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k|ltlaDa Nature reflects our nature Social Impact 1) Living near airport exposes resident to the risk of heart diseases, hypertension and sleep dis- turbance as a result of increase blood pressure from noise pollution. 2) 750 bigga of a land is occupied by human com- munity which will have to be displaced. (Source: NITV Media Pvt. Ltd.) 3) Use of Indian airspace is a major issue in itself. (Source: Prachanda Jung Shah, former Captain) 4) Will provide job opportunity for the locals after the completion. 5) Will destroy the fertile agricultural land of the locals depending only on agriculture which is just 1.5 km away from the project site. Economic impact al Airport is a project but for us it can be a disaster. Anu Chapain Pratik Baral Punam Ghimire Sadip Raj Pandey Sushmita Shrestha B.Sc. Environmental Science 3rd year (Batch 2016) B. Sc. in Environmental Science 1) Can uplift national economy from around 3% at present to 10% by 2030 with upgradation of tourism related infrastructure. 2) Can bring 2 million tourists by 2030. Present condition 1) Although in past 3 years budget has been re- leased for this project, nothing has been done yet. 2) Airport can be constructed in less than the es- timated budget. (Source: CAAN) 3) The Chief Minister of Province 2, Lal Babu Raut, claims that chopping trees n the name of construction an international airport is not appro- priate. (Source: Kantipur post,28 sep-2018) 4) Choosing Janakpur or Simara as an alterna- tive should also be taken into consideration by GON. (Source: Arjun Dhakal, President, NEFEJ) 5) Are 4 international airports really needed? Two big airports are already being planned in Pokhara and Bhairahawa. . (Source: Kantipur Post, 23th Sept. 2018) For Investors and Government Nigjadh Internation- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering Kathmandu University Dhulikhel, Kavre Nepal www.ku.edu.np/env Phone: (011) 661399 Ext.: 2233 Email: [email protected] Nature and Social Concern Society 47