[chhattisgarh-net] Digest Number 2175

chhattisgarh-net Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:41:50 -0700

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1a.: Re: A Tentative Analysis of MoUs signed by the Chhattisgarh Governme From: suklasen
1b.: Re: A Tentative Analysis of MoUs signed by the Chhattisgarh Governme From: Kaveri Rajaraman

2.: Appeal to participate in Public Hearing for Power Plant at Janjgir From: Ramesh Agrawal

3.: Various reports from ground on CGnet Swara From: CGnet Swara

4.: Nendra : Case against police dismissed by High Court From: CGnet Swara

5a.: Re: Headcount in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh a challenge From: rahul

6.: Petition against the arrest of Sunil Mandiwal, Delhi university pro From: anirban kar

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1a.: Re: A Tentative Analysis of MoUs signed by the Chhattisgarh Governme

Posted by: "suklasen" sukla....@gmail.com suklasen

Sun Apr 4, 2010 4:49 am (PDT)

The table itself provides (some) details about these two MoUs. (Are
there any other?)

No.

Investor

Year of Signing

MoU

Village/Region

District

(proposed/

existing plants)

Amt. Invested

(In Rs. Cr.)

24.

Essar Steel Chhattisgarh Ltd., Hazira

2005

(May 7)

Bailadila

Dantewada

7,000

84.

Tata Steels Ltd., Mumbai

2005

(April 6)

Lohandigunda

Bastar

10,000

According to a source, the table above is put together by collating
"information taken out from the state government's website".Though the
links/URLs etc. are not provided.
And, while an MoU can have a "secrecy" clause, regardless of whether it
would stand scrutiny of the law of the land; the state government cannot
conceivably enter into any secret MoU as regards any
commercial/industrial enterprise.
Does anyone have any info on the
MoUs with transnational firms as referred to by Arundhati Roy in the
news report at
<http://www.hinduonnet.com/2010/04/04/stories/2010040463070900.htm
<http://www.hinduonnet.com/2010/04/04/stories/2010040463070900.htm>
>?

In the table presented here: "Only one is foreign company: Texas Power
Generation (2005 May 22). The location is not indicated.
"

Sukla

--- In chhattisgarh-n...@yahoogroups.com, Kaveri Rajaraman
<kaveri.rajaraman@...> wrote:
>
> This is the last I saw on that issue:
>
> http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/27151406.htm
>
> Tata, Essar Steel MoUs out of right to information's ambit
>
> RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh government has declined to make public the
> memoranda of understanding (MoUs), which it had signed with Tata Steel
and
> Essar Steel for setting up steel plants at an estimated cost of Rs
16,000
> crore in tribal Bastar district.
>
> The State Commerce and Industry Deputy Secretary, Mr Shankar Rao
Brahmane,
> refused to disclose contents of these MoUs to Mr Shankar Mede, who had
> sought the details under the provisions of the right to information
Act
> 2005.
>
> In his letter, the deputy secretary pointed out that both the MoUs had
a
> provision, which stipulated that no details contained in the MoUs
could be
> disclosed to any 'third party' without the consent of the signatories.
> "Hence, it is difficult to make ava ilable the copies of these MoUs,"
he
> added.
>
> When contacted, the Minister of State for Industries, Mr Rajesh Munat,
said,
> "It is a Government document. It is up to the Government to decide
whether
> to keep it secret or to make it public."
>
> "I don't think that there is anything wrong in making a provision in
the MoU
> itself that its details would not be disclosed to a third party
without the
> consent of the parties concerned," he said.
>
> However, the former Chief Minister, Mr Ajit Jogi said that the State
> government cannot include such a clause in any matters other than
those
> related to national security. Such a provision in the MoU, which
relates to
> investment, would only help create su spicion, he said adding that it
was
> also against the sprit of the Right to Information Act. - UNI
>
> Kaveri
>
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 4:25 AM, op goel opg...@... wrote:
>
> > From time to time, members of this group have mentioned about the
secret
> > MOU signed between the CG govt and the TATAS and ESSAR.
> >
> > Has anyone tried to get copies of these MOUs under RTI?
> >
> > opgoel
> >
>

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1b.: Re: A Tentative Analysis of MoUs signed by the Chhattisgarh Governme

Posted by: "Kaveri Rajaraman" kaveri.rajara...@gmail.com kaveri82

Sun Apr 4, 2010 8:27 pm (PDT)

Yes - I did some searching and I do think these are the same MOUs referenced
for the beginning of the SJ. The dates are a month apart, but close to the
SJ formation date... and the locations match other reports about those two
MOUs. So I'm not sure what other details of the MOUs are covered by the
secrecy clause.

Sukla ji, could you explain "And, while an MoU can have a "secrecy" clause,
regardless of whether it would stand scrutiny of the law of the land; the
state government cannot conceivably enter into any secret MoU as regards any
commercial/industrial enterprise."
- is there some kind of law covering this, or is it just that RTI should
over-ride any secrecy clause?

peace
Kaveri

On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 6:47 AM, suklasen <sukla....@gmail.com> wrote:

> The table itself provides (some) details about these two MoUs. (Are there
> any other?)

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2.: Appeal to participate in Public Hearing for Power Plant at Janjgir

Posted by: "Ramesh Agrawal" ramesh.agra...@gmail.com rameshsatyam

Sun Apr 4, 2010 4:51 am (PDT)

Dear Friends

Some time back I told about Quashing of Environment Clearance granted to M/s Athena Chhattisgarh Power Ltd for 1200 MW Power Plant at village Singhitarai in Dhabhra Tahsil of district Champa Janjgir.

Fresh public hearing on order of Ministry is to be held tommarrow on 05.04.10 at Block Office Dabhara near Agrasen Bhawan from 12.00 pm onwards. This time public hearing venue has been choosed about 20-25 km away from project site Singhitarai to restrict active participation and agitation.

On this 2nd I had been in a public meeting of villagers in village Badadarha. They are committed to not allow any power plant in the area and to not share land. They are willing to register their protest in this public hearing but due to distance of 20-25 km and lack of transport fascilities they might not be able to go there.

Just I got a call from Singhitarai that company is arranging vehicles for villagers and offering money to speak in favour.

Please do reach Dabhara before 12.00 noon to support villagers of Singhitarai and other villages of Janjgir-Champa where 21 major power plants are to come and in principal approval from Ministry of Environment and Forests has been granted and many more are in que.

Regards
Ramesh

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3.: Various reports from ground on CGnet Swara

Posted by: "CGnet Swara" cgnetsw...@gmail.com

Sun Apr 4, 2010 4:57 am (PDT)

Dear friends

Some more voices from ground

An organisation in Andhra Pradesh has done a survey of internally
displaced ( IDPs) tribals and have sent a request to help their effort
to help IDPs there

http://audiowiki.no-ip.org/sounds/701.mp3

Bhan Sahu has sent an report about the situation of Mid day meal in
schools all across Chhattisgarh

http://audiowiki.no-ip.org/sounds/703.mp3

Fr Sebastian has sent his comments on "one sided" approach of police
while dealing with violence against christian community in
Chhattisgarh

http://audiowiki.no-ip.org/sounds/697.mp3

and finally Devjit Nandy has sent an invite for a NREGA and Forest
Rights Act workshop for Baiga tribals in Bilaspur district on 9th and
10th April

http://audiowiki.no-ip.org/sounds/707.mp3

You can also listen to these messages by dialing 08066932500.

If you have any message please dial the same number and record your message

regards
CGnet Swara moderators

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4.: Nendra : Case against police dismissed by High Court

Posted by: "CGnet Swara" cgnetsw...@gmail.com

Sun Apr 4, 2010 5:17 am (PDT)

Dear friends

Himanshu Kumar of Vanvasi Chetna Ashram has sent a report saying
police took Veko Sinna of Nendra village to Bilaspur High court and he
was forced to say that though the where about of his sister and father
still remains unknown but he has no complaint against the police.

Earlier Veko Sinna has charged police with abduction of his sister and
murder of his father from Nendra village.

High court has promptly dismissed the case ignoring the request of the
lawyer that Veko Sinna's statement should be taken after few days when
he is not under the influence of the police.

Veko Sinna has said in his statement that VCA had forced him to
complaint against police

http://audiowiki.no-ip.org/sounds/699.mp3

You can also listen to these messages by dialing 08066932500.If you
have any comment please dial the same number and record your message

Many of you know the background of Nendra village which VCA had taken
the responsibility to rehabilitate under their Human Shield program.
You can know more background at this page :
http://cgnet.in/FT/humanshield/index_html/document_view

Himanshu Ji has also sent a 10 minutes long audio file explaining the
background of Nendra and the case being dismissed

regards
CGnet Swara moderators

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5a.: Re: Headcount in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh a challenge

Posted by: "rahul" aaroh...@yahoo.com aarohini

Sun Apr 4, 2010 7:01 pm (PDT)

The census is a challenge throughout India. When I check the 2001 census data with ground reality prevailing in the villages I always find it to be wrong even after correcting for expected changes due to the lapse of time. Instead of having poorly trained and ill motivated school teachers doing the enumeration, in rural areas at least this should be entrusted to the Gram Sabha. The Gram Sabha should be empowered and trained to do the work because then the data will be much more authentic. At present all planning in this country is done on the basis of unauthentic data collected by the census and the patwaris. That is why our planning is cockeyed and inequitous.

Rahul Banerjee
74,Krishnodayanagar,Khandwa naka,Indore,Madhya Pradesh, India-452001
Cell no: +919926791773
webpage: http://rahulbanerjee.notlong.com
blog: http://anar-kali.blogspot.com

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Subject: [chhattisgarh-net] Headcount in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh a challenge

Headcount in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh a challenge

http://www.dailypioneer.com/246803/Headcount-in-Maoist-hit-Chhattisgarh-a-challenge.html

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6.: Petition against the arrest of Sunil Mandiwal, Delhi university pro

Posted by: "anirban kar" kar.anir...@gmail.com anirbanatsanhati

Mon Apr 5, 2010 12:33 am (PDT)

Friends,

Please sign and circulate the petition against the arrest and detainment of
Sunil Mandiwal, a Delhi University professor and well known democratic right
activist, allegedly in connection with the Kobad Ghandy case. Let us condemn
the attempt by the state to criminalise and terrorize intellectuals and
activists.
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/mandiwal/petition.html<http://www.petitiononline.com/mandiwal/petition.html>

Anirban Kar, P K Vijayan, Karen Gabriel

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