With its existing airport stretched to capacity Mumbai is in serious need of a new airport to be bui...........

Decision making and Interpersonal Skills Decision making

With its existing airport stretched to capacity, Mumbai is in serious need of a new airport to be built within the next five years. The BMC has identified a site 50 km from the heart of the city, but no sooner had the site been made public, than a hue and cry ensued from the people living in the vicinity of the proposed new airport. Locals allege that the constant noise of planes landing and taking off would drastically reduce their quality of life. Further, medical professionals are of the opinion that children exposed to sound pollution in their early years may go on to develop psychological ailments in adolescence.

Which of the following decisions is most appropriate?

An alternative site, where there is no human habitation, should be identified, even if it is further away from the city.

The government should go ahead and begin work on the project at the original site.

The government should go ahead and begin work on the project at the original site, after offering suitable monetary compensation to the people who are likely be affected by the noise.

The government should try and relocate the people to other areas- but not pay any compensation.

Explanation:

Accordinng to the given passage the most appropriate decision is "An alternative site, where there is no human habitation, should be identified, even if it is further away from the city"