will be technically evaluated by a Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) of the VK-PCPIR Special Development Authority (SDA) in the first week of February. The TEC will comprise experts in the field of petrochemicals, officials from the AP Pollution Control Board as well as Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation ( APIIC) and two professors from Andhra University. "All the key work on the objections, evaluation of the objections and the board meeting will be held in February itself. Even the Central government will make some changes, if needed. After clearing the entire process of objections, the government will finally release an official gazette notification on the project," SD VP Yuvaraj told TOI. The SDA has received a total of 961 objections between August 5 and December 5, 2013, from 76 gram panchayats in the Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts. Of these, a total of 175 objections were raised on land related issues, around 50 on the expressway project and most of the remaining objections focused on issues such on livelihood, pollution, compensation, employment and loss of property.