The unfortunate incident of the death of two protestors in police firing has strengthened the case of the people opposing the setup of these proposed power plants. The deceased were among the hundreds of villagers who came out to protest the laying of the foundation of one of these power plants.

The incident has evoked strong reactions from all sides in the state of Andhra and has forced the Government to initiate action immediately. A high level team of the MoEF inspected the sites at Sompeta and Bhavanapadu and would be submitting their reports to the Union Government very soon.

Lets hope that the Government clearly sees the impending ecological disaster if the projects are given a go-ahead and puts a full stop to all the projects in and around these sensitive areas.