yokohama 21st nuclear projects in india
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Anthony Dias
XISR, Mumbai, India
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Republic – Government of the people, for the people and by the people
Constitution: Preamble – ‘We the People of India….’
Welfare of the Poor a pre-eminent goal
Bill of Rights: a) Fundamental Rights
b) DPSP
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Population:
1.2 Billion + …..And growing!!!
Categories:
Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Nomadic and De-notified Tribes (NT-DNT), Muslims, Christians
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Nuclear power plant
Thermal power plant◦ Diesel
◦ Gas
◦ Coal
Hydro power plants
Solar power plants
Wind energy
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Western Region 1,201.20Southern Region 938.88Northern Region 833.20Eastern Region 521.20North Eastern Region 257.98
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Public/National Interest hardly demonstrated
Lack of Transparency
Right to Know honoured in breach! Disclosures only under pressure, under the law – Right to Information Act (RTI)
In older projects, there were hardly any disclosures; more mis- and dis-info
Cost-benefit not properly done (inflate Benefits and suppress costs)
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Land Acquisition (forcible, eminent domain)
Compensation and R&R
Pollution and Environmental Harm
Public health issues
Livelihood
Safety and security
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The land which acquired for the nuclear project is a agricultural land
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Poverty and Impoverishment
State/Project-induced impoverishment
Cernea’s 8-fold Risks: Landlessness
Homelessness
Joblessness
Less/No access to CPRs
Food Insecurity
Health loss
Social Disarticulation
Marginalization
Projects and Impoverishment
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‘Culture of Respect for Authority/Government‘Culture of Silence’ (indigenous/tribal peoples)Religion & Fatalism: Accepting one’s condition without complaining (Hinduism’s Doctrine of Karma?)Culture of Resistance to imperial/alien powers encroaching on local populationsGandhian Protests: Peaceful (non-violent in thought and action – ‘Ahimsa’, ‘Satyagraha’)Naxalism/Maoism: Violent protests
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Protesters of Kudankulam block the road
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Walking out from the public hearing Mithi Virdi
Protests – peaceful and violent
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Kudankulam nuclear project
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Women in Gujrat protesting against nuclear
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Jal satygraha
Omkareshwar Dam
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Omkareshwar Dam
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Kudankulam Protest
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Kudankulam project
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Blocking the road by sitting on the road. Kudankulam nuclear protest
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Best Wishes byXISR and staff
-M Gandhi