thank u mahesh. also rajan robert. any body can personalise such issues in a hurry and can make their own versions. it is democracy also. who is the winner? gp.ramachandran
On 4/26/07, MAHESH MANGALAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
