Thermal power station
Sir,
Power
is central to any development model without
electricity. We cannot conceive progress and
development. The whole system of modern
civilization and development rests pretty square
only upon power. We cannot conceive any progress
in absence of electricity.
To this modern life power is like a blood flow
which keeps our system of modern living ticking.
For a few hours if the power supply is cut off we
can well foresee the result. Total chaos will
take place. Our State is suffering from chronic
shortage of power. Despite having an enviable
natural resource of hydropotential we have not
been able to create a power surplus as our
neighbour Himachal Pradesh. Today that State
which has more or less similar topography is a
power surplus State while as we are languishing
in the dark depths of power hunger and scarcity.
In this scenario many times in the print media
and otherwise people have aired their views about
need to setup a thermal power project which would
supply electricity as and when needed. After a
long debate the central Government has given its
nod to setup a thermal power station in the State
in Udhampur having a capacity of 1000 megawatts.
Thermal power projects have a very short
gestation period and can start functioning in
very less time than hydroprojects. They produce
normally more power. It is now hoped that the
Govt. will without wasting more time take steps
for the speedy implementation of the project so
that the thermal power station becomes a reality.
Yours etc...
Raj Kumar
Nagrota Jammu
Militancy
Sir,
About
eighteen years ago militancy and proxy war
started in our State. In the start of 1990 a
monster in the shape of terrorism was released
against our country and our State became the
chief target in it.
We have done our utmost to contain the nefarious
designs of the people who are masterminding the
terror activities across the border. Thousands of
people have been killed. Countless women have
lost their homes and husbands and a huge number
of orphans have been created as a result of the
nearly two decade militancy in the State.
Indigenous populations of minorities in the
valley were forced out of their home and are
living like aliens in the own land.
To contain the huge threat of militancy security
forces have displayed the valour of highest
order. They have sacrifired their lives in
thousands to see that these terrorists who
represent a dangerous mindset do not get
upperhand. Pakistan has not stopped the
malevolent attitude against India. There are
reports that camps are operating in PoK and other
places in Pakistan. Although Pakistan has now
been engulfed in the war against terror it has
not left the anti India attitude that it has
nursed against India. Militants are crossing the
LoC in recent days. Gunbattles with militants at
Mendhar (DE, Feb 13) suggest that the terrorists
continue to crossover the borders. Security
forces are keeping the tight vigil on the borders
and have to remain on guard so that militants are
stopped the border itself and nuetralised.
Yours etc...
Pankaj Sharma
Canal Road Jammu
Festivals
Sir,
Human life is dull without festivals. Festivals
are important to a society. They give the people
a chance to comeout of their dreary and
monotonous lives to enjoy and have fun.
In our country festivals and religious days are
intricately woven together. Being a country of
great antiquity the civilization of India has an
innate quality that has created innumerable
festivals in the country. The ethos of the
country that is mixed magically with environment
has given birth to great number of festivals
which create among the people an urge to enjoy
life on particular days. The aim usually is to
give ourselves freedom from the daily regimen of
day to day work and come out to dance, sing or do
something that we normally do not in our daily
routine. On festive days we invariably dress well
or use cleaner clothes, try to eat dainties which
we normally would never do and of course have
fun.
Children lend an air of festive atmosphere to
festivals. Without their laughter and frolic any
festival would seem boring. In this context an
article was published in the Sunday Edition of
this paper (Feb 10) Basant Panchami. The author
had outlined the style and mood in which the
festival was celebrated in old days. We have
forgotten the very spirit of festivals
preoccupied with the pressures of modern life. We
have lost touch with ourselves. The purity and
freshness with which we enjoyed the festivals is
not so a distant past is a dream now. Are those
good old days gone for every?
Yours etc...
C L Sharma
Bhagwati Nagar Jammu
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