The environmental impact of the demolition of Kapico Kerala and some portions of Vaamika Island (Green Lagoon) resorts in Vembanad Lake will be assessed shortly. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has appointed an agency to carry out the studies following the Supreme Court order to demolish the resorts that have come up on two islands in the lake. The Supreme Court had ordered that the resorts be pulled down as they were built in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) guidelines. Though the management of Vaamika Island Resorts in Vettila Thuruthu had begun demolishing parts of the structure, which the court found in violation of CRZ guidelines, it was stopped midway. It was following a directive from the agency assessing the environmental impact that the demolition was stopped. In case of the Kapico resorts, the Alappuzha district administration had indicated that it lacked men and machinery to pull down the huge concrete structures that have come up on Nediathuruthu Island. According to G.R. Gokul, Sub Collector, Alappuzha, the demolition drive would begin after an environment impact assessment report was obtained from the New Delhi-based agency. The district administration was waiting for a directive from the government, he said. The State government would also approach the court seeking more time to implement the demolition order, he said. DTPC restaurant Meanwhile, S. Sitaraman, former secretary of the Association for Environment Protection, demanded that the Rainbow restaurant built by the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) on the banks of the Periyar in Aluva be demolished as the Supreme Court had rejected a revision petition filed by the Council. Sivan Madathil, the counsel for the petitioner, while opposing the revision petition in the Supreme Court had contended that the “demolition of the building will not cause any adverse impact to the neighbouring buildings.” The judgment of the court regarding the demolition was enforceable from the moment the revision petition was rejected. The petitioner had earlier moved a contempt of court petition in the Supreme Court, said Mr. Madathil. At the same time, Suman Billa, State Tourism secretary, said the department had not received any court order regarding the demolition. The restaurant was built by the DTPC which was also fighting the case in court and any communication regarding the case would go to the Ernakulam District Collector, he said. Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareeth said he had not received any communication regarding the dismissal of the review petition by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had ordered that the resorts built on two islands in Vembanad Lake be pulled down as they were built in violation of CRZ guidelines.