Navi Mumbai Airport!!!!

After approvals to Navi Mumbai International Airport and Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant, the state has suddenly hit the international headlines. A welcome decision from congestion at Mumbai airport and acute power shortage in the state – point of view.
For both the projects, there is support and opposition, as it is in case of any such project. The government has finally had its way in both the projects but the policy makers seem to have ignored the long term effects of these projects. It is a fact that the state needs both the projects. But at what cost? As environmentalists say, both the projects will turn out to be death nails.
The city needs an airport that can carry 1 million passengers. The second airport at Navi Mumbai will meet the needs, as they say it. But the Prafull Patel and Co has completely ignored the possible environmental conditions by the time the airport is ready for actual take off and landing. Given the sea level rise and uninterrupted environmental degradation, there are all possibilities that the sea level will rise to the level of run way which will eventually gulp it. The experts feel that this will happen in next three decades and once it happens, the airport will be rendered useless. That means Rs 16,000 crore to be spent on the project will virtually go in water.
Another aspect of the airport is that the unavoidable effects on Matheran and Elephanta Caves. The flights landing and taking off from the airport will certainly have massive effect on these places. Matheran will lose its identity as hill station and Elephanta Caves face a threat to its very existence. Even if, we manage to save these places, what about the fact that the entire infrastructure would be rendered useless when it would really be needed by the country and state?

Claim to Shame!!!!

They have already wrote it off claiming it to be a normal practice of journalists. But the conversations say it all. Now the question is that, do these self proclaimed larger than life journalists – Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi – who do not miss a single opportunity to go overboard and 'cut the politicians to size' – really have a face to anchor talk shows and write full page articles on serious issues of national importance?
In my opinion, no. They do not have right to do that. While the entire nation is doubting their integrity as journalists – which in my opinion Ms Dutt lost long back when she aired the combat plan of Indian Army during Kargil War while working for Star News – should at once stop coming on screen or in print. Given their proximity with the power centre of the nation, no wonder they are honoured with the civil award such as Padmashree.
Surprisingly, when people on streets, buses and local trains of Mumbai were discussing the conversations, Ms Dutt was anchoring the talk show on the topic of huge money wasted as the opposition has stalled the Parliament over demand of constituting JPC to probe telecom scam.
Mr Roy, if you want to save whatever TRP NDTC has, please stop Ms Dutt from being even mentioned about on your channel.
The electronic media, especially self proclaimed elite English and the rowdy Hindi – should concentrate on better stories than wasting time and money on projecting how they are great and everyone else is stupid.