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  1. Cancel environmental clearance

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    / February 29, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The East Coast Energy Pvt. Ltd. (ECEPL) project at Kakarapalli in Srikakulam district should not have been cleared in the first instance by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) as it is wrongly located in a wetland. The National Environment Policy approved by the...

  2. Andhra’s liquor tragedy should be a wake-up call

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    / January 4, 2012 / 2 Comments
    By E A S Sarma The unfortunate liquor tragedy that took place on December 31, 2011 at Porata Nagar tribal hamlet near Vijayawada resulted in the death of 19 persons. It is significant that this tragedy should come on the heels of the findings of the State’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)...

  3. Declare your assets

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    / October 28, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By E A S Sarma The Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) has emerged as a strong votary for good governance, as evident from the incisive and insightful audit reports brought out in recent times. During the last six years or so, I have campaigned for promoting the Right to Information...

  4. The definition of `poverty’ has to change

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    / October 1, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By E A S Sarma   On September 6, 2010, the Prime Minister had said that “it is not possible in this country to give free food to all the poor people”. Close on the heels of this came the affidavit filed by Planning Commission before Hon’ble Supreme Court that...

  5. A weak Lokpal

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    / July 28, 2011 / 2 Comments
      By E A S Sarma It is an unfortunate decision of the Union Cabinet today to introduce in the Parliament a highly diluted version of the Lokpal Bill, compared to what Shri Anna Hazare and others among the civil society had earlier proposed. The Forum for Better Visakha opposes...

  6. Corruption, black money and crime

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    / June 23, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By E A S Sarma   Global Financial Integrity, a think tank institution located in the US, has brought out two reports on issues that should be of concern to India. The first report was on illicit money flows during 2000-2009 from developing countries including India. The second one was...

  7. Not a time to defend nuclear technology

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    / March 16, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By E A S Sarma   The full details of the nuclear disaster in Japan are slowly unfolding. There is more to come in the coming days and months. The effects of radiation are going to last for generations.   I am glad that the Prime Minister has said in...

  8. `Made in Japan’ has lessons for India

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    / March 12, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By E A S Sarma   The strong earthquake that hit Japan yesterday and the Tsunami that followed were unusual events.   Japan declared a `Nuclear Emergency’. The cooling system at Fukushima nuclear plant failed. At Onagawa, there was an outbreak of fire, leading to evacuation of more than 3,000...

  9. SOS to Jairam Ramesh

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    / March 2, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By E A S SarmaThe environment and forests ministry’s letter on March 1, 2011 raises more doubts in my mind than I had earlier. Jairam Ramesh’s statement that the Kakarapalli project is located within a wetland system is on record in yesterday’s proceedings of Parliament. It was factually a correct...

  10. Shooting the environment in Vizag

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    / January 29, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By E A S Sarma There is a scenic reservoir known as Sabuvanipalem (also known as Chambuvanipalem) near Visakhapatnam (close to Madhuravada & Visakha Engineering College). The reservoir is nestled among lush green hills that constitute an extension of Kambalakota wildlife sancturary. It is a fairly large reservoir that could...

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