WAPCOS approached to furnish quote, EIA for irrigation project

: Madras High Court was today informed by PWD and other connected departments that WAPCOS Limited, a Central government undertaking has been approached to furnish its quote and time schedule to get Environmental Impact Assessment study for implementation of the Athikadavu-Avinashi irrigation project in full length.
The First bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan before which a PIL from one V R Othisamy of Vadugu Palayam in Coimbatore district to implement the project, formulated nearly five decades ago, came up today went through a status report filed to the above effect.
WAPCOS Limited comes under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

The report said the company had studied the project report in detail and said a total time frame of 17 months is required to get EIA and forest clearance and preparation of land plan. It further submitted that on completion of all studies these will be submitted to the Union Government for the purpose of allotment of funds to the project.
The bench after going through thereport said that to ensure that the time periods are complied with, it would monitor the same initially and posted the matter for further hearing to December 16.