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Kerala coastal vulnerability: Expert panel report on LPG terminal backs locals’ concerns | The Indian Express

Kerala coastal vulnerability: Expert panel report on LPG terminal backs locals’ concerns | The Indian Express



Kerala coastal vulnerability: Expert panel report on LPG terminal backs locals’ concerns

The base of the terminal's mound should be above the highest level of stor

m surge and expected sea level rise, the panel recommends.

Written by Vishnu Varma | Kochi | Updated: November 15, 2017 1:33 am

Puthuvype LPG terminal: Expert panel raises possibility of risks of coastal erosion, tsunami
The above picture is of an LNG regasification terminal in Puthuvype developed by Petronet Ltd. Work at the LPG terminal was halted last year by the NGT. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

An expert panel, constituted by the state government to look into the concerns of the residents near the proposed LPG terminal in Puthuvype, has raised the possibility of the risks of sea level rise, storm surge, and even tsunami, the Indian Express has learnt.

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