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| HahooGuru |
Posted
on 27-Aug-02 09:58 AM
First reason I like Shailaja is her policy on Small HydroElectric Power Generation in Nepal.
She should be praised and appreciated for that reason. Deoba, whose father in law
is said to be agent of Enron (before enron was bank rupted), wanted to generate
Electricity in Karnali river, and let his father in law earn 3% as local agentship,
i.e. few billion rupees. -- I still believe on Shailaja that she is honest and pure from
all respects including monetary issues. What she spoke is great against that old
outdated corrupt man "Girija"--HG
Girija faction will take part in elections: Shailaja
KOL Report
KATHMANDU, Aug 27 – Shailaja Acharya, One of the prominent leaders of the Nepali Congress factions led by Girija Prasad Koirala, has said her faction will take part in the November 13 general elections despite suggestion to the contrary by the party leader Koirala on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters in Biratnagar on Tuesday, Ms. Acharya said, "election is the yardstick to measure the strength of democratic parties and the Nepal Congress will not boycott any election and neither should it boycott the forthcoming election."
She further added, " I don't know under what circumstances Koirala said he would not take part in elections. But I want to assure you that Nepali Congress, with or with the party flag or symbol, would participate in the electoral process."
Acharya said the whole political process would return back to 2046 B.S. era if her party were to boycott the election. (rk)
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| paramendra |
Posted
on 27-Aug-02 10:01 AM
She is probably the most prominent woman politician in the country who has done nothing for women's rights. Has not worked against the long list of sexist laws.
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| Satya |
Posted
on 27-Aug-02 10:59 AM
HahooGuruji,
Short comment on small hydro power. It should be encouraged only if there is no other possibility at all, both due to econoomical and technical reasons. Economically small hydropower costs several times than larger plants per KWH. Technically, power quqlity is very poor if it is not connected to large power grid. And maintenance is also difficult. On the other hand, our scatterd small loads (becasue of few industries) raise the transmission cost and maintaining quality (usually voltage) is difficult. Garib desh lai je gare pani nahune. Of course, something is better than nothing. .....
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| HahooGuru |
Posted
on 27-Aug-02 11:17 AM
Small hydropower plants don't need world wide cult leader i.e. World Bank,
so that your project disappears after you spend millions of dollars. e.g.
Melamchi Water Supply Project. Arun Project ... why waste time and money.
World Bank is the main culprit behind all price hikes.
Small hydropower is going to bring unused money from private investors to
this profitable area. Small hydropower, the new law, has allowed peoples to
have own small biz. It will allow peoples in remote areas to have
electricity, compared to the world bank funded drama of having electricty.
Forget world bank, forget for some generations the big electricity projects.
Big electricity (HP) will have boom again when Another chernovil blast will
occure and peoples in developed country will realize the importance of
HP. Its not very far. I can smell it from recent accidents in Japanese
NP palnt disasters. Its consequences. Till now govts. are telling that
no problem with NP Plants, but, statistically, its wrong and human error
is disasterous, e.g. Tokai Mura accident, and I used to live only 60km away
from the processing plant.
World Bank is gang leader, that will not let us have Nepali Peoples govt.,
but, its virtually, a world banks ' local proxy govt. Paschim, sorry to
disappoint your "former " employer. Nepal le WB = World Bug lai loppa
khuwaune ho bhane we should follow what shailaja has said.
Utilize own resource, before you beg with world wide cult bank.
HG
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| Laupate*Joban |
Posted
on 27-Aug-02 11:41 AM
My lasting impression about Shailaja Acharya: She is pretty good tabloid material.
The Fourth Estate needs these Shailaja Acharyas in order to pander sensational stuff to the hoi-polloi, you see. :)
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