Mr. Modi never hesitates but often goes out of his way to support the corporate. Adani Group has an SEZ in the Gulf of Kutch region where it was allotted lands at rates as trivial as 1-45 cents per sq meter. What’s preposterous is this is now being sub-let by the Adani Group, for as high as $11 per square meter, to other companies one of which is the state owned Indian Oil Co. (Source- Forbes India article by Megha Bahree). One may refer to the aforementioned source to read in depth about the deplorable impacts on the ground water, agriculture and fisheries in this region, courtesy the formidable chimneys and the power plants that now mark this region. Also the SEZ was in controversy for unlawfully expanding onto farmers’ land, and even declared illegal by Gujarat High court for environmental violations, though the final decision is now pending with the Central Government and no hopes for that appear until after the elections.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:41:49 +0000
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