Posted by: Taat June 20, 2007
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Its not about being for or against big projects. The crock of the matter is, the government lacks balls when negotiating with ADB, Worldbank, or the foreign investors. And most of the time the corrupt beaurocracy and the leadership is working in the investors interest. This is a truer fact than claiming that Ratna Sagar, Deepak Gyawali are Indian puppets.
-PPA's done with foreign companies are done with ever increasing US$, for which Nepali people have to pay higher prices.
- Do you think we will still be alive when SMEC will build the 2nd power plant. Notice how they changed the understanding after 10 years they didn't start the project. You know the SMEC deal which I don't have to explain.
- After promissing that there will be no further PPA in US$ after the loss with Bhote Koshi, there is another project funded by the Chinese and Nepali counterpart Laxman Babu Shrestha (the Manakamanu Cable car mogul).
- What about Mahakali Treaty? Was it not the ex DPM KP Oli who claimed Kharab would be earned after the treaty. What has happened till today?
- Madhya Marshyangdi, Kulekhani projects, all these big projects are pet projects of the Royals in the past. Projects to fund their palaces. Its so easy to say this in similar manner people claim Gyawali and Chintan to be Indian puppets.
- Did you hear about this Indian company with same address but different company names that has been issued 7 licenses for big projects.
As I said earlier, its not about "anti bikash", because its so easy to label someone with that. I can say the same thing about people who sell so cheap to the foreign lords.
I have already said that bigger projects invested by big foreign companies are probably better for Nepal, if Nepal can negotiate for the benefit of Nepal. Bigger foreign companies can definitely negotiate better with India than our government or Nepali investors for that matter. But smaller projects can be encouraged for Nepalese entrepreuners with better guidelines.