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காற்றில் மின்சாரம் தயாரிக்கும் முறைஇப்பொழுது அமலாக்கபடுகிறது.குறிப்பாக வனப்பகுதி அருகில் பறவைகள், பாலுட்டி இனங்களின் இனபபெரூக்கதை தடைசெய்யும்என்பது அண்டை நாடுகளில் கண்டுஅறியப்பட்ட உண்மை ஆகும்.அமைதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு தேசிய பூங்கா  (Silent Valley National Park) மிக விறைவில் அதில் இடம்பெறும்என்பதில் ஐயமில்லை. Following article by Mr. Shankar Sharma will enlighten our knowledge about wind mill.

Minimising Power Sector Impacts on Western Ghats

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Shankar Sharma

Power Policy analyst

Doorvasapuram Post, Thirthahally, Karnataka - 577432

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The Western Ghats running for more than 1,500 kM in states of Maharastra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been designated as one of 18 biodiversity hotspots in the world, and are providing a large number of ecological services/products of immense economic value to our society. They are the source for a number of major and minor rivers of peninsular India, and provide livelihood for millions of families. Some of the ecological services they are rendering to our society are:

Production of oxygen; recycling of water and control of humidity;

Source of perennial supply of water;

Providing thriving habitats for animals, birds, insects & plants;

Control of soil erosion & maintenance of soil fertility;

Control of air pollution through Carbon Sequestration;

A healthy upkeep of these Western Ghats (WGs) is crucial not only for each of the adjoining

Impact of Power Projects on Western Ghats
 

In the present scenario in India the power projects of concern to WGs can be broadly classified into the following categories:

Dam based hydel projects including small size hydel projects

Thermal projects based on fossil fuels like coal, diesel and gas

Nuclear power projects

Large size wind turbines: The large size wind mills, though deemed to be environmentally friendly,

Growing evidence that massive wind turbines threaten bird species;

Obstruction to flight path ;

Turbine noise driving away the grazing animals;

Construction activities on the edges of WGs can trigger land slides;

Noise pollution during construction periods.

Require forest lands for locating the wind mill, access roads and electricity network required to evacuate the  power.

shankar.sharma2005@gmail.com