Kannur: The expert committee which was appointed to study the environment threats caused by Pappinisseri mangrove park has found that the park violated the Coastal Regulatory Zone rules. For the construction of the park natural mangroves around three acres were destroyed. Construction work worth Rs 2 crore have taken place without the panchayat sanction. The park is being constructed in such a way that it disrupts the usual flow of water. The primary report of the committee stated that the park was being constructed to make way for a theme park. It has been constructed on tidal flats, mangroves and abandoned filtration ponds.
The committee would visit the spot again on July 27 and submit the final report to the central government. The park was closed last Monday as per the direction of the Union Ministry of Environment. The committee comprises Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority member Dr B Madhusoodhana Kurup, scientists from Thiruvananthapuram Centre for Earth Science Studies Dr K V Thomas and Dr C N Mohanan, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment joint director Dr Kamalakshan Kokkal and scientist Dr P Harinarayanan, scientist of Kozhikode Centre for Water Resources Development and Management Dr C Sushanth and a representative from the forest department.
The Pappinisseri Eco Tourism Society under the CPM constructed the park claiming that the park was being set up to protect mangroves. The committee had conducted the study on the environmental threats caused by the park.
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