[Reader-list] Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project - Blueprint for an ecological disaster

[Pawan Durani]

Dear Mr Ray ,

I would not have cared for BJP /VHP protesting against Sethu Samundram
project , had the same "bunch" of people come out in streets and held
demonstrarions against the project , who had earlier protested narmada
project and were part of Chipko movement.

Where are Arundhatis and Medhas of this world ?

I am sure they dont care about this issue and hence would stay back in their
AS rooms polluting the atmosphere.

Since they did not step in , why shouldnt I support BJP or VHP ...they are
filling in the void.

And so far i havent come across the stand of the Communist ? Is it the same
as that of Karunnadhi ?

Pawan




On 9/17/07, Tapas Ray <tapasrayx at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Pawan,
>
> If you care about ecology, don't you think that should be because it has
> a value in itself, regardless of whether or not it has value as sacred
> ground/water? If the channel had no mythology attached, would it be ok
> to alter its ecosystem? The meaning of "more so" is not clear to me. The
> way I see it, it is either worth preserving or it is not. Can't be both.
>
> As for the BJP and VHP, which have shown complete insensitivity to
> ecological issues, would you like to see them hijack a major ecological
> issue for their own political ends? As someone who is concerned about
> ecology, are you not concerned that this would hurt the eco movement?
>
> Tapas
>
>
>
> Pawan Durani wrote:
> > For me
> >
> > 1. Sethu Samudram is a matter of faith.
> > 2. I care about Ecology , more so when fiddling with it causes
> discomfort to
> > faith of billions.
> >
> > I do not care for about BJP or VHP , as long as I do not need their
> support
> > to strengthen my cause. And in this project if they do something which
> halts
> > the project , i dont mind.
> >
> > It does not mean I am necessarily going to vote for them.
> >
> > Any more candid answer needed from me ?
> >
> > Pawan
> >
> >
> > On 9/17/07, Shivam Vij <mail at shivamvij.com> wrote:
> >> I do, Shuddha. Don't you, Pawan? The BJP-VHP-RSS joint family can't
> >> appropriate ecological concerns when it comes to Sethusundaram, and
> refuse
> >> to answer them when it comes to the Hindu Bomb. Surely Pawan, you
> condemn
> >> such hypocrisy?
> >> best
> >> shivam
> >>
> >>  On 9/17/07, Shuddhabrata Sengupta <shuddha at sarai.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dear Pawan,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your appreciation of my concern. Since I do not share
> your
> >>> faith, I cannot take that into consideration in my assessment of the
> >>> Sethusamudran Project. But since I do share your ecological,
> >>> developmental and financial concerns, I fully agree with you that the
> >>> Sethusamudran Project is going to be a disaster.
> >>>
> >>> Now since you share my ecological, financial and developmental
> concerns
> >>> (and whether or not you do share my attitude to questions of faith, on
> >>> which we can agree to disagree) I do hope you will share in my
> >>> condemnation of the Nuclear Tests in Pokhran, the military occupation
> of
> >>> the Siachen glacier, the Narmada Dam and the 'canalization' plan
> >>> proposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party as an alternative to the
> >>> Sethusamduran Project. Because these are  and have been all
> ecological,
> >>> developmental and financial disasters.
> >>>
> >>> You do, don't you?
> >>>
> >>> regards
> >>>
> >>> Shuddha (not Gargi)
> >>>
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