February is the shortest month in a year. Thanks to feb being 1 day longer this year. As per a popular Facebook post there were as many as 17 days of Bandh / Harthaal in different parts of Kerala. Good going !
Summer heat is on & so is power cut ! owing to fears on Mullaperiyar, generation from Idukki dam based hydro power project was increased. Now water level in Idukki dam is on the lower side adding to the power crisis of Kerala. To top it all on 6th of March, the consumption of power in Kerala crossed 60 MU. Funny part is that only 22 MU came from our own hydel generation. About 30 MU came from central pool including that of NTPC's Kayamkulam gas based power project. Shouldn't there be a re-thinking on viability of a thermal power plant in the state to tide over power crisis. Almost every Indian state is doing capacity addition. Environmental concerns must be addressed in an amicable manner. In any case there are thermal power plants in the border like Mangalore, nuclear power plants such as proposed Koodankulam etc. Another option is to live in darkness or cut out all frills like air conditioning, festival lighting, Decorations etc. Why fuss over pollution from a power plant when almost every shop in a city is using small Diesel Generators which makes more pollutants. Coal will have to be imported or atleast trasported over long distances. Ash disposal can be a problem but with lot of infrastructure projects such as Kochi metro, Expressway etc coming up, ash can be effectively utilized.
Hope wisdom prevails in the echelons of power. (Either we make more power or we use less power)
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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