Kozhikode: Call it the government PR machinery going overboard with the hard-sell, the state industrial development corporation (KSIDC) has promised the moon to quell farmer protests against airport projects in Wayanad and Idukki. The benefits of projects enlisted in a multi-page brochure border on the fantasy -- like making the two districts go the Holland way in tulip farming, forgetting that it is impossible to grow the plant in the state.
The corporation is distributing the leaflets in these districts and operating a call centre to turn public opinion in favour of the projects, which had run into trouble following protests and objection raised by the state biodiversity board (KSSB) against setting them up in ecologically-fragile areas.
Among the promises dished out are that the airstrips would help the districts even host Davos-like meet of world leaders. The brochure advocates air travel as the most suitable mode of transportation in the districts and holds out a promise of making them a hub of observational astronomy, health research and sports.
29/05/13 KR Rajeev/Times of India
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The corporation is distributing the leaflets in these districts and operating a call centre to turn public opinion in favour of the projects, which had run into trouble following protests and objection raised by the state biodiversity board (KSSB) against setting them up in ecologically-fragile areas.
Among the promises dished out are that the airstrips would help the districts even host Davos-like meet of world leaders. The brochure advocates air travel as the most suitable mode of transportation in the districts and holds out a promise of making them a hub of observational astronomy, health research and sports.
29/05/13 KR Rajeev/Times of India
