Why I support hydrocarbon project ?
Hundreds of acres of agricultural land have been converted for construction of flatsand housing colonies in Tamil Nadu including some areas in delta region. Does anyone know that the present Thillainagar in Tiruchi with vast area was once a fertile agricultural land. Why nobody speaks about this ?
Everyone wants transportationfacilities. But, can automobile run without oil and gas. There are around 450 gas wells in India and thousands of gas wells abroad. where there are no hazards. Have anyone visited these areas to see that there are no hazards there .
In India, rice yield is 2.4 tonnes per hectare, whereas in China the yield is 4.7 tonnes per hectare and in Brazil it is 3.6 tonnes per hectare.Why not demand more technology efforts forhigher yield in India.
We need rice and we need oil and gas too. We need objective analysis based on facts and figures and at the same time offering adequate compensation to the land owners whooffer the land for gas exploration.
There is no need to take ground water for gas exploration, as water can be provided by separate desalination plants from sea water.
N.S.Venkataraman more