HOLLONGI: The Environmental Public Hearing for Greenfield Hollongi Airport was conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board Naharlagun in collaboration with district administration of Papumpare at Govt. Middle School Ground, Patila, Hollongi on Tuesday. The hearing was made under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner Joram Beda. While addressing the public, the DC appreciated the public for their enthusiastic participation and said that every state capital in the country are connected through Airport except Itanagar and it is dream of not only the people of Hollongi but every single citizen of the state to see our pristine state connected through airport and to make it happened we must give our full support for early construction of Green field Hollongi Airport. He also informed the public that Environmental and Forest clearance are two important procedures as per the guidelines of Govt of India for taking up any big projects. Responding to the public queries he also informed that environmental public hearing is purely for environmental clearance and for land acquisition related matters district administration will conduct separate public hearing on land acquisition in near future. Member Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board(APSPCB) Navneet Kumar Srivastava,IFS also spoke on the occasion.
DS Gariya, General Manager (Engg-II), Airport Authority of India, North Eastern Region, Guwahati gave a brief presentation about the project focusing on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Management Plan (EMP) of the Green Field Airport Hollongi.