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The environmentalists of Shivamogga, who person been opposing the Sharavati Pumped Storage Project, alleged that the officers of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), the task proponent, were misleading the nationalist with incorrect accusation and lies astir the project.
In a property league successful Shivamogga connected Monday, environmentalists Akhilesh Chipli, L.K. Sripathi and others stated that the elder officers of the KPCL, who held property conferences successful Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada districts recently, shared mendacious and incorrect accusation with the media.
Mr. Chipli said that the officers did assertion that the KPCL would not request immoderate cultivation onshore for the project. However, 46 farmers successful Uttara Kannada and 8 farmers successful Sagar successful Shivamogga received notices for onshore acquisition. “The officers claimed that they would not get further onshore to laic transmission lines. But, successful reality, the officers of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) gave him successful writing, successful effect to an exertion nether the RTI, that the transmission lines would necessitate 58.8 ha of wood land. The officers are engaged successful misleading the nationalist done their lies astir the project,” helium maintained.
Prof. Sripathi, who has been a visiting prof of IIT Dharwad, stated that the environmentalists had been opposing the task due to the fact that the KPCL had planned to execute successful the ecologically delicate area. “The KPCL’s claims that the blasts utilizing explosives for passageway operation successful the wood country bash not disturb the chaotic animals are laughable. They are not bothered astir the
The officers are not considering the alternate methods to conscionable the vigor requirements astatine highest hour. The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been much effectual than the projected PSP and besides requires little wealth and land. It tin beryllium implemented successful immoderate spot without harming the forest. “The strategy has been moving efficaciously successful Australia and galore places successful India too. Many backstage players are funny successful selling powerfulness to the State by utilizing the BESS astatine a terms which is little than the wealth required to make utilizing PSP,” said Mr. Sripathi.
He besides disputed the KPCL’s assertion that they would not necessitate further onshore for transmission lines. “As of present the 1,400 MW is being generated successful the Sharavati valley. The transmission lines person been laid to suit the contiguous generation. With the implementation of the PSP, the full procreation volition spell up to 3,400 MW astatine highest hour. How tin the existing lines transportation the dense load? Hence, the KPCL volition person to widen its transmission corridor by acquiring much land, which the bureau is not acceptable to admit astatine present,” helium remarked.
Ajay Kumar Sharma, an writer studying monuments, stated that the projected PSP posed a menace to the remains of Gerusoppa, erstwhile the superior of Rani Chennabhairadevi, that see Chaturmukha Basadi, an ASI-designated protected monument. He alleged that the officers acrophobic had not bothered to support their monuments.
