Greetings from Water Initiatives Odisha(WIO)!
(Shared by Sudhir Paliwal of the Vidharbha Environmental Action Group)
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We are pasting below a landmark judgement of the Bombay High Court that has ordered a fresh public hearing in case of a power plant. The issues raised by the petitioners and accepted by the honorable court hold relevance to most of the public hearings held in our state as well. Time our authorities and the Orissa State Pollution Control Board learn from this and make the public hearings more transparent and towards protecting the interest of the people and environment and not towards that of the corporate houses. Just one example of a recent public hearing.
Just to cite a recent example: in the Vishakha Asbestos's case (in Sambalpur's Parmanpur), almost all the people present in the public hearing opposed to the plant(even by citing scientific and technical reasons). This was recorded in the proceedings published by the OPCB but still the plant was given environmental clearance. This shows whose interest these people are serving.
This needs to be brought to larger discussion and a thorough revamping of the public hearing system is overdue.
Thanks and regards,
Ranjan Panda
Convenor, WIO
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Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO) is a state level coalition of civil society organisations, farmers, academia, media and other concerned, which has been working on water, environment and climate change issues in the state for more than two decades now.
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