Energy Crisis
Some of my friends were confused with what I said in few of my energy related posts in pasts. This one is just to clarify some of them.
First and foremost, I am concerned about India's growth and economy. Two resources that matter the most are Energy and Knowledge.
Saying that the current energy scenario in India is dark should not come as a surprise to anyone.
We have not been working hard to develop new power plants, neither hydro nor thermal, forget about nuclear plants.
There is no electricity in small towns and villages where more than seventy percent of Indians live. It is unfair to expect those children studying without electricity to come and take India forward. It is our responsibility as a society to provide those basic necessities.
How can we expect to become a super-power when we are on the mercy of whims and fancies of some nations (whose only way to make money and prosper is through selling energy)?
Current status of energy sources in India are not even capable of sustaining the present level of economy, look how it comes falling down with the fuel price-rise, which is totally under the control of others. I am of the opinion that India should start to look at all other available options in an urgent fashion. Nuclear deal with US is just one small step, though a laudable one. No other PM in last 15-20 years ever had the courage to take such a step in the interests of India, knowing very well the precarious condition of the government (though I cannot comment on the way government was saved).
First and foremost, I am concerned about India's growth and economy. Two resources that matter the most are Energy and Knowledge.
Saying that the current energy scenario in India is dark should not come as a surprise to anyone.
We have not been working hard to develop new power plants, neither hydro nor thermal, forget about nuclear plants.
There is no electricity in small towns and villages where more than seventy percent of Indians live. It is unfair to expect those children studying without electricity to come and take India forward. It is our responsibility as a society to provide those basic necessities.
How can we expect to become a super-power when we are on the mercy of whims and fancies of some nations (whose only way to make money and prosper is through selling energy)?
Current status of energy sources in India are not even capable of sustaining the present level of economy, look how it comes falling down with the fuel price-rise, which is totally under the control of others. I am of the opinion that India should start to look at all other available options in an urgent fashion. Nuclear deal with US is just one small step, though a laudable one. No other PM in last 15-20 years ever had the courage to take such a step in the interests of India, knowing very well the precarious condition of the government (though I cannot comment on the way government was saved).
posted by Amit Srivastava at
6:43 PM
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