Mexican President's 'Mayan Train' multi-billion dollar project dealt new legal blow

Singapore News News

Mexican President's 'Mayan Train' multi-billion dollar project dealt new legal blow
Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines
  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 31 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 66%

MEXICO CITY: A Mexican court ruling that indefinitely suspended construction of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador\u0027s flagship \u0022Mayan Train\u0022 rail project over environmental concerns was welcomed by activists on Monday (May 30). The 1,470km railway project, which has been trumpeted by Lopez Obrador a

MEXICO CITY: A Mexican court ruling that indefinitely suspended construction of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's flagship"Mayan Train" rail project over environmental concerns was welcomed by activists on Monday .

The court ruling states that Mexico's National Tourism Promotion Fund's plans for the railway do"not comply with the proceedings of the environmental impact evaluation," according to a statement from Defending the Right to a Safe Environment , an environmentalist group who argue the project is causing deforestation and wildlife disruption.

Fonatur said in a statement on Monday that it was confident it could"overcome" the indefinite suspension, noting the environment ministry was currently reviewing its environmental application for the multi-billion dollar railway.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

ChannelNewsAsia /  🏆 6. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines



Render Time: 2025-04-26 08:58:25