The Kerala state government has granted permission to KSEB to proceed with Athirappilly hydroelectric power project. Following this, the authority has decided to issue NOC for technical-financial and environmental clearance for the project. Interestingly this project was previously deferred by the government.
The reason for such a decision is the huge commission that would generate in the purchase of cement and steel rods. Also, there is an eye in the sale of trees in the dam site.Whatever it may be, this crafty plan under the mask of Covid-19 is unlikely to work out in Kerala in the immediate future because the new generation is not unaware of the ecological damage that dams make.
What Jairam Ramesh said in this regard is correct. He said:By approving Athirapally hydel project despite opposition and expert advice, Kerala govt is inflicting ecological disaster. Indira Gandhi saved Western Ghats by stopping the Silent Valley project in 1983. That commitment, concern & courage (3 Cs!) for environment is missing today.
K A Solaman
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