RE:setusamudram
by Vikas Bhatt on Sep 18, 2007 06:58 PM Permalink
Problems is that the canal still won't be deep enough for really huge tankers and vessels which form a majority of the vessels [60,000 dead weight and up sizes] while the current plan only allows ships of size 30,000 to pass through. Besides the waters after digging will be unetsted waters and no vessel might want to test them at their own expense or risk. The canal will not be wide enough for free navigation and so ships will sail through slowly and burn up more fuel. So some hours saved will not be worth their while to spend on more fule and pay taxes for going through. Ships that don't use Indian ports at Kanyakumari will not need that route at all. The cost of dregging sand over and over to maintain the canal will be a whopping 100 crores a year.
Apart from this loss of ecology, coral reefs, the impact on marine life and fishing and consequent natural repurcussions if the interference with the sea creates natural disturbances or imbalances is not taken into account. the enxt Tsunami or earthquake in the sea may prove more fatal with it's natural barriers tampered with. Forget Ram, nature will never forgive us for this folly and we will reap the destruction of the sea's natural flow at leisure in a big way. Kerala and Tamil nadu coasts will be highly vulnerable to the next great sea disaster.
This project has been initiated purely to mint money out Rs 2,500 crores is all and that is what all this fuss is about.
RE:RE:setusamudram
by mahesh chander gupta on Sep 18, 2007 07:15 PM Permalink
Good, But this idea must be universal. If a mosque or church or any other worship place comes in way of developement similar treatment must be made without any exemption. Then your view is welcome. But selective attach on Hindu sentiments is objectionable.
