The Chilika Development Authority has now written a letter to the State Government voicing its dissent to the project. They have pointed out that legally under the Wetland Conservation and Management Rules 2017 conversion for non-wetland use is not permitted. It will also impact the birds, fish productivity and the 2 lakh fishermen. 14000 tons of fish is caught in Chilika every year. Their letter to State Government states "The Irrawady dolphins are highly sensitive to sound and their breeding may suffer due to high decibel sound due to seaplanes. Besides, the operational and airworthiness requirements for seaplane operation issued by the DGCA (directorate general of civil aviation) stipulates that the floating platform will not be selected in fishing grounds due to bird hazards. With one million birds congregating in the lake, there will be serous bird hazards for the operation of the sea planes as they (birds) are likely to be sucked to their engines, threatening the life of the passengers"

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