Power generation is generally done using either Water or Coal. Water has become a precious resource these days. There is not enough water for us to drink, how can we expect that we have enough water to produce electricity? So, the other option is Coal !
We know that Coal is an organic product and burning coal produces lot of carbon compounds like carbon monoxide which are extremely dangerous to our health. And that is why first preference is always given to Hydro-electric power plants than Thermal power plants. Now that we observe water scarcity everywhere, it is practically impossible to setup a Hydro electric power plant.
And that is why Thermal power plants are setup. It requires coal which generates fire which in turn produces electricity. So, a thermal power plant produces lots of heat around it. 'Ramagundam', the hottest place in A.P. houses a Thermal power plant of 2400 MW power. And the normal temperature of Ramagundam is always around 40C. To set up a thermal power plant like that, it is mandatory that atleast 20km radius is totally evacuated as it doesn't support healthy environment.
Recently, government has started working on a new projects at 'Kaakarapalli, Vizag' and 'Kaakinada'. Two people were shot dead for revolting against the set up of power plant at Kaakarapalli. People around the area started to migrate to other places. But the poor farmers who live on agriculture had to suffer and hence the revolt started.
Same is the case in Kaakinada. Its huge indeed. The power plant planned at Kaakarapalli was 2400 MW yielding one. But the one at Kaakinada is of 6300 MW, which is almost 3 times the ones at Ramagundam and kaakarapalli.
Kakinada is a port city. It is home for around 4 lakh people and there are around 30 villages around Kaakinada. The place where the Thermal power plant is going to be set up is just 10Km away from Kaakinada which is very less compared to the mandatory requirement as that of the 2400MW plant. One can imagine how harmful it is going to be !
It all started when government of Andhra pradesh lead by Y.S.R.Reddy sanctioned permissions to set up these plants at Kaakarapalli and Kaakinada in 2005 to GMR. GMR was the company that was in charge of construction of the thermal power plant. This power plant requires around 36 lakh tonnes of coal every year which is provided by 'Coal India'. It produces around 18 lakh tonnes of ash yearly which is buried God knows where !!!!
It's really worse that these kind of things go unnoticed in the government reports. It shows up the magnitude of corruption prevailing in India which doesn't even care the lives of a whole district !
We know that Coal is an organic product and burning coal produces lot of carbon compounds like carbon monoxide which are extremely dangerous to our health. And that is why first preference is always given to Hydro-electric power plants than Thermal power plants. Now that we observe water scarcity everywhere, it is practically impossible to setup a Hydro electric power plant.
And that is why Thermal power plants are setup. It requires coal which generates fire which in turn produces electricity. So, a thermal power plant produces lots of heat around it. 'Ramagundam', the hottest place in A.P. houses a Thermal power plant of 2400 MW power. And the normal temperature of Ramagundam is always around 40C. To set up a thermal power plant like that, it is mandatory that atleast 20km radius is totally evacuated as it doesn't support healthy environment.
Recently, government has started working on a new projects at 'Kaakarapalli, Vizag' and 'Kaakinada'. Two people were shot dead for revolting against the set up of power plant at Kaakarapalli. People around the area started to migrate to other places. But the poor farmers who live on agriculture had to suffer and hence the revolt started.
Same is the case in Kaakinada. Its huge indeed. The power plant planned at Kaakarapalli was 2400 MW yielding one. But the one at Kaakinada is of 6300 MW, which is almost 3 times the ones at Ramagundam and kaakarapalli.
Kakinada is a port city. It is home for around 4 lakh people and there are around 30 villages around Kaakinada. The place where the Thermal power plant is going to be set up is just 10Km away from Kaakinada which is very less compared to the mandatory requirement as that of the 2400MW plant. One can imagine how harmful it is going to be !
It all started when government of Andhra pradesh lead by Y.S.R.Reddy sanctioned permissions to set up these plants at Kaakarapalli and Kaakinada in 2005 to GMR. GMR was the company that was in charge of construction of the thermal power plant. This power plant requires around 36 lakh tonnes of coal every year which is provided by 'Coal India'. It produces around 18 lakh tonnes of ash yearly which is buried God knows where !!!!
It's really worse that these kind of things go unnoticed in the government reports. It shows up the magnitude of corruption prevailing in India which doesn't even care the lives of a whole district !
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