BIODIVERSITY ENDANGERMENT

SHANTIVANAM, KOCHI

SUBMITTED BY
AKHILA N MENON
19M801
SUBMITTED TO
AR. AMANJEET KAUR
 Source: New Indian Express

ABOUT SHANTIVANAM
• 1.98 acres grove at Vazhikulangara in Ernakulam
• A rich diversity of trees and creepers alike, migratory birds and butterflies
• patch of land houses 124 kinds of trees and medicinal herbs
• 138 species of birds
• 49 varieties of dragonflies and 147 butterflies species
• the 200 year old biodiversity site is the ancestral property of the late renowned environmentalist P R Ravindranath
LOCATION OF SHANTHIVANAM Source: Google Maps
LOCATION OF SHANTHIVANAM Source: Google Maps
 Source: Malayala Manorama

BIODIVERSITY DESTRUCTION BY KSEB

• The Mannam-Vypeen power line of 110 KV will pass across the groves.
• Electricity tower was to be constructed right in the middle of Shanthivanam.
• Five pits extending to a depth of 50m were dug and some 30 cent land was covered in sludge on which no vegetation will grow.
• The safety area on both sides of the power line took up 11 metres land each and will be kept bare of trees and plants.
• Opposition to the project rose due to the blatant destruction of the ecologically important space.
• The High Court of Kerala ruled in favour of KSEB and the project was executed.
REFERENCES

 https://english.manoramaonline.com/districts/ernakulam/2019/05/03/kseb-project-endangers-biodiversity-
shantivanam.html
 https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/high-court-declines-plea-to-stay-ksebs-work-at-
santhivanam/article27131544.ece
 https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jun/21/santhivanam-pruning-of-tree-trunks-by-kseb-leaves-
greens-fuming-1993096.html
 Google Maps