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India Against Corruption
HUGE DEFICIENCY IN NATIONAL GOVERNANCE
The following three instances (which are just examples of many) will clearly indicate how poorly the country is being governed, with the government remaining virtually inept and unable to respond to the issues .
1. Around Rs. 15000 crores have been spent on Koodankulam nuclear power plant which is yet to be commissioned even after ten years of starting the construction activity. At the same time, Tamil Nadu where Koodankulam plant is located has power deficiency of around 4000 MW and on an average around 8 hours of power cut every day is imposed in most part of the state. Many small and medium scale industries in Tamil Nadu have been forced to close down due to want of power and thousands of semi skilled and unskilled workers belonging to lower income group have been rendered jobless.
2. Kochi LNG terminal is now ready for commissioning after protracted delay , with the investment of around Rs.5000 crores. But, the pipelines to transport the natural gas from the terminal to user industries are not ready. Therefore, the Kochi terminal, when it would be finally commissioned in July, 2013 can operate only at less than 15% capacity. No one is sure today as to when the laying of pipelines to transport gas would be completed.
3. AAbout 9000 MW of natural gas based power plants with investment of around Rs. 50,000 crores are stranded in various parts of the country due to inadequate supply of natural gas. Some of these plants have shut down , some are functioning below 30% capacity and a few others are generating power using other costlier fuels. The government has not been able to ensure supply of natural gas for these projects to operate them , even as huge investment have been made, the power projects have been completed and several states are reeling under serious power shortage scenario.
N.S.Venkataraman
Nandini Voice For The Deprived
Email:- nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com
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