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Whom to Spit Upon, Next Time we experience Power cuts?
by All Right on Jul 15, 2008 11:59 AM

Energy needs of India are increasing exponentially. India would require 500-600 thousand MW of power by 2030 up from

132,110 at present. Thus nuclear power is one of the way forward for India to bridge this gap.

After oil, natural gas prices are next identified by global speculators for cascading price spiral. Economies of states like

Gujarat who are significantly dependent on natural gas are going to shortly take a huge hit.

Increased price of oil and gas internationally, issues of climate change associated with coal as well as the breakdown of

consensus on big dams has forced the country to re-look the viability of nuclear power.

So the next time we experience load shedding, power cuts, when our industrial growth plunges for lack of power, when

our agricultural growth plunges because farmers cannot power their gen-sets, accentuating global inflationary pressures

etc we will know who to spit on?

Advani and Prakash Karat and their respective parties are going to end up hate symbols among common people of India. With load shedding in Karnataka, people are already spitting on them.

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