http://tinyurl.com/39jkgst (I had given the wrong link when I published this post earlier)
The above link is to an article by Anil Chawla - management consultant, philosopher etc as per his claim.
The friend who forwarded this article expects that this version after 25 years must be believed over all the other versions that have been floating around. Many of the observations have already been reported in media.
Whether it would be impossible to have traced the acts of such sabotage, (or even to frame some fellows, if necessary) if indeed there had been one from within is not the only question. How slack was the "control system" if such an act of sabotage of grave consequences can take place is equally an important question.
If some one wants to ensure that no harm is caused on account of his "negligence" they can always take precautionary action. UCIL could have told the MP govt, that they would close the plant unless the surrounding area was kept free of population. The fear of losing the industry might have prompted sterner action just as the attraction of bringing the industry made Indira Gandhi supposedly clear the license within 4 months of emergency while Industries dept had denied license on account of the hazard of the industry!
So there are different perspectives. No one can absolve the politicians of their callousness either. But corporations with all their technical expertise should take a more 'rational' stand when dealing with issues which are likely to lead to serious consequences. Of course industrial accidents happen even in advanced countries. But the follow up remedial measures are of no comparison to what the same corporations would do in poor countries. The fact that in some country, the human lives of the poor are considered dispensable should not lead the corporations to exploit the situation.
That is the philosophy behind protest against "blood diamonds" or "child labour" products and now the protest against the use of the precious metals such as tantalum found only in Central African countries, the mining of which metals are leading to "slavery", rape and health hazards, I am told. See a recent article in The Hindu of June 29 page 11 bottom.
As I have always maintained, while blaming individuals is of no use without changing the system that makes individuals act the way they do, the responsib
ility of "changing" the system lies also with the corporations and the media that they control since they are the ones who today have the power to change governments, (See Korton's book, Corporations Rule the World) people's tastes, attitudes and public opinion.
The above link is to an article by Anil Chawla - management consultant, philosopher etc as per his claim.
The friend who forwarded this article expects that this version after 25 years must be believed over all the other versions that have been floating around. Many of the observations have already been reported in media.
Whether it would be impossible to have traced the acts of such sabotage, (or even to frame some fellows, if necessary) if indeed there had been one from within is not the only question. How slack was the "control system" if such an act of sabotage of grave consequences can take place is equally an important question.
If some one wants to ensure that no harm is caused on account of his "negligence" they can always take precautionary action. UCIL could have told the MP govt, that they would close the plant unless the surrounding area was kept free of population. The fear of losing the industry might have prompted sterner action just as the attraction of bringing the industry made Indira Gandhi supposedly clear the license within 4 months of emergency while Industries dept had denied license on account of the hazard of the industry!
So there are different perspectives. No one can absolve the politicians of their callousness either. But corporations with all their technical expertise should take a more 'rational' stand when dealing with issues which are likely to lead to serious consequences. Of course industrial accidents happen even in advanced countries. But the follow up remedial measures are of no comparison to what the same corporations would do in poor countries. The fact that in some country, the human lives of the poor are considered dispensable should not lead the corporations to exploit the situation.
That is the philosophy behind protest against "blood diamonds" or "child labour" products and now the protest against the use of the precious metals such as tantalum found only in Central African countries, the mining of which metals are leading to "slavery", rape and health hazards, I am told. See a recent article in The Hindu of June 29 page 11 bottom.
As I have always maintained, while blaming individuals is of no use without changing the system that makes individuals act the way they do, the responsib
ility of "changing" the system lies also with the corporations and the media that they control since they are the ones who today have the power to change governments, (See Korton's book, Corporations Rule the World) people's tastes, attitudes and public opinion.
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People throw stones only at trees with fruit on them.............................................................
好喜歡你的部落格唷，剛下班，要去睡了!!!掰~~..................................................................
哦~~好地方！希望下次能看到更好的內容和更新喲！............................................................
要經常發表文章 最愛你了呦..................................................
一時的錯誤不算什麼，錯而不改才是一生中永遠且最大的錯誤..................................................
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.................................................
Quality is better than quantity...................................................................
一個人的價值，應該看他貢獻了什麼，而不是他取得了什麼............................................................
百發百中不是一試就成的。..................................................
人生就像一顆核桃,必須敲破它,才會顯出他的內容。......................................................
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河水永遠是相同的，可是每一剎那又都是新的。..................................................
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