Green poetry

Green poetry

On October 15, 2003, the Prime Minister (PM) attended the first meeting of the new all-powerful Indian Wildlife Board. He gave a virtuoso performance. In green-poetical terms, he said: "We need 'people-centred conservation' approaches with the participation of all stakeholder groups in decision-making." Then Union minister of environment and forests T R Baalu took over proceedings, proving how pure this genre is. He coerced the board to ratify six pre-concluded resolutions; then 'convinced' members to overrule its own committee and give away prime protected land for oil exploration, at two-fifth the suggested cost
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