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HILLE LE JHAKJOR DUNIYA at WALK OF HOPE 2015 -16 from KK to J&K

SONG : HILLE LE JHAKJOR DUNIYA at WALK OF HOPE 2015 -16  https://youtu.be/RHCiocHGHvY?t=120 - Manav Ekta Mission Aug 11, 2016

MUSIC OF HOPE, a music concert by the INDIAN OCEAN BAND which took place on the 27th of February 2016, to promote the Walk of Hope - A padayatra led by Sri M from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, which commenced in Jan 2015 and concluded in April 2016, with the purpose of promoting oneness, peace and harmony amongst the people of India

 Walk of Hope: Step by step, humanity brings people together March 19, 2016 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sri-m-walk-of-hope-step-by-step-humanity-brings-people-together/ Sri M’s Walk of Hope began in Kanyakumari on January 12, 2015, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, and will conclude in Srinagar in May, reaching out to 10 million people en route. 

Sri M's 'Walk of Hope' from Kanyakumari to Kashmir reaches Delhi https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sri-ms-walk-of-hope-from-kanyakumari-to-kashmir-reaches-delhi/articleshow/51147205.cms 

spreading the message of interfaith harmony, sustainable living, community health, equality, women’s empowerment and education. After having walked more than 5,600 km and having traversed six states, since setting out from India’s southernmost point on January 12, 2015, the walkers have reached Delhi.

https://walkofhope.in/

Mega Port Project In Kerala - Adanigiri

Gautam Adani's Mega Port Project Stalled As A Fishing Community Protests  https://www.ndtv.com/business/gautam-adanis-mega-port-project-in-trouble-as-a-fishing-community-protests-3545347 
The Adani conglomerate plans to send heavy vehicles to the port on Friday after the court this week said vehicle movement should not be blocked.  November 23, 2022 On the main road to billionaire Gautam Adani's planned Vizhinjam mega port on the southern tip of India, a shelter built by the coastal region's Christian fishing community blocks the entrance, preventing further construction.

Across the street, supporters of the port including members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party and Hindu groups have set up their own shelters.

 Each day, the protesters and port supporters blare music from loudspeakers and chant slogans. Prakash R describes the situation as a standoff between "people of the sea", who are mostly Christian and make their living from fishing and "people of the land" who are predominantly Hindu.

Comment: 

This article reads more of a religious war than one that has pointed merits and demerits of the Adani Mega Port. This kind of news further polarises citizens rather than bringing them together to protect the landscape  .  There must be one voice against such a project/s. Divided voice may not get desired results. Adani port has already acquired huge land in the surroundings area with the help of both the government. A state wide solidarity and non violent protest should be planned.

 

The church is now in the forefront of the agitation. But there are other people who have been protesting for years. Coastal erosion has increased significantly since the construction began. Apart from environmental and social issues, the CAG itself has found the project to be economically unviable.
The agreement is a complete sell off to Adani.
Of this 7000+ crore project, Adani will be investing just above 2000 crores(obviously, that will be funded by our banks for him). And Adani will have 100 percent revenue from the project for 15 years. On 16th year, the state will get 1%, on 17th, 2% and so on upto 40th year when the state will get 25%
More importantly, the port will need huge quantities of boulders that will be mined from the Western Ghats.

 

 

Scrap Nanar oil refinery project in Konkan coast- Right to Protest

Scrap Nanar oil refinery project in Konkan coast  https://act.jhatkaa.org/campaigns/scrap-nanar-oil-refinery-project-in-konkan-coast 

The gram panchayats of 14 demarcated villages adopted a resolution together demanding the refinery project to be stalled while localities took to the streets to protest the development project in favor of Konkan coast's environment. The oil refinery project was scrapped in 2019 following vehement opposition from local leaders, farmers, fishermen, environmentalists and residents.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/standing-firm-state-govt-to-go-ahead-with-oil-refinery-in-ratnagiri-protesters-served-notices-8241586/  Standing firm: State govt to go ahead with oil refinery in Ratnagiri, protesters served notices..  November 9, 2022. It is going to be the single-most biggest investment project in the state. D Phadnavis, Dy CM 

Six leaders of anti-refinery project movement, namely Satyajit Chavan, Narendra Joshi, Amol Bole, Nitin Jathar, Deepak Joshi and Satish Bane have been served externment notice by Ratnagiri police and they have been asked to present their side in next three days.

“We have a right to protest. People do not want an oil refinery in this area and we are only voicing their concerns. How can we be served these notices?” asked Chavan.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/konkan-locals-protest-against-proposed-mega-oil-refinery-project/article65274842.ece “We came to know that the Maharashtra Chief Minister has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, giving his approval for the new location at Barsu-Solgaon instead of the originally planned Nanar. Our opposition to the project is on a bigger issues concerning the environment and the possible damage this project would do to the Konkan coastline. We will not let the project move forward,” Satyajit Chavan of the Konkan Vinashkari Prakalp Virodhi Samiti said. March 30, 2022

https://india.mongabay.com/2022/11/oil-refinery-sparks-protests-over-livelihood-concerns-in-ratnagiri/   Coming together under the banner of the , an opposition committee, Rajapur taluka’s residents have raised several concerns over the project, one of which they claim is that this is a highly polluting ‘red category’ project which the government claims is ‘green’.

Apart from health-related issues caused by the project, villagers are concerned that the polluting gases can harm the mango cultivation in the region which witnesses (Rs. 22 billion) for the district. They also claim that the project will be a threat to the 30,000-year-old prehistoric geoglyphs, which are art or motifs on stones, gravel, earth and other elements of the landscape.

https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/nanar-refinery-maharashtra