FAX SENT TO TN ELECTION COMMISSION ON COASTAL ENERGEN PUBLIC HEARING ON 02.05.2011

COASTAL PEOPLE’S FEDERATION

11/106B, CAPTAIN COMPOUND,

AROCKIAPURAM MAIN ROAD,

THOOTHUKUDI – 628002.

Phone – 0461 – 2361699, Email; cpfsouth@gmail.com ;Mob – 9842154073

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Ref; No: 42//2011

Date: 02.05.2011

(THROUGH FAX MESSAGE & EMAIL)

To

The Chief Election Officer,

Tamilnadu Election Commission,

Chennai.

Respected Sir,

Greetings!

Thoothukudi District Environmental Engineer is holding a Public Meeting tomorrow dated 3^rd, May, 2011 at 3.30pm, to seek public opinion for the proposed expansion of the 2*800 MW Thermal Power Plant , Coastal Energen Pvt.Ltd. It was scheduled to be held on 19^th March, 2011 but was postponed, citing that Election Code of Conduct was in force and postponed without any further announcement.

We were following up the announcements in this regard in the TNPCB official website Public Hearing Column till 30^th of April, 2011.but it has been posted in the TNPCB website just in two days back to cheat the Public. But, all of a sudden, to our dismay, we hear that the company has informed the Village Panchayat President of Tharuvaikulam, Mr.Jeyapaul that there is going to be Public Hearing tomorrow for the above mentioned purpose.

We are very sorry that such a kind of public information dissemination does not legally guarantee the requirements to hold a Public hearing within this very short notice. When Contacted the TNPCB Thoothukudi DEE Office, that the Person informed over the Phone that the Thoothukudi Collector is only free on tomorrow, so, we are holding a Public hearing.

Such type of information and response to public is inadequate to hold a Public hearing and the same reason cited on 19^th March, 2011 to postpone the scheduled public hearing still holds good or valid till today. (As the Election code of Conduct is still in force till 13^th May, 2011) So, we request the Tamilnadu Election Commission to intervene and stop the public hearing as the Election code of conduct is still in force. Kindly stop this political advantage that the Coastal Energen Pvt. Ltd is trying to make use of.

Please consider our Request and do the needful.

Regards,

Yours truly,

Pushparayan,

Convener, CPF.