 In 2006, the Kerala High Court quashed the clearance and ordered another public hearing.The debate continued the following years.On 29 January 2011, the chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) Madhav Gadgil opined that the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Athirappilly hydel power project was not properly carried out and 70% of it is bogus.