POLAVARAM PROJECT ----HOPE ALL IS WELL..

 28. (SOCIAL-28) 

PICTURE OF POLAVARAM PROJECT AREA.

POLAVARAM PROJECT----HOPE ALL IS WELL..

            Polavaram Project is a multipurpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the then UPA Central government. National river linking project which works under the aegis of the Indian Ministry of Water Resources was designed to overcome the deficit in water in the country.  As a part of this plan the Godavari River basin is considered as a surplus one, while the Krishna River basin is considered to be a deficit one. Based on the estimated water requirements in 2025, the study recommended that seizable surplus water was to be transferred from the Godavari basin to the Krishna River basin.  

    In 1980, the Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh Tanguturi Anjaiah laid the foundation stone for the project stayed idle until 2004 when Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy led government came to power. In 2004 the government sanctioned and soon after tenders were issued for the commensurate worth of services for the Right and Left canals. When the project was taken up in 2004, the old finalized designs at Polavaram site are adopted without re-examining the latest cost of alternate site. The alternative site located in gorge stretch is still worth of reexamination.to reduce the ever increasing cost of Polavaram Dam. 

             The Dam could not be taken up for construction during the last century on techno economical grounds. The united Andhra Pradesh government secured the environmental clearances from the center in 2005. 

         Despite this clearance, the project faced political road blocks.  Meanwhile work on the project began and Excavation work on canals and spillway work almost completed and work was halted for want of clearance from the Ministry of Forest and Environment. Orissa and Chhattisgarh have filed a petition in Supreme Court of India against the project which submerges large areas of the state and A.P government of going ahead with the project without the necessary permissions and also alleges that public hearing  in the effected areas for not held. 

        After formation of new Telangana state a bandh call was given by the Telangana Raashtra Samithi which was going to take the power in the state protesting against the ordinance promulgated by the President of India. 

          The controversy surrounding Bhadrachalam sub-division in Khammam district which consists of villages that will be submerged has triggered controversy against the back drop of Union Cabinet NOD to transfer 130 villages to Seemandhra. This was happen because of Seemandhra lobbying according to  average Telangana people and they believe this is loss for them.

          Some are asking about the position of the Tribal who are in submerged 9 Mandals of Khammam district. They are in fear of Tribal rights along with their culture, implementation of Schedule area Acts and forest assets relating with their life. They are demanding for Self Rule Autonomous Counsels for their bright future. They are not interested to leave the  forest life. 
    
   Is Polavaram project really the dispute between the Seemandhra and Telangana states only?
                
    Is it not the Human Rights problem of the Tribal  in Khammam district?

         Is there really an alternative change of design to satisfy the Seemandhra and Telangana too?

     Can we do anything without displace thousands of Tribal families, without submerge several Archaeological sites, Coal deposits, a wild life sanctuary and several hectors of farm land?

     It is the proper time to discuss and find a solution to the Polavaram Dam dispute for the development and cordial relations between the Seemandhra and Telangana states.

                                                                                     -----PENDYALA VASUDEVA RAO
                                                Hope all is well.

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UNLUCKY MINUTES OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS.

27. (SOCIAL-27) 

This picture showing the area of MANALI.

UNLUCKY MINUTES OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS.

                  On the evening of June 8, at least 24 students, including six girls, from the Hyderabad-Telangana based VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology were feared washed away by strong currents in the Beas near Thalot village in Mandi district of the Himachal Pradesh state, when a large quantity of water was allegedly released from the dam’s reservoir. 

             Nearly 60 students on their way from Shimla to Manali had stopped near Thalot to walk to the River bank to take pictures with the Beas. However things went array when a sudden flow of water from the reservoir washed them away with in unlucky 24 minutes. The students were thrown into the middle of the river. While some managed to reach the bank, others were swept away. Some students were drowned while trying to save others, the students escaped from the tragedy said. It is not only the loss to the parents of deceased students, but to the Nation as well. Every child/young man is the hope of the Nation.

            Largi Electric Project authorities gave no sirens or hooters were not sounded to announce the release of water, the students escaped from the tragedy claimed. Where as the exact reason for the sudden release of water is still not known. Sources said Excess water is never discharged in the evening. The information on the current water level in the reservoir and how much water  particular water is released in the day is not available in the public domain. 

            Water is released without prior warning, lives are lost. No one is punished for wrong operation before any time in previous incidents. 

             For the time being , an FIR has been registered and the entire staff at the Largi Dam were suspended 

                      This not the first time in the Indian history the people have been killed due to sudden release of water. In the year 2005, due to sudden release of water from the Narmada Sagar Project in Madhya Pradesh Dam's reservoir swept away 150 pilgrims  

          Such incidents of reservoir mismanagement have taken place in other states as well, such as Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu, but no responsibility was fixed and no one was held accountable. In 2011, a petition was filed in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) blaming mismanagement of Hirakud Dam’s reservoir for the extreme floods in the state in September that year. The NHRC had even issued show-cause notice to the Odisha government. 

           In this Manali tragedy, Himachal Pradesh High Court has taken SUO MOTU cognizance of the project authorities " Grave Negligence" and has given the state seven days to file a status report. 

           Telangana state and the Central Government had responded to this tragedy immediately to take proper measures. Telangana state send a Minister's high level delegation to give assistance to the victims and their families and to co-ordinate rescue operations. Himachal Govt ordered to probe in to the tragedy.  

       Massive search operations along the bank of river Beas taken up with the help of Central National Disaster Management Rescue Forces and different wings of local Administration. Rescue workers have recovered five bodied so far, while 19 others still missing. The chances of their survival are slim because of Cold and Silt in the water. Worried parents and jittery in HP are keeping their figures crossed, hoping rescuers  will find the survivals. 

    We can only wish to give strength to the family members and bodies should be recovered as early as possible to perform the last rights by their family members and friends and well wishers. 

           There should be some sort of Check posts  for giving instructions and information about the Tourist spots and cautions/precautions to be taken in the tours to the  the outside visitors.

           Accountability has to be fixed and known to everyone. So that such incident does not repeat. 

       May their souls rest in peace. My prayers are with the departed souls and their family.

                                                                             -------PENDYALA VASUDEVARAO.

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THE PICTURE OF GANGES RIVER.

           26. (SOCIAL-26) 

The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus. It is worshiped as Goddess Ganga in Hinduism. Ganges which is the life line of millions of people and great religious significance is being polluted by both Domestic sewage and Industrial pollutants that are being dumped in to the river untreated.  In Varanasi rivers "Varuna" and "Asi" have been polluted beyond recognition that now they flow not rivers but just torrents sewage and waste water mixing at the start and end of the city Varanasi. The Ganga action plan launched in 1986 by the Govt of India achieved any success despite expenditure of over Five billion rupees. This has been a major failure due to Corruption, lack of technical expertise good environmental planning and support from religious authorities.

        River Bhagirathi and river Alakananda originate in Garhwal Himalayas and join at Devaprayaga to form river Ganga. River Ganga travels through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal there after enters Bangladesh and finally drains in to the Bay of Bengal. The important tributaries of Ganga are the Yamuna, the Kali, the Ramganga, the Garhwal, the Gandak, the Kosi and the Sone. The river Yamuna although a tributary of Ganga, is a river basin in itself. Its major tributaries are Chambal, Sind, Betwa and Ken.  

        The Ganga basin is bound in the North by the Himalayas and in the South by the Vindhyas. Main stem of river Ganga houses a  population with high destiny. In absence of proper sanitation, abstraction of surface and ground water irrigation  and drinking purposes and partially treated domestic and industrial effluent turn Ganga  in to a polluted river in the stretch from Kannauj to Tri Ghat in the state of Uttar Pradesh and also makes the water of river Ganga unfit for even bathing purposes. Major urban centres generating substantial volume of sewage are Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur and Kolkata. The assessment of sewage and development of treatment capacity indicates that there should be reduced to improve water quality of river Ganga. 

      Major tributaries of river Ganga namely Ramganga and East Kali need immediate attention as they carry industrial and domestic pollution load of Uttarakhand and Uttara Pradesh. The river Ganga suffers myriad problems, most significant ones being the lean flow during the dry season. It would be advisable to create more water storage facility for Ganga riverine  system and release water in the lean period to effectively  maintain minimum  flow in the river. 

   There is immediate need firm environmental surveillance in order to check their compliance with environmental standards. 

                     -----PENDYALA VASUDEVA RAO.

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RISING CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA.

 25. (SOCIAL-25) 

The United Nations issued a statement condemning the gang rape and murders and said "Violence against woman is a human rights issue, not a woman's issue. Violence against woman is preventable, not inevitable. The recent Badaun incident highlights the dangers women in India are exposed to due lack of Toilets".

           The incident came close on the heels of the countrywide outrage over the gang rape and murder of two teenage cousins in UP's Badaun district. The girls, reported missing by their families on May 27 nights, were found hanging from a tree the next morning.  In this most recent case taken place in the state of Uttar Pradesh has been on poor policing and prejudice on Indian caste system. The police officers in the village and the alleged attackers are from a caste with higher status. The young girls always traveled in pairs when walking to the wheat fields near their village at night to relieve themselves before bed. The girls stopped on a small patch of land full of sharp, thorny bushes growing about a foot off the ground. They were then kidnapped.

      Crime is happening in other states of India as well. Attacks often go unreported in media. Reported Rapes in India in 2013, 98% accused are parents, relatives and Neighbors. A report analyzed the rape figures in U.P that 90 % of victims were Dalits and 85% of victims were Dalit minors. The latest estimate suggests that new case of rape is reported every 20 minutes in India.

        Murder and Rape are crimes punishable by death under Indian Law. Unfortunately  due to intimidation of witness and family members, survivors of Assaults and Rapes are also subjected to further attacks to prevent them giving evidence or force them to withdraw criminal complaints. Some are murdered.  Conviction rates at around 24% are considered to be relatively high. The Supreme Court on 5th August,2013 issued show cause notice to a senior officer in Madhya Pradesh  as to why criminal case be not lodged against him for disclosing the names of rape victims in his Affidavit, which is an offence under section 228 A of the Indian Penal Code.

       There are notable incidents. In March, 2004, a 59 year old Australian woman raped and murdered. Software Engineer Nayana Pujari was raped and murdered by her escort driver in Pune in 2009. The gang rape of a 23 year old student (Nirbhaya Incident)on a public bus, on 16 Dec 2012, sparked large protests across the capital of Delhi. As a result of this incident the Government has promised speedy trails in cases of violations. It will improve the lighting of roads and public transport and there will be more police patrols to ensure the safety of the women. Yesterday a cold blooded murder was came in to light. A woman killed in front of her children for resisting rape in Meghalaya. Accused locked up her husband and five children inside the house and pulled out the woman. She was first assaulted and molested. When she resisted, they shot her with automatic assault rifles from point blank range blowing her head in almost two pieces. The murder took place inside National leader Sigma’s house compound in Raja Rongat village Which is the India-Bangladesh border.

       Rising of incidents India shamed globally. India image is important, Women security is important. Needs better investigation methods; find the right guy, ways to preserve evidence. We don’t have proper witness protections programmed. Needs Reforms in Criminal justice system. why rapists are not that scared and victims reluctant to go to court.

           How the rapes could be stopped, there was only one refrain attitude to women must change; the legal process of dealing with the crime must speed up; and men must be educated and ‘sensitized’ about women’s issues.

                    Society and Government must feel responsibility to prevent the crimes.

                                       ------PENDYALA VASUDEVARAO

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REALIZATION DREAMS OF TELANGANA.

         24. (SOCIAL-24) 

REALIZATION DREAMS OF TELANGANA.

IN THE ABOVE PICTURE WE CAN SEE THE NEWLY BUILTED SECRETARIATE BUILDING.

Telangana came in to existence as the 29th state of India today. People all over Telangana are celebrating the realization of the decades long dream.. For the first time out side Hindi and Bengali speaking areas-two states speaking same language have been created. History will analyze why did this Telugu state break down? What are the lessons for the future? The creation of Telangana has ended a nearly 50 years of long struggle for separate state. Chandrasekhar Rao who led the movement for a separate state of Telangana since 2001,has taken oath as new Chief Minister of the state.

       In 1956 Congress government in Center decided to merge Andhra which was carved out of Madras state with the Telugu speaking areas of the dominion of the deposed Nizam state of Hyderabad. Congress was then facing a tough Electoral trouble with Communists. Due to negligence of Land reforms, irrigation projects, Countryside development and Rural empowerment the people of Telangana believed that they would be better off as a separate state. The people of Telangana were against merger and feared about job losses. Education levels and Developments are high in Andhra.  There were cultural differences too. 

      The Telangana struggle has been a long battle. A separate state movement was intensified under the leadership Marri Channa Reddy in 1969. There was widespread violence and over 369 protesters killed in police firing and lathi charge. In general elections TPS a Political party for Separate Telangana under the leadership of Channa Reddy  swept the entire Lokasabha seats excluding Khammam evidencing the ambition of the Telangana people for separate state.. However the movement could not last long as Marri Channa Reddy merged his political party with Congress and was eventually made chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Telangana movement back stabbed and evaporated. BJP promised for statehood to Telangana in 1998 stating "One vote Two states" but neglected it later. A group of Congress MLAs submitted a memorandum to the party president Sonia Gandhi in 2000 demanding to separate statehood to the region. The Central Govt through Chidambaram declared the statehood of Telangana in Dec 2009 but later went back.

     A separate movement was again started in the year 2001 by the next generation leader Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao and other social and cultural organizations. Students, Employees, Writers, Artists, Lawyers and Doctors etc battled for Telangana in various methods since 15 years. Above 1000 youngsters especially from weaker sections sacrificed their lives for separate state of Telangana.

    Congress central leadership taken a decision on separate statehood for Telangana and passed a bill taking special active role to pass the Bill in the Parliament. Bill was passed , but the Congress failed to reap its political fruits.

      Hope the new state of Telangana will fulfill the dreams and hopes of the youth and all sections of people in Telangana. Hope Sri Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao will succeed.

                                                         ----PENDYALA VASUDEVARAO.

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