Opinion Behind the fear
A.P.J. ABDUL KALAMS effort to allay fears about the Koodankulam nuclear plant is commendable
Behind the fear
A.P.J. ABDUL KALAMS effort to allay fears about the Koodankulam nuclear plant is commendable. While the genuine concerns of locals need to be addressed,the fear psychosis spread by anti-nuclear energy activists must be countered. No mode of power generation is 100 per cent safe and smooth. Hydel power generation needs huge tracts of land. It also results in human displacement. Thermal power plants cause pollution. In comparison,nuclear power plants are safer.
Saroj K. Panigrahi
Right & wrong ways
THE stand-off between the authorities and the locals over the Koodankulam nuclear power plant is becoming intractable. Its preposterous that some well-meaning people have suggested that all the safety assessment documents pertaining to the nuclear power station should be discussed with the protesters so as to convince them. How is it possible? We are not dealing with a group of highly trained,scientific-minded persons. They are emotionally charged laypersons who are instigated by vested interests. How can we expect them to understand complex issues that baffle experts? In developed countries,public hearings are arranged by the government whenever any nuclear facility is set up. We should also follow this.
V.V.S. Mani
Mismanaged
THIS refers to Another stampede (IE,November 10). We are very poor at disaster management and when it comes to organising big gatherings,our administration is clueless. Merely granting financial aid to victims or their kin doesnt suffice. A local administration shouldnt grant permission to hold huge gatherings if the arrangements are found inadequate.
Bal Govind
Noida
Neighbourly love
The varying tones of the Pakistani leadership on granting MFN status to India are amusing (Pak has not backtracked on India MFN: Khar,IE,November 6). India granted the MFN status to Pakistan a decade-and-a-half ago and can continue without Pakistans reciprocal gesture at such a belated stage. What Pakistan needs most is to grant the best friend status to India,its closest and biggest neighbour.
M.C. Joshi
Judges point
Justice Markandey Katju has rightly said (IE,November 4) that the Indian electronic media does not serve the interest of the people. But the question is,how many people in India understand this reality? His contention that the real issues in India are socio-economic is also a fact.
V.K. Gupta
CM 1.0
This refers to the editorial This is Poriborton (IE,November 9). Mamata Banerjees actions,in forcing a police station to release her party members and getting the police to issue a statement accepting their fault,are most unbecoming of a chief minister. She should allow the law to pursue its course. That would bring her far greater credit than her recent actions which have besmirched her status and diminished the shine of her desire for change.
Suren Abreu Mumbai
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