Mhadei River Water Issue - my reaction to some developments.

Since yesterday my mind is occupied by this Mhadei water issue.

First, I saw a recording of the press conference by the Progressive

Front Of Goa, where speaker after speaker blasted the union

minister for Env & Forests, Sri Javadekar for his back stabbing

and U turn.  

Then came the news paper where the headlines said PFG

demands resignation of CM of Goa and  also mentioned almost

everything that I had seen in the video clip. 

Today’s newspaper says that Congress Demands contempt of

court case to be filed against Sri Javadekar. 

After seeing all these, I was curious to see where the U turn and

backstabbing took place!!  I wanted to see blood stains if possible.

Thanks to our bollywood, and Whatsapp, we are now addicted

to seeing blood. 

I had nothing much to go by other than two letters which have

been in circulation amongst all whatsapp groups in goa for the

past few days.  

I searched for and found them. 

One letter is dated 18 Dec 2019, signed by the Deputy director,

some division of Ministry of env & Forests,  says, “Subsequent

to learning that the river water dispute between Goa and

karnataka is in SC, the letter issued on 17 Oct 2019 (Probably

the letter giving environmentl clearance to Khalsa Banduri

Canal work ) is kept in abeyance.” 

The second letter dated 24 Dec 2019, Signed by Minister for

Env &Forests Sri Javadekar, says, “Government of India has

not kept in abeyance, the EIA notification of 2006 or the rule

that drinking water projects do not need environmental clearance”

It goes on to say that Karnataka can start the work once the

water tribunal verdict is notified in the gazette. 

I was very disappointed that I could not find any backstabbing,

U turn, or blood stains anywhere !! 

Any sensible person reading and understanding the two letters

can make out that the letters are written by two different people,

pertain to two different enquiries and refer to yet two more

different matters.  

And if the Minister says that Karnataka can start the work,

subject to notification of tribunal verdict in the gazette, he is

again right because the tribunal has awarded certain share of

Mhadei water to Karnataka. And gazette notification will come

only after SC takes a stand/ decides on the case. 

Now the petitions in SC, their outcome,  misinterpretation and

misuse of letters are all entirely different matters. 

I tried to contact people directly connected with the issue for

clarification but no answer is forthcoming. 

I don’t see anything wrong anywhere and I don't know If it is

because I have missed something, Confused, Stupid or because

I can only read what is written and

have no ability for thinking crooked.

Now that I have written this, my mind is free. This writing doesn’t

serve any purpose but I can concentrate on other matters like

dentistry, my pension arrears, tax liability, new number plates

etc etc which are waiting. 

My wife says “why do you break your head about all these things,

why can’t you keep quiet and attend to your work”.  Well, I don’t

know. I think I should heed to her advice.