THIRUVANANTHAPURM: Forest Minister K Raju has said Athirappilly project was not discussed in the Cabinet and it can’t be implemented in any way. “Even constituents of the LDF has different opinion about it,” said.

The other day Power Minster M M Mani had said that the project can be implemented only if there is consensus among the parties.

Raju said that the environment sanction given by the Central ministry in 2007 had expired in 2017. “This is a project for which all sanctions given have expired In 2001, the high court had stayed cutting of trees in the area. The environmental ministry had cancelled the sanction given in 2001 after concluding that the nod was given then without listening to the people complaints and merely based on studies conducted during rainy seasons.

Everyone is convinced of the fact that this project cannot be implemented. The case filed by Geetha (the representative of Vazhachal Urukoottam), is still pending in the case,” he explained.