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  •   Thu, Aug 16 2007 09:39:50 AM

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NR)

Mangalore, Aug 16: MSEZ chief operating officer A G Pai  inaugurated a seminar on “SEZ as growth engine,” jointly organized by Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Engineers’ Association and Lions Club here recently.

Criticizing the environmentalists, who are opposing the proposed special economic zone (SEZ), he observed in obvious distaste that all those people who talk of global warming should first prevent US president George Bush, who is the major contributor to the global warming.

Pai further informed that only about 24,700 acres of land may be utilized for industrial growth in the district as per the study conducted by competent authorities, plans are on the anvil to use hardly about 4,000 to 5,000 acres of land for SEZs, he added.

Lamenting the fact that some people were willing to be led astray by some vested interests, Pai pointedly stated that “ignorance is bliss for some people.”

“Unless the people support SEZs, the nation would be pushed towards economic slavery,” he stated grimly. Moreover he rued the fact that only 35 per cent of the port’s capacity is being utilized.

B A Tech Park CEO B Abdul Salam the next resource person informed that the IT SEZ being developed by his group at a cost of about Rs 600 crore in Thumbe, which will be providing direct employment to approximately 17,000 people.

Presiding over the programme, Engineers’ Association president B Padmanabha Rai expounding the benefits of the MSEZ informed that the MSEZ will change the economic scenario of the region besides generating valuable employment.
  

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  • Alfred J. Rebello, Kundapur/Dubai

    Fri, Aug 17 2007

    One should not have any problem for SEZ provided it do not acquire the agriculture land and harm the enviornment. SEZ may give jobs, money & comforts to some but agriculture is giving us food to all. If there is no agriculture produce then what food we can buy with money, as we all know we cannot eat money. Therefore, let our priority will be agriculture first.

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  • Deepak Kamath H, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 19 2007

    I truly support Mr.A.G Pai taking away 500 acres of land or space from the earth wont do any harm to it.But as i seem to hear people can live with only AIR TO BREATHE.BUT NO FOOD TO EAT.People of Mangalore desperately need any other job source from the present supply.

    The thing to be looked at is that MSEZ comes into existence with no harm or harm as little as possible.That has to be stressed to but not the removal of the whole project.People must think about how to make the project successful with no harm to the environment.Opposing the project at this point of time is not at all acceptable.

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  • Purushottama, Byndoor

    Thu, Aug 16 2007

    The quote " ignorance is bliss" equally applies to the supporters of the Special Exploitation Zone cum Special Evasion Zones. Mr. Pai's ignorance is that he is not aware of the disaster already caused by various big ticket projects that have affected the nature and the resultant loss to the enviornment.

    He may also be ignorant that the whole westcoast and enviornmentally fragile, seismically potential for earthquakes and that the livelihood of lakhs will be affected to feed a few thousands. Of course industrialists who care less for the enviornment because the potential of earning bucks by way of tax exemptions and also potential in real estate business and the various freebies which an honest tax payer would not get , will naturally support this.

    Nevertheless all this is not going to reduce the havoc the industries are going to play on the livelihood of the common man. In this regard we should say Hats off to the people of Nandigram - they showed higher level of awareness than many of our "educated" friends.

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  • T ShivaPrasad Ariga, Oman/Suratkal

    Thu, Aug 16 2007

    Dear Mr Pai, Economic benefits may be many .We better live on a environmentally clean earth ..Pointing fingers on Mr Bush..or on Mr XYZ will not help solve critical Issues like global warming. Global Warming is a global phenomenon were each and every person living on this planet will be affected.

    When it comes to growth in India ..People fear rampant corruption,lack of effective procedures & processes ..benefits never reaching the needy..appointing individuals based on caste,creed,religion etc. Mr Pai Has to come out clear on what are the possible environmental hazards caused by the proposed MSEZ and what are the counter measures being taken.

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