THELIGHTOFANDAMANS: Dreaming Surplus Green Energy

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Dreaming Surplus Green Energy

THE LIGHT OF ANDAMANS | VOL 36 | ISSUE 03 | 01 NOV 2012

Dreaming Surplus Green Energy

By Staff Reporter

There is no other option but to tap green energy for sustainable and stable energy supply for the Islands. It seems the policymakers have taken it too seriously. In the presentation prepared for the IDA Standing Committee, the Admn has dared to think beyond the routine. The title of the presentation is apt - "World's first Archipelago run on Green Energy." The Island Administration has already announced "The New & Renewable Sources of Energy Policy for A & N Islands" in April 2012.

The policy aims at new and alternatives sources of energy and bids were invited on 16th October 2012 for solar rooftop panels. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy was approached in Jan 2012 for 'Energy Mapping' of the Islands for renewable sources. The presentation says that there had been past efforts with ONGC for CNG exploration, NPCL for nuclear energy exploration and NTPC for Bio-Mass and Solar energy.

The Admn also feels that geo-thermal stations may be possible due to presence of India's only live volcano at Barren Island. The presentation also claims that with surplus 'Green Energy', all public and private transport in the Islands can be entirely run on electricity.

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About The Light of Andamans

The Light of Andamans’ was born out of the zeal and determination to fight against the suffocating Kafkaesque atmosphere on the society that existed even after 30 years of Independence under bureaucratic rule. It was a hangover of the ‘Raj’that extended much too long in the Islands.

The Light of Andamans’ was started in 1975. The paper had always been a crusader, taking up the causes that no other newspaper would touch. In doing so, it very often stepped on the toes of the authorities and had to face persecution in the form of denial of advertisements and numerous court cases against it. For a small stint, the publication came to a halt in 2003.

Gezira Publications Private Limited took over the paper in the year 2005 and transferred the title in a bid to revive the second oldest newsmagazine from extinction and also to carry forward the mission.

The Newsmagazine, under the new management, has undergone a sea change both in form and content. It turned into a full-fledged tabloid with 10 pages with plenty of photographs making both pleasing to the eyes and soothing for the mind. “It has acquired a position where it influences the policies in vital matters concerning the development of the islands, protection of aboriginal tribes and addressing the problems of the disadvantaged groups. The newsmagazine is known and appreciated for its bold, free, fair and balanced reporting.”

Late Govinda Raju and his team worked very hard to rebuild the reputation, goodwill and a healthy new image of the newsmagazine brick by brick. After the demise of Mr Raju in 2010, the magazine is now being edited by Zubair Ahmed and published by Basudev Dass. The newsmagazine continues its mission of highlighting policy issues pertaining to the Islands.