Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Power at What Cost ?


POWER At what cost ? Residents of Hankona, a sleepy village near Karwar, are up in arms against a proposed power plant in the region. The locals allege that the company behind the proposed thermal power plant bought land from them in the guise of setting up a resort.

The Kali which flows here has created an evergreen thick forest cover. Except for a bridge that was recently built by the government, the village is entirely cut off from the outside world.

The people of this island-like village had however sold their land a few years ago to a Delhi-based company which had paid them double the asking rate, saying that a five star resort and a pharmaceutical industry would come up on the land.

The farmers who sold their land without second thoughts are now wringing their hands in dismay. The company has begun felling the trees on the land it bought. Word is that a thermal power plant (what is...) will come up on the island. The Project is also cleared by the Govt.

Continue Reading here...

Meanwhile, take a look at this :-
Orissa inks MoUs for 10 thermal power plants will be set up with an investment of Rs 45,000 crore to produce 10,920 MW power...
Reconsider thermal unit at Chamalapura: KERC Blaming the State government undertaking Power Company of Karnataka Limited (PCKL) for the controversy surrounding the setting up of a 1,000 MW coal based thermal power plant at Chamalapura in Mysore district, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has advised the government to take a fresh look at the decision.
Raichur in Karnataka, India has a coal-based thermal power generating station..
It is reported here that High levels of mercury in fish stocks have been found, mainly in coastal areas. Mumbai, Kolkata, Karwar (in Karnataka) and North Koel (in Bihar) are some of the severely affected areas.
* In Mumbai, mercury levels in fish were 0.03-0.82 mg total Hg/kg dry weight (dw); crabs had 1.42-4.94 mg total Hg/kg dw mercury compared to the permissible limit of 0.5 mg/kg.Mercury levels in oysters in Karwar ranged from 0.18-0.54 mg/kg dw.The North Koel river showed mercury concentrations almost 600-700 times above the limits.Mercury in ground water and surface water was detected from across the country: Delhi, Mumbai, Vadodara, Vapi, Ankleshwar, Bhopal, Panipat, Singhrauli, Ganjam, Dhanbad, Durgapur, Howrah, Medak… the list stretched on endlessly.Levels higher than the permissible limits were found near chlor-alkali, cement and chemical units and thermal power plants

Please take a look at this and sign it...Campaign against Coal Based / Fired Thermal Power Plant Projects in India
Greenpeace points to the problem: Thermal Power Plants lead to Climate Chaos
This is the best alternative for a Coal-based Thermal plant - Solar Thermal Electric Power Plants





Technorati : ,
Del.icio.us : ,
Ice Rocket : ,
Flickr : ,
Zooomr : ,
Buzznet : ,
Riya : ,
43 Things : ,

Powered by Zoundry

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Karwar Daily Pic Blog - Words of Encouragement

I have been posting Pictures of Karwar on a daily basis in my Blog - Karwar Daily Pic since quite sometime... All the pictures I have clicked myself with my Nokia N-70 Mobile cam and Ricoh Capilio RR-211 Dig-cam, over a period of three years or so. And i find that though I got a lot of pictures of Karwar, all are not Publish-Worthy, and this makes me go out and click some more... And what makes me keep going is the Comments that i Receive for the pictures.. Sample this.... But this brought me tears of joy... I was touched by these few but heavy words of Encouragement. So i have posted them right here....

Monday, August 11, 2008
Today's Favorite - Karwar Daily Photo
Like I said, I'm making an effort to be a bit more participatory (is that the right word?) in the Daily Photo circle, and so I'm looking around in a very random, haphazard manner. Today's favorite is Karwar Daily Photo from India. To me, Yogesh's photos appear laden with stories. This is my pick from the front page.


Powered by Zoundry