Saturday, July 5, 2008

[PGG-Regd Trust] Digest Number 1735

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Re: SAVE GANGA : Open Letter to CM...!!

Posted by: "Himanshu" himanshudutt@gmail.com

Fri Jul 4, 2008 3:53 am (PDT)

Dear All,

I beg to differ with others and would completely support Mr. Vimal and his
constructive criticism about Save Ganga Project. Lets not compare things
with Himachal. It is all together a different situation there. We got
independance late and the pace of progress naturally would be slow.

The fact about Dam is it is said to be producing electricity but we already
have seen the example where Tehri Dam project had few faults. The number of
Megawatts of electricity that it was suppose to produced is manifold lower
than what it is supplying today leave apart the problems that locals faced;
loseing their everything behind. Moreover, we are selling some proportions
of electricity to U.P which means U.P is being given the light from Tehri
project, when it cannot produce enough for Uttarakhand alone. Now think of
various Dam projects at many places on Ganga that had reduced the
water levels to inches. Make a visit to Allahabad and you'll understand.
What about the acqatic life suffering and with ever reducing water level...
with all this would we able to promote tourism. No!

Now answer this, how many employment opportunities dam-making creates... it
only creates labour opportunities. Contrary i think SEZs are a better option
although these are also not free from cancer of things but still better if
you talk of employment.

Bhagirathi glaceirs have already been decreasing from their present size and
as this global warming things heats up more, we shall see there would be
some rivers who would extinct soon. I already see Ramganga and Kosi in bad
shapes. Almost all people of Hills advocating for progress and welfare of
Uttarakhand i say, would never want any such progress that tampers our
serenity. I do not want electricity at the cost of losing the grace of my
hills. Save Ganga, otherwise our generations would only hear the stories
about it.

Does anybody here think that a Professor from IIT(kanpur) heading the
department is a fool to be an activist on this issue. I am not saying he has
no personal interest but at the same time someone outside our community
comes forward for the cause which we violently reject... it makes no sense.
I condem such actions.

Vimal Ji, you are doing your best so lead yourself. May you need any
assistance from my side Iet me know. Also please try greenpeace activitist
who are also happened to be working on this project too. Recently they have
started a campaign to save Turtles at the port of Orissa by writing and
demonstrating against Ratan Tata... i remember even the school children have
been writing to him to appeal to save the Shrimps and Turtels in Orissa.

Lets not develop so much in the name of development that we start running
away from it.... every thing has a purpose and pro's and con's... lets not
always take but give also to mother nature. Now is the time... please do
it!!!

Regards,

Himanshu
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