Media with wide circulations put the govt. of Kerala assurances to the centre’s developmentalist procedures on track (with characteristic branding- like the Weiden Kennedy (?) generated lion-logo), as removing ‘legal hassles’ (നിയമകുരുക്കുകൾ അഴിക്കുക). Let’s think into what some of these ‘hassles’ are:
Quarries have been wreaking havoc across midlands in Kerala. Quarrying for building lobbies (it will be too stupid or naïve to think all this is done for the homeless) - red stone-lateritic formations-granite- have been transforming the whole morphologies of places and the water depletions and dust pollutions have already started to affect all forms of life. The resistances by people have been portrayed by the chief secretary’s office and planning offices in the state as one such ‘hassle’.
In the name of Vallarpadam Transshipment rhetoric, the non-viability of
which-even from the profit maker’s point of view- the corporate
evaluators have been talking about is now in place. The inhabitants in
Moolampilly or several other places have never in history been in the
developmentalist snapshots. The whole drama after all is much less about
any transshipments (something which Colombo does at one eight cost!)
and more about releasing more wetlands for real estate. And roadblock in
letting such gross violations continue is another ‘hassle’.
Illegal high rises populate every nook and cranny of the state. Take a look at the gross CRZ violations in Ernakulam Marine drive. Not even a small breeze can soothe people because of the huge concrete walls made by builders. The Mangalavanam mangroves too (the others as we talk are being burned down with kerosene) will be gone in no time. Prestige DLF or LuLu after all is above law. They can even kill the Ramsar protected Vembanad, and generate profit. The objections posed by the fire force off late (the transfers of officials) and the delays in land registrations…all of these are also ‘hassles’ (ഈ നൂലാമാലകൾക്ക് നിയമഭേദഗതിയിലൂടെ പരിഹാരം കാണും).
There are bigger ‘hassles’ that the media and authorities will put forward to us in coming days: The wetlands act, the forest acts, the social impact assessments, labour laws…all of these have to be torn down in hurry. The ratings have to go up, we are being told. For whom does the democratically elected office talk? What are the forces and pressures that steer the desperation in employing advertisers, rating agencies, and international PR agencies to push forward such campaigns?
Illegal high rises populate every nook and cranny of the state. Take a look at the gross CRZ violations in Ernakulam Marine drive. Not even a small breeze can soothe people because of the huge concrete walls made by builders. The Mangalavanam mangroves too (the others as we talk are being burned down with kerosene) will be gone in no time. Prestige DLF or LuLu after all is above law. They can even kill the Ramsar protected Vembanad, and generate profit. The objections posed by the fire force off late (the transfers of officials) and the delays in land registrations…all of these are also ‘hassles’ (ഈ നൂലാമാലകൾക്ക് നിയമഭേദഗതിയിലൂടെ പരിഹാരം കാണും).
There are bigger ‘hassles’ that the media and authorities will put forward to us in coming days: The wetlands act, the forest acts, the social impact assessments, labour laws…all of these have to be torn down in hurry. The ratings have to go up, we are being told. For whom does the democratically elected office talk? What are the forces and pressures that steer the desperation in employing advertisers, rating agencies, and international PR agencies to push forward such campaigns?
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