Panaji: Giving environment clearance to cricket stadium Goa project Cricket Association at DhargalimThe Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA) has said that the association will have to ensure that at least 10,000 square meter of project Earth remains ‘disorganized’.
Earlier, the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (Goa-SEAC) had already recommended that an urban forest be developed within the stadium complex.
“Goa-SEAC, after deliberating and considering the recommendation by the Authority, the members unanimously decided to recommend the said project proposal for grant of environment clearance under the provision of ELA Notification 2006 (amended), subject to the condition that The project proponent must abide by the commitment Goa-SEIAA has said in its meeting on 5 October that an area of less than 10,000 sqm should not be kept as virgin land and it should not even be fenced to protect it.
The Goa Cricket Association has accordingly been asked to submit a revised plan for the project, marking the reserve area. The revised plan will have to be submitted on the portal of the Union Environment Ministry, Parvesh.
The Goa Cricket Association is building the stadium on a plateau in Dhargalim, which will result in the loss of 850 trees. He has said that he will compensate for the loss of trees by planting more than 2,500 other saplings.
The project is coming up in an area of 1.8 lakh sqm, where the built up area will be around 48,000 sqm. The stadium will have a seating capacity of 32,000 with parking for over 32,000 vehicles.
Goa-SEAC had already recommended that a pre-condition for approval for the stadium project should be stipulated that the association would develop an urban forest within the stadium complex.
The environment body has also suggested that the stadium should include provision for water harvesting on the roof and the trees being planted in the premises should be of indigenous varieties.
Earlier, the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (Goa-SEAC) had already recommended that an urban forest be developed within the stadium complex.
“Goa-SEAC, after deliberating and considering the recommendation by the Authority, the members unanimously decided to recommend the said project proposal for grant of environment clearance under the provision of ELA Notification 2006 (amended), subject to the condition that The project proponent must abide by the commitment Goa-SEIAA has said in its meeting on 5 October that an area of less than 10,000 sqm should not be kept as virgin land and it should not even be fenced to protect it.
The Goa Cricket Association has accordingly been asked to submit a revised plan for the project, marking the reserve area. The revised plan will have to be submitted on the portal of the Union Environment Ministry, Parvesh.
The Goa Cricket Association is building the stadium on a plateau in Dhargalim, which will result in the loss of 850 trees. He has said that he will compensate for the loss of trees by planting more than 2,500 other saplings.
The project is coming up in an area of 1.8 lakh sqm, where the built up area will be around 48,000 sqm. The stadium will have a seating capacity of 32,000 with parking for over 32,000 vehicles.
Goa-SEAC had already recommended that a pre-condition for approval for the stadium project should be stipulated that the association would develop an urban forest within the stadium complex.
The environment body has also suggested that the stadium should include provision for water harvesting on the roof and the trees being planted in the premises should be of indigenous varieties.
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