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Sethu Project will block Sea Tigers` activities: Indian expert
Sunday, 17 July 2005 - 9:31 AM SL Time
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The Sethusamudram Shipping Channel Project (SSCP) will prevent the LTTE`s Sea Tigers from indulging in maritime terrorism, an Indian expert has said.
Speaking at a national seminar in Kozhikode (Kerala) on the $560-million SSCP on Tuesday, V. Suryanarayan, Professor for Maritime Studies and Research at Calicut University, said the channel will enhance India`s defence capabilities.
He said the LTTE`s military preparations need to be looked into. The emergence of Sea Tigers as a credible fighting force in India`s maritime neighbourhood has to be analysed in the context of changing strategic environment, especially in the Palk Bay, the objectives of the Sea Tigers, and the likely dangers posed by maritime terrorism.
The channel will enhance and facilitate the presence and movement of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard, and put an effective check on the activities of the Sea Tigers in the region, Prof. Suryanarayan explained.
Participating in the seminar, Indian Coast Guard`s Deputy Director General Prabhakaran Paleri said, a direct benefit from the channel will be the ability of Naval and Coast Guard vessels to cross over from India`s east coast to the west coast and vice versa in a shorter period of time because they do not need to go round Sri Lanka.
In times of emergency, the Navy and the Coast Guard can mobilize more vessels and men in a shorter span of time, other speakers said.
Participants pointed out that the channel will provide a major boost to coastal shipping and promote the emergence of Tuticorin harbour as a hub on the Indian east coast. Besides, it offers a direct link between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea through the Palk Bay ' entirely in Indian territorial waters.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had laid the channel`s foundation stone on July 2. The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) began dredging work on the same day on a 13.57km stretch of seabed at Point Calimere coast off Nagapattinam in Palk Strait. So far, it has dredged 200,000 cubic metres. Union Shipping Minister TR Baalu says that, at this rate, the DCI may complete the work of dredging 13.5 million cubic metres in 20 months, instead of the allotted 24 months.
Dredging the remaining 69mcm at Adam`s Bridge and Palk Strait will require greater expertise.
Global bids have since been floated for dredging at three sites. Tender documents will have to be submitted by end-August. Bids have been invited by dividing the work into four legs: two at Adam`s Bridge (across 11km and 24.05km), and two at Palk Strait (across 40.86km and 13.57km). Successful bidders will start dredging work by November.
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kumara2005
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17 Jul 2005 04:02:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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I don/t think so it is real purpose of sethu project.the comment on the project by ministor merely try to placate sl opposition.
this is nonsence that sea tiger will challenge the regional power.
sea tigers activities mostly base on east cost of sl.as i mentioned before indian fear that america may use north part of srilanka to destablize india if indian challege america.
by implementing the project, india may monitor south part of indian coast |
muniraj16
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17 Jul 2005 08:57:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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To my knowledge this might severely hit the traffic in SLan ports...In my opinion there are more negative side to this rather than the mere benefit...
chao... |
nandalal
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17 Jul 2005 10:57:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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To 'silence' the opposition of the GOSL, (if any !!), the Indian government is playing the ltte card.
How kind & useful the Indian government is, in combatting the terrorist activities of the wanni barberians, on Sri Lankan soil.
The Indian government needs the support of the Tamilnadu provisional government to stay in power and the latter is a staunch supporter of the 'cyanide eaters' of the wanni.
So, it is very difficult to understand how anybody can balance the equation.
India, being the regional power of the south-east asia, they think that everybody should 'listen & believe' all what they say.
BOF ! BOF !! & BOF !!!!!!! |
piranha
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17 Jul 2005 11:58:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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The Sri Lankan economy is slowly but surely being taken over by India.
Sri Lankan ports are going to dry up of commercial activity, the Trinco oil depot is now Indian owned and the country remains unstable without any solution to the ethnic strife in sight.
India knows what the Sinhala leaders are like. They can't trust the Sinhalese ruling classes to run the country in a stable and civilised manner. It won't be long before mother Lanka becomes a little Indian state and Prabhakaran its chief minister.
Can't wait for the fun and games begin. |
KURAL
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17 Jul 2005 13:17:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dear sk62
i'm sorry to say that you don't know who are your ancestors...
dear invaders
it's what happen when we try to conquer the anciant tamil country.
Pulikal are good RESISTANTS.
Like by example the french in 2 nd World War against the Nazi.
sk62
yes we all know about the tamils.
Tamils built one the most important and big civilisation of every time.
They excelled in every domain.
They have in their language more religious scripture(Saivaism,Jainism,Buddism,Chritianism,
Islam,Vaisnavism,...) than every other language..
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i don't think that sinhaleses brained like you know that about tamils. |
sk63
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17 Jul 2005 13:58:54 GMT Report for Abuse
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Guys,
I dont know about Sethu project & Sea Tigers, I was told that there will be serious environmental repurcussions in the North. I am no expert in environmental issues but as a layman I can see that there will be sea erosion. The sea erosion in the South is attributed to dredging. Surely a project like Sethu will certainly involve dredging.
Both Sinhalease and Tamils should seriously take this factor into account. When it comes to large scale sea erosion, Sea Tiger problem becomes secondary!
The project will de definitely screw up the traffic in Colombo Port (Muniraj is spot on). So what is our Ports Minister doing? (Mangala right?). Are we going to wait until the project is over to do something? The minister is busy trying to re-join SLFP/JVP which was a marriage made in hell!
Piranah,
Do you know anything about Sethu and Environmental issues. Can you guys give me a link to this topic? |
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17 Jul 2005 14:38:45 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dear sk62 ,
-our ancestors .. made in KUMARI KANDAM.
you have right my friend....
sk63
i'm agree with you, the ecological problem is more important that the sea tigers.
Hindians who planned that, build it only for their proper buissness. Why Hindians politicians do not hear Tamil Nadu govt. and ecological parties who are agaisnt ??
Tamils are not heard by those Hindians. As the sri lankan tamils by the Sinhalas.
It's how tension rise..
In this problem, all communities of Sri lanka have to work agaisnt this project, because entire sri lankan environment and economy will be touch hardly.
And Colombo will not be a transit port in the future. |
sk63
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17 Jul 2005 14:45:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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Kural,
You are right. It will of course affect the transhipment market in Colombo port. It will ahve a huge impact on the coastal areas of SL North and Tamilnadu. Frankly, I am not too worried about tamilnadu. But we can not affortd erosions in the North |
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17 Jul 2005 15:22:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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What a foolish idea of thinking that LTTE sea Tigers are
dangerous for the security of India.
After Kashmire militants in Kashmire and Chinese in Arunachalam Pradesh( northwest) now India is scared of LTTE sea tigers. Afterall India has nuclear bombs and latest missiles and seeking for a permanent seat in UN security council. How? If India can't solve all these disputes with her neighbours how can she seek permanenet seat in UN ??
Sethu Project is an internal issue of India and nothing to do with the freedom fighters of Taùmil in Sri Lanka. What is this drama? Sethu project is very dangerous for the natural environnement and India should think twice before starting this project. |
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