Don't underestimate clay. Clay holds water. >From the perspective of a person who lives in the mining area - the mines come and destroy the environment and give nothing back. The State and its people don't even get any value apart from the ridiculously low royalty (Rs. 26 for a tonne of iron ore worth more than Rs. 2000 in the market - the raising cost is never more than Rs. 200/tonne), providing exorbitant profits to the miners. Also, mining destroys the forests and water sources, pollutes rivers and brings in social and political disruption. Why should one welcome it - specially when there is no direct benefit from it.
How much benefit have the tribals of Jharkhand got from TATAs? Of course it has made a few families very rich and some very well off. Nachiketa On 1/15/08, Anand Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes so what is the use of those iron ores keeping them buried inside for > the > next 30 years and doing nothing? They are as good as clay. > > If you use them now, I am sure we are going to see some of the benefits > coming out in the next 30 years time. Obviously, if you are proud enough > to > believe that those IRON ores are there to make each even every family of > Jharkhand a rich by miles, then there is no such magic anywhere. > > On Jan 15, 2008 2:20 PM, Soumya Dev <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]<thetribaltribune%40yahoo.com>> > wrote: > > > What is the use of the land after 30 years when the Iron ore is over? > > > > Anand Kumar < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <anandkr%40gmail.com><anandkr%40gmail.com>> > > wrote: Sahi Jawaab > > :-) > > > > > > It is perhaps because of such mindset that we are lagging behind. Grow > up > > guys. This is a basic rules that the powerfuls have ruled over the > weaker > > ones. Nobody can help you directly otherwise you are just asking for > > another > > round of reservation and that is so much clear by now, what a failed > > concept > > it has been. > > > > The industrial development has surely help people in the area. It takes > > time > > (read years) for the benefit to trickle down to the lowermost echelon of > > society. Nobody can do a miracle. Have patience, trust and have a > positive > > outlook towards life. What is the use of Iron ore inside the land? > > > > Having this mindset is the real blame for such a pathetic state and > > nothing > > else. > > > > On Jan 15, 2008 11:41 AM, savita kispotta < [EMAIL > > PROTECTED]<savitakispotta%40yahoo.com><savitakispotta%40yahoo.com>> > > > wrote: > > > > > I have a different opinion about Tata's or any such business houses > > > which the locals claim to be SUCKING BLOOD. > > > > > > - Iron Ore or Coal mines or be is whatever natural resources - It was > > > there to harness for EVERYBODY. Why did the LOCALS or other than > Tata's > > or > > > Sterlite did not harness it??? One cannot blame the other person or > > > organization for grabbing the opportunity if it existed & one did not > > make > > > use of that oportunity. > > > > > > - Business houses have muscle power - agreed, but there are some > > > formalities, rules & regulations by which they acquire land or mines & > > set > > > up their business. I dont think that there is any set up done by Big > > > business house without GOVERNMENT approvals. The GOVERNMENT which is > > chosen > > > by the LOCALS. If there is injustice, FIGHT the Government, LEARN how > to > > > choose a correct Government, revolt against the government - Why Blame > > > Business Houses? Why keep crying about injustice? > > > > > > - Beggars are not Choosers. Its the benevolence of the business > houses, > > if > > > they give something in return They DON'T HAVE TO because they pay > heavy > > > TAXES already to Government. Tell me what percentage of our earnings > do > > we > > > give out as charity?? And how regularly, if at all we do part with a > > small > > > sum? > > > > > > - Bottom Line - No use ot blaming business houses. Its because of them > > > > that Indian has shown so much of progress over the last couple of > years. > > > From inception of life, the rule has been "Survival of the Fittest". > > FIGHT, > > > STRIVE, THINK, WORK HARD, COMPETE, if you really want to come up in > > life. > > > > > > Stop the Blame Game. & Stop thinking that someone will come & make > your > > > life easier. > > > > > > > > > > > > Partho Datta < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <pdot52%40yahoo.com><pdot52%40yahoo.com><pdot52%40yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > That counts as a marketing failure on the part of the Orissa > government. > > > Partho Datta > > > > > > deba nayak <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <debanayak%40yahoo.com><debanayak%40yahoo.com><debanayak%40yahoo.com>> > > > wrote: Rs. 1-lakh > > > > > car "Nano" of Tata Motors will provide a joyous ride to common man. > > > > > > But people of Orissa are literally taken for a ride. > > > > > > Exploiting Orissa's iron ore and chrome ore for a century Tata Steel > has > > > given little in return. Apart from a couple of plants here and there > > with > > > few social projects the House of Tata has ignored Orissa. > > > > > > But the group is lavishing West Bengal with a number of major > industrial > > > and huge social investments. > > > > > > Ratan Tata has listed a slew of investments his group would make in > West > > > Bengal on 11 January. > > > > > > Tata Steel is investing in coke and power plants in Haldia. > > > > > > TCS will be setting up a large facility in Calcutta, where as in > Orissa > > it > > > has a small development centre. > > > > > > The "country's largest cancer hospital with "World class research and > > > development" facilities would also be built in Calcutta, announced the > > > Steel > > > Czar. > > > > > > In Orissa it has set up small hospitals in Joda and a few tiny health > > > facilities in the mines and nearby plants. > > > > > > It acquired 4000 acres of land in 1996 at Gopalpur to set up a major > > steel > > > project. > > > > > > But it ditched the state and set up the cold rolling mill at > Jamshedpur. > > > > > > Compelled to announce a Greenfield steel project at Kalinga Nagar due > to > > > threat of cancellation of iron ore lease, the project is yet to make > any > > > progress. > > > > > > Orissa has given every thing to Tatas and leaders of the state have > gone > > > out of the way to shower favors to the Steel Major. > > > > > > Tata receives hundreds of crores of rupees per annum by exporting > > > /exploiting chorme ore and iron ore. > > > > > > Once the mineral is exhausted that area is left like abandoned filed > > full > > > of gaping holes. > > > > > > Mining areas of Gorumahisani and Badampahar bears the burnt of Tata is > > an > > > eye opener. > > > > > > With all the iron ore deposits exhausted the fields of both the areas > > are > > > abandoned without any trace of development leaving huge craters as > their > > > legacy. > > > > > > Now craters accumulate water, resulted in the breeding grounds for > > > malaria, which has become scourge for the poor tribals. > > > > > > Tatas have never looked back to barren tracts of Gorumahisani and > > > Badampahar and now it is one of the most deprived zones of the state. > > > > > > Similar will be fate of entire mineral bearing areas of Orissa, when > > after > > > 20 years all its chrome and iron ore will be exhausted , predict > experts > > of > > > the industry. > > > > > > Earlier Orissa paid for the development of Jamshedpur and now experts > > say > > > the state will continue to pay for development of Calcutta. > > > > > > http://www.tathya.in/story.asp?sno=1547 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Everything can be represented as mathematically as you wish, for > example, > > d(sachin)/dt = zero" > > > > Regards > > Anand > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > with regards, > > soumya dev > > Executive Editor > > The Tribal Tribune > > > > > > > > -- > "Everything can be represented as mathematically as you wish, for example, > d(sachin)/dt = zero" > > Regards > Anand > > [ > > . > > > -- website: www.freewebs.com/epgorissa [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
