Mr.Rajan Robert may contact the minister.G.P.Ramachandran's initiative require more support and that has to be linked with other campaigns in this subject. Regards, Mahesh
On 26/04/07, rajan robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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! > > > > Rajan Robert > > > > > > > > > > -- Dr.Mahesh Mangalat, Mangalat,S.K.B.S.Road,Mahe.673 310. Dept. of Malayalam,M.G.Govt.Arts College,Mahe --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
