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Udupi: UPCL - Anti Nagarjuna Committee Hurls Pointed Questions at Acharya

  •   Fri, Nov 05 2010 02:39:47 PM

Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Nov 5: President of Anti Nagarjuna Action Committee, Vijay Kumar Hegde, has charged district in-charge minister, Dr V S Acharya, of acting like an agent of Udupi Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL).

Angered by the statement of the minister that UPCL (erstwhile Nagarjuna) has been generating 600 mw of power presently and that 600 additional mw of power would be generated from December this year, he has challenged the minister to be present at the office of the district deputy commissioner on November 25 and give specific replies to the following questions, supported by documents. Failing compliance, he has warned Acharya that protestors armed with whips will protest in front of the latter’s residence on November 30. He was addressing a press conference on Thursday November 4.

He accused Acharya of misleading the people by stating that the company has been generating 612 mw of power as against its installed capacity of 600 mw, duly contending that the company can achieve only 65% of the installed capacity at the most. The questions listed by him are as follows:

1. For what purpose a sum of Rs 565 crore was released to UPCL through a decision taken at the cabinet meeting? 2. No permission has been given for drawing 440 kv power line through the Western Ghats. How then, will the power be supplied to districts covered by Mescom from UPCL plant? 3. What fuel is currently used for generating power, diesel or coal? 4. Who is responsible for deciding to buy power from the company at Rs 2.65 per unit, even as power is available in the coast at around 80 paise per unit?  5. Why, as district in-charge minister, you have not taken initiatives to solve problems created to the people from the effluents from UPCL plant? 6. Why are you siding with the company, which is functioning without several permissions and against which, several court cases are pending? 7. What moral right do you have to speak about adding to the current power generation of the company, at a time even the first phase itself has not been functioning properly?

Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha office bearers, Ashok, Shashidhar Shetty, Dinesh Shetty and Poovappa Poojary were present.
  

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  • S.Moorthy, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 06 2010

    We can not equate all the politicians in the same tray. Everybody knows about Mr. V.S. Acharya as a politician. He is the one of the politicians who has the clean record. Irrespective of parties we have to encourge people who do good jobs without any publicity. Mr. Vijaya Kumar Hegde always wants publicity so let him do his job. Time will tell the truth.

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  • Balakrishna Shetty, Yellur/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 06 2010

    Good job Vijayanna. You forgot to ask how much of 565 crores was the kick-back for donkey-trading of MLAs as otherwise there was no purpose for payment release.

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  • Reny Fernandes, Udupi

    Fri, Nov 05 2010

    Dear Mr.Hegdeji, please stick to your position and your questionears.Always samathi leader are retired due to some unknown reasons (?????) before they could stick to their final goal of protest. Yes UPLC destroyed DK due to several greedy politicians.

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  • praveen,

    Fri, Nov 05 2010

    most of questions asked by hegde seem easy to answer if things are in right perspective. but i m really interested in knowing who's supplying power at 80 paise in coast.me hegde is next politician in making.

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  • Tom Cat , Mangalore/ Saudi Arabia

    Fri, Nov 05 2010

    Go ahead Vijay Kumar Hegde,

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  • Jerry, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 05 2010

    I am sure, VS Acharya will not be able to answer any of these questions to the satisfaction of the people present.

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  • Joe Colaco, Bangalore

    Fri, Nov 05 2010

    Mr. Hegde wish u all the best for what u r doing. I don't think Dr. Acharya would be able to give answers 2 ur questions. But he should be hold responsible for all these misinformation and his acts.

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  • Harish, Ghante

    Fri, Nov 05 2010

    Good job by Vijay Kumar Hegde.

    Auhorities, be it Acharya, Yeddi, Gandhi or Singh, should take responsibility for their actions and answer ALL the questions that the public might have. One cannot just do whatever one likes for personal gains and then run away from the public.

    Keep it up, Mr.Hegde. We are all eager to find out the truth.

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