The government told the court it would conduct a fresh Social Impact Assessment (SIA) study with regard to the project by a different agency.
The land for the propsed airport is expected to be acquired from Manimala and Erumeli villages. (Google Earth)
The Kerala government has informed the High Court in Ernakulam that it will withdraw the preliminary notifications issued by it to acquire land for the construction of the Sabarimala Greenfield airport in Kottayam district. The petitioners had alleged that the land acquisition process was aimed at illegally taking over their property, a rubber plantation measuring around 2,263 acres.