They are all sitting on hydro-dollars like petro-dollars. So if you can develop it, it's a way of earning the revenue," he explained. "The only question is in doing so, how do you feel the pulse of the people? But the sensitivity issue of the local concerns has to be addressed in the very initial stage so that vested interests don't come at a later stage and create problems."
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Dollars? Mr
Ramanathan.And what use are these hydro-dolars, may I ask?
Can your hydro-dollars buy virgin forests, untouched that FEED the Teesta by providing the precipitation that becomes the snow?
Can you buy back the hundreds of rare species of orchids?
The beautiful mountain butterflies that have only this one place in the whole world to exist?
Can these dollars buy back a way of life?
The people of Sikkim don’t need your rehabilitiation
Or your plunder
A few environmentally friendly mini-hydel projects would be enough to sustain the power needs of Sikkim and a few neighbouring areas.
But India doesn’t look at NEED
It’s GREED.
This sneaky scheme was put in place when the BJP was in power at the Centre.
After selling out the Tribals of India and turning their homelands into desolate holes in the ground
The pot bellied Madhesis turned their evil eyes on our Sikkim.
WHY hasn’t the Indian television media made this a story yet ?
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