Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 667 views

    Nijgadh International Airport - A Case Study Assignment For Legal Framework and Good Practices in Natural Resources Management (504)

    Uploaded by

    shiv bahadur k.c
    The document discusses the proposed Nijgadh International Airport project in Nepal. It notes that the proposed site is heavily forested and home to many endangered plant and animal species. While the airport could promote development, over 2 million trees would need to be cleared, disrupting the habitat and increasing carbon emissions. There are also concerns about relocating local communities and whether compensatory forest planting can adequately offset the environmental impacts. In conclusion, the document argues that Nijgadh is not a suitable location for an international airport due to its distance from Kathmandu and potential environmental harm, and alternative sites should be considered instead.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Nijgadh International Airport - A Case Study Assignment For Legal Framework and Good Practices in Natural Resources Management (504)

    Uploaded by

    shiv bahadur k.c
    667 views10 pages
    The document discusses the proposed Nijgadh International Airport project in Nepal. It notes that the proposed site is heavily forested and home to many endangered plant and animal species. While the airport could promote development, over 2 million trees would need to be cleared, disrupting the habitat and increasing carbon emissions. There are also concerns about relocating local communities and whether compensatory forest planting can adequately offset the environmental impacts. In conclusion, the document argues that Nijgadh is not a suitable location for an international airport due to its distance from Kathmandu and potential environmental harm, and alternative sites should be considered instead.

    Original Title

    Nijgadh airport.pptx

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses the proposed Nijgadh International Airport project in Nepal. It notes that the proposed site is heavily forested and home to many endangered plant and animal species. While the airport could promote development, over 2 million trees would need to be cleared, disrupting the habitat and increasing carbon emissions. There are also concerns about relocating local communities and whether compensatory forest planting can adequately offset the environmental impacts. In conclusion, the document argues that Nijgadh is not a suitable location for an international airport due to its distance from Kathmandu and potential environmental harm, and alternative sites should be considered instead.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    667 views10 pages

    Nijgadh International Airport - A Case Study Assignment For Legal Framework and Good Practices in Natural Resources Management (504)

    Uploaded by

    shiv bahadur k.c
    The document discusses the proposed Nijgadh International Airport project in Nepal. It notes that the proposed site is heavily forested and home to many endangered plant and animal species. While the airport could promote development, over 2 million trees would need to be cleared, disrupting the habitat and increasing carbon emissions. There are also concerns about relocating local communities and whether compensatory forest planting can adequately offset the environmental impacts. In conclusion, the document argues that Nijgadh is not a suitable location for an international airport due to its distance from Kathmandu and potential environmental harm, and alternative sites should be considered instead.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 10
    At a glance
    Powered by AI
    The key takeaways are that the Nijgadh International Airport project aims to develop Nepal's second international airport but it faces significant environmental concerns due to the dense forest that will be cleared for the project.

    The document mentions several proposed benefits of the project including employment generation, increased local economy, national and international connectivity, diverse business opportunities, and appreciation in land values.

    The main environmental concerns include clearing over 2 million trees, loss of habitat for endangered species, increased carbon emissions from forest clearing, and depletion of the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park.

    Nijgadh International Airport - A Case Study

    Assignment for
    Legal Framework and Good Practices in Natural
    Resources Management (NRD 504)
    Presented By
    Shiv Bahadur K.C.
    Roll no, 76244007
    Nepal Open University
    Introduction
    • Nijgadh International Airport : second international airport project.

    • GEOCE (consulting firm) prepared EIA report in 2018.


    • EIA approved in May, 2018 (MoFE).

    • 175 Km far from Kathmandu, 45 Km from Birgunj.

    • Government has declared 8,046 ha in Kohalbi municipality as “Airport Area”


    which is heavily forested.
    Study methods
    References

    •Gautam S. (2020). Nijgadh: prospects and priorities. Retrived July 18, 2020 from
    https://www.recordnepal.com/category-explainers
    •Ghimire Y.( 2019). What does the EIA report say about the feasibility of the Nijgadh Airport
    project. Retrived July 18, 2020 from https://www.recordnepal.com/category-explainers

    •Nijgadh Airport and Airport City, Nepal, . Retroved July 20, 2020 from
    https://ejatlas.org/conflict/nijgadh-airport-and-aerotropolis

    •Shah S.G.(2019). An analysis of EIA report of the second international airport project, Nepal,
    Hydro Nepal, Issue no 24, January 2019.
    Nijgadh Airport to be Catastrophic Nijgadh Airport and Airport City, Nepal, source: www.ejatlas.org
    source; www.recordnepal.com
    Controversies surrounding to the project
    Natural resource conservation perspective

    • 7,587 ha (94.3%) is forestland predominantly consisting of Shorea robusta trees.

    • The proposed site is home to 333 species of plants, 23 species of mammals, 31


    species of birds and 10 species of reptiles.

    • The forest of Bara District also has 22 endangered plant species.

    • Some of the rare species found in this region include Asian Elephant, Bengal
    Tiger, Hyena and Giant Hornbill.
    Natural resource conservation perspective

    • Forests are the naturally occurring carbon sinks.

    • Cutting the forest of this region will increase the carbon emission into the atmosphere.

    • During the construction process, an estimated 2.44 million trees will be cleared.

    • Environmentalists argue that the project is likely to deplete the buffer zone of the
    PNP, which they say will also disturb the national habitat.

    • Around 6,000 people (1,476 families) live in Tangiyabasti in Jitpur Simara Sub-
    metropolis Ward 16. To relocate them to a safer and suitable location from the project
    site, it is not a easy task to government.
    Physical Infrastructure development and prosperity perspective
     Employment generation to local people.
     Increase in local economy.

     Induce development in Kohalbi Municipality and surrounding areas.

     National and international connectivity.


     Diverse business and industry.

     Opening of market for the locally produced agriculture and industrial products.

     Appreciation in the land values.

     Enhancement of social service facilities (education, health, water supply, electrification).


    What do the relevant laws and policies stipulate ?

    • As per the Environment Protection Act (EPA) 1997 and schedule 2 of Environment
    Protection Rules (EPR) 1997 of the government of Nepal, ‘Environmental Impact
    Assessment’ is mandatory for the construction of new airport.

    • To address the environmental impacts, the EIA report proposes compensatory


    plantation at a 1:25 ratio.

    • The compensatory plantation (61 million sapling), requires 38,294 ha of land, five
    times the size required for the proposed airport.
    Conclusion

    •Although we need an international airport close to the capital, within one hour’s
    drive, Nijgadh is not suitable area to prepare a international airport in Nepal.

    •It is very far from capital city and it will take 3-4 hours of drive to Kathmandu.

    •There are no alternatives prescribed for site, the government should look other
    alternatives to minimize harm to the environment and to protect biodiversity.

    •Promotion of Pokhara airport, Gautambuddha airport).

    You might also like