02-27-2008, 05:25 AM
<b>Govt to go ahead with Sethu project</b>
Sunil Prabhu
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (New Delhi)
<b>Under pressure from its southern allies the government on Tuesday in a draft affidavit said it wants the project to go ahead,</b> but a final decision will be taken the day after tomorrow.
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on Tuesday agreed upon a draft affidavit that says the project to dredge a shipping canal <b>between India and Sri Lanka should go ahead without any change in alignment</b>.
The draft also asks the court to vacate its stay on the project and dismiss a petition that said the project would harm the Ram Sethu.
According to sources, the <b>culture ministry's objections in the meeting were overruled because no scientific exploration has been done to establish whether the Ram Sethu is natural or manmade. </b> <i>huh?</i> <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The government has to submit the affidavit in Supreme Court by March 5.
Sunil Prabhu
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (New Delhi)
<b>Under pressure from its southern allies the government on Tuesday in a draft affidavit said it wants the project to go ahead,</b> but a final decision will be taken the day after tomorrow.
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on Tuesday agreed upon a draft affidavit that says the project to dredge a shipping canal <b>between India and Sri Lanka should go ahead without any change in alignment</b>.
The draft also asks the court to vacate its stay on the project and dismiss a petition that said the project would harm the Ram Sethu.
According to sources, the <b>culture ministry's objections in the meeting were overruled because no scientific exploration has been done to establish whether the Ram Sethu is natural or manmade. </b> <i>huh?</i> <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The government has to submit the affidavit in Supreme Court by March 5.