FELLOW COUNTRYMEN, WOMEN, BOYS & GIRLS, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION. MAY HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN IN HISTORY, BUT,IT IS REPORTED THAT LONG BACK WHEN MOST OF US MAY NOT HAVE EXISTED, WHEN LATE T. A. PAI THE THEN MINISTER FOR CIVIL AVIATION & HEAVY INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACQUIRED 500 ACRES OF LAND AT A PLACE KNOWN AS PADUBIDRI FOR BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT! LATER, VERY SOON, INDIAN NATIONAL, CONGRESS SLIT INTO CONGRESS (O) & CONGRESS(I) T.A.PAI LOST ELECTION ASN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT & DIED A LITTLE LATER! INCUMBENTS NEVER SPONSORED ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS AIRPORT & REGARDLESS OF ART.51A OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PROVISION IN LAND ACQUISITION ACT, THAT IF PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT IS NOT UTILISED FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS TO BE UTILISED, LAND ACQUIRED, HAS TO BE RETURNED TO ORIGINAL OWNERS, THIS LAND WAS DENOTIFIED & WAS SOLD TO A PRIVATE THERMAL PLANT AND ANOTHER AIR POWER COMPANY, IN CRIMINAL BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST, IN BLATANT VIOLATION OF DOCTRINE OF PUBLIC TRUST MEDIA SUCH AS NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES & TV CHANNELS HAVE DOCUMENTARIES HAVOC WROUGHT BY THESE COMPANIES ON HUMAN LIFE, ENVIRONMENT, VEGETATION, RIVERS, MARINE LIFE ETC., THERE ARE MANY SUCH CASES WHERE ELECTED GOVERNMENT HAS RUINED THE LIFE OF PEOPLE WHO MANDATED THEM TO RULE THEMSELVES, A FRAUD THAT NONE REALISES AMONG INDIANS & GOES UNRESOLVED. PEOPLE SUFFER SHEDDING TEARS OF BLOOD, WAILING IS THIS THE DEMOCRACY WE FOUGHT FOR FROM BRITISH RULE! THEIR CRIES REMAIN IN WILDERNESS! HERE IS ANOTHER! IF HAVE COMPASSION, READ. President of World Bank, Dr.Jim Kim: Recognise policy violations in the TATA Mundra plant. By Aminaben . I am a fisherwoman. We depend on the sea for our livelihood. My life along with ten thousands of others is at stake. One of the biggest reasons is the Tata Mundra project, financed by the World Bank. President of the World Bank, Dr.Jim Kim, can save us if he hears from you and us. The power plant has blocked our traditional route between the shore and the market; lobster and turtle breeding grounds are flattened. Effluence from the power plant has depleted fish catch. Coal dust falling on fish out in the sun for drying makes it toxic and non-marketable. To make things worse, coal dust from the coal conveyer belt affects the health of our children, the elderly and even animals. Based on a complaint from us, International Finance Corporation (IFC - private sector arm of World Bank Group), did a scientific investigation of this project. They concluded that this project has gone all wrong, right from the time of planning and at every stage of its execution. The project has not complied with any of their own policies which has caused this damage to our lives. The findings of the report makes it very clear that IFC’s continued engagement with the project will negatively impact the people and environment. The person who has to make a final decision on this is the President of the World Bank, Dr.Jim Kim. Despite such evidence of non-compliance, the World Bank president, Dr. Jim Kim, refuses to take any adequate action. Rather, he supported the management, who defended their financing and their client. As the head of a development bank like World Bank, we expect more responsible action from Dr.Kim Jim. We have started this petition urging him to: 1. Recognize IFC policy violations and the serious impacts of its financing after CAO audit reconfirmed community’s complaint; 2. Develop remedial action plan that has clear timeline, specific targets and monitorable indicators that address restoration and reparation needs; and 3. Withdraw IFC funding immediately from the Tata coal plant and do not consider funding for project expansion.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:38:48 +0000
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