of which are over a hundred years old . 25 percent of dams are less than 50 to 100 years old . 40 dams have been washed away since 1947 . The accident at Machu dam in Rajkot district of Gujarat in 1979 , which entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest dam failure , claimed thousands of lives . The government estimates itself say that in all projects in the country- small , large and multipurpose - silt has accumulated to 30-40 per cent of their capacity due to lack of minimum maintenance .
The Dams Safety bill proposes a central authority for Dam ’ s safety which means the states ’ autonomy over major irrigation dams in their territories will be grabbed by the Centre . This bill wily avoided mentioning about protection of dams and their cost . Thus , Dams are going to face more disasters between the center and states . This bill would pave the way for centre to take over and privatize Genco [ power generation ], the only remaining one in power sector .
The purpose of these laws is to bring the country ’ s entire agricultural sector and farming under complete control of the centre . The bills are driven by deals of foreign multi-national giants in food and agri- businesses with desi companies like Reliance , by making multi-billion-dollar investments and buying equities in them .
Drinking water was first privatized in India . Small local ponds , drinking and irrigation water sources were damaged as per the plan . Tribal farming in the forests and hillslopes was destroyed in the name of development . Ten to fifteen kilometers of streams and canals created by the ebbs and tides along the coast that are under use for coastal farming were destroyed in the name of various industrial corridors and ports . Rivers that carry sweet water with varied minerals have been ceded to companies such as Coca-Cola . The peasants living along these rivers are continuously harassed . They are pulled to courts and threatened by judiciary . These private players have adapted entire agriculture sector to their advantage utilizing the massive irrigation projects . Yet millions of peasants and laborers in this country are continuing in agriculture to live with self-respect . So far , the water from these projects are used by peasants for agriculture . Now these Anti Agriculture Acts and bills will allow foreign companies to take over the control of these projects and plunder our farmers by charging every litre of water , showing the devotion of our comprador ruling parties towards their imperialist lords . All this in the name of patriotism is a travesty . Governments are on the constant search for new disputes – nation , religion , region , water – time to time , to divide and divert people from real problems .
Bills were already passed to transfer millions of acres of land and forests in the country to corporate companies , now to plunder our water for their Industries these bills will be enacted into laws . States were already given direction to measure every litre of water that flows into the canals of the tenant and small farmers who are challenging this corporate order ; orders were already given to measure every unit of current received by these peasants . All the laws and policies in the last fiveand-a- half years are part of a more drastic implementation of proimperialist comprador policies that have made agriculture unsustainable and turned farmers into labourers . We now have to face these latest bills that are going to become Acts . The Karnataka Rajya Rythu Sangh demands the immediate withdrawal of anti farmerActs and proposed bills in the parliament . We appeal to the peasantry and the masses to protest by all means to repeal these Acts and bills and also Join the Bharat Bandh on 25 th September 2020 against Anti Farmer and Anti Agriculture Acts and Bills . Karnataka Rajya Rythu Sangh
( Affiliated to AIKMKS ) ❖
40 th Death Anniversary of Comrade Balan
In Rememberance of Naxalbari Martyr Comrade Balan ’ s 40 th death anniversary on Sept 12 th :
s Let us pledge to defeat the imperialist dominance over India and the people !
s Let us break the joint dictatorship fascist type regime of the big capitalist and landlords who support imperialism !
s Let us organize people for a New Democratic Revolution in the path of Naxalbari to get caste eradication , for national liberation , gender equality ! Let ’ s win the socialism !!
s Modi government ! Don ’ t support America ’ s attempts for global domination and Asia-Pacific regional dominance !!
s Let us oppose the neo colonial policies- a cause for the world ’ s great pandemic corona and the world ’ s economic crisis !
s Let us tear down the New education policy 2020 ! Tamil Nadu State Committee
Communist Party of India ( Marxist Leninist )
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