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Power Problem The cover story “Crisis On The
Horizon” (SPOTLIGHT November 21) aptly pointed to the possible scenario of power
shortage in the country in the near future. Due to misplaced priorities, the authorities
do not seem to have made any plan to construct big projects that could cater to the
swiftly rising domestic demands. The government has lacked in planning properly. In case
Nepalese people are forced to undergo load-shedding in future, the planners will have to
be blamed. Kiran Baidya Small Is Beautiful The example shown by the Chilime must be
followed by Nepalese authorities (“Crisis On The Horizon” SPOTLIGHT November
21). The indigenous capability is adequate to construct such small and medium sized hydro
power projects. Why not pursue this line? It will not only materialize the new projects,
but also sharpen the indigenous technical capabilities. Perhaps, we could go for 100 MW
strong indigenous projects every two year or so. Then, we will not have to worry about the
rising domestic demands. Lalit Bista Forget The Export Past experiences have amply shown that
Nepal should forget about inviting foreign companies to construct mega hydropower projects
here with the view to export the power to India and earn money (“Crisis On The
Horizon” SPOTLIGHT November 21). That is only a dream. For the time being, India does
not appear willing to buy power from Nepal unless it is in its own terms and conditions.
Therefore, Nepal need to suspend its dreams of exporting power at present and rather focus
on building power projects to cater to domestic consumption, which will, in turn, trigger
industrialization and incur far-reaching socio-economic impact on the countrymen. Bishal Gurung Clear Picture The lucid vision of Ganesh Raj Sharma is
really appreciable (“Constitutional Predicament” SPOTLIGHT November 14) He has
indicated the invisible force behind the curtain directing the puppet-like leaders. We
always get confused with this invisible force. Our leaders blurt it out at times whenever
they fail to carry out their responsibilities. The speech changes, depending on where they
are – on the street or on the power. If ousted from the power they make hue and cry
on foreign hand. And when they are on the power they forget about the invisible hand. This
force from behind the curtain employs our trusted leaders after all. If we are strong who
can move us? But it seems that there is a compulsion. We have to think how to get rid of
this compulsion. We trust the leaders and have our voice with them. But when they
don’t have courage to speak out who will? Jiban Hamal Gloomy Justice The cover story “Guarding the
Liberty” (SPOTLIGHT, November 7) gives a gloomy picture of our justice delivery
system. In reality, it is worse than depicted in the article. I, myself, am one of the
petitioners attending the date in the Supreme Court for the last two years. As saying
goes, ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ two-years time is long enough for any
of the court to decide a case in any circumstances. When the Supreme Court itself has not
been able to accomplish the job, we can only imagine about the situation in lower courts.
We also got to read that some cases took more than a half-century time to be finalized.
Since I am a petitioner, I have gone through the frustrating situation. In the last two
years, the case did not fall in priority (pesi) list to be presented in the court. If we
ask they never explain reasonably why the case is not being discussed on the day. Balkrishna Shimkhada Illogical Decision I do not see any plausible reason for the
Bush administration to declare the Maoists as threat to its national security.
“Tightening The Noose” (SPOTLIGHT November 14). The Maoist movement has a
political angle. Even the government is convinced on that. Our leaders are stuck on their
own interest. They have been stubborn to cast aside their prejudices. Sooner or later,
they all have to submit themselves to the national consensus. Likewise, the Maoists have
to realize the ground reality. There are signs of changes on their stance like they have
decided not to destroy public property. The political parties have started discussion on
the lasting solution of the prevailing situation. The US decision has of course exerted
pressure upon the Maoists but it may not bring the positive result. Bidur Rai |
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