On 4/25/07, Ramachandran G P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > It is with great shock we hear that the Kerala Govt.on 18th April 2007 > gave > administrative clearance to a new hydel project to be built within the > ecological boundary of Silent Valley, entitled "Patrakadavu Hydro-electric > Project". This was earlier proposed by the UDF government and had to be > witheld due to public protest.While he was the opposition leader the > present > Chief Minister had proclaimed that he will oppose any move to build a > hydro-electric project at Patrakadavu, which he thought will destroy > Silent > Valley.Now he says giving administrative sanction is only a procedural > action and the project will be built only if Govt.of India gives > environmental clearance, which according to him will be after careful > study > by experts. This does not make any sense! The kerala govt.itself could > have > consisdered the impacts of the project before it was to give > adm.sanction. The govt.has a Department of Environment and a State Council > for Science, Technology and Environment. These are meant for advising > govt.on > such matters. > > The proposed site for the Patrakadavu project is only 500 mts away from > the > original dam site for the abandoned Silent valley Hydel=project and is > very > much within the ecological boundary of the Silent Valley ecosystem. The > MGK > Menon Committee appointed jointly by the State and Centre, in its report > submitted in 1982 had categorically pointed out that building a hydel > project in Silent valley would cause irreparable damage to the ecosytem. > And > the proposed project was abandoned.The same situation prevails even > now.Now > the Kerala State Electricity Board wants to build a hydel project within > the > Silent Valley ecosystem! It is a shame that the state endorses bringing > irrepairable damage to a system and leaves it to the good sense of the > Central Government to prevent that damage! Shame to an environmentally > aware society. We should endeavour to stop this attrocity at ant cost.This > 70 MW project is neither essential nor unavaidabe. > > Pleas > > G P Ramachandran > > > > Wonderful !!! GP Ramachandran has become nature lover!!Then what about so called Devolopment GP?what about industrialisation? what about S E Z ,like Nandigram?what about the development of Mannarghat? Are you sincerely advocating for conservation?Do you really want to protect Silent valley? It is very easy,let us request our Com.A K Balan,the Honourable Minister for Electricity,instead of sending requests to Chief Minister!
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