Kerala CM launches paddy farming on airport land
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday launched paddy cultivation in about 56 hectares of land allotted for a proposed airport at Aranmula. Adding that the government was not against airports, Vijayan said, "The airport cannot be allowed here as it will mean destroying nature and environment". Notably, the land had been lying vacant for about 20 years due to waterlogging.\n