Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the Proposed Greenfield Airport at Holongi, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR THE PROPOSED GREENFIELD AIRPORT AT HOLONGI, ITANAGAR, ARUNACHAL PRADESH FINAL EIA REPORT Environment Consultant : Project Proponent : Vimta Labs Limited Approved Consultant 142, IDA, Phase-II, Cherlapally, Airports Authority of India Hyderabad–500 051, www.vimta.com Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, (NABL/ISO 17025 Certified Laboratory, New Delhi Recognized by MoEF, New Delhi) November, 2018 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed Greenfield Airport at Holongi, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Executive Summary 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Arunachal Pradesh is the largest state in the North Eastern region of India and is without any airport. So far Naharlagun, which is about 15 km from Itanagar, is connected by helicopter service. The state capital of Itanagar is, therefore, neither connected to other states by air and nor by rail. For better connectivity and overall development of the state, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh has decided to place the state capital i.e. Itanagar on the country’s map in respect of airports by constructing a new airport at Itanagar. The project will be taken through government grant on socio-economic consideration and AAI is the implementing agency. 1.1 Location Details and Environmental Setting The airport reference point is latitude: 26058’12 N” and longitude: 93039’53” E; Average elevation of the site is about 104 m above MSL; No ecologically sensitive zones like national parks, wildlife sanctuaries exist within 10 km radius area. Drupong reserve forest exist within the study area; The nearest railway station is Gohpur RS in Assam located at about 8.4 km and National Highway (NH-52) is at a distance of 8.8 km from the airport boundary; and Kokila and Holongi rivers are passing adjacent to the airport boundary in the E and SW direction respectively.
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