The Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) claims to have won many awards and achieved many milestones in its official website. Unfortunately, for the local people around MRPL, the company’s ‘excellent performance’ has come at a very high cost.
Take for example the latest oil leak which is said to have contaminated many drinking water wells at Atturkodi area of Kuttethur village. The company has failed to live by its promise of providing drinking water to the affected families.
Residents from the affected area say that the frequent oil leaks have not only affected their drinking water sources but also made redundant many paddy fields and areca nut cultivation.
Remember, MRPL is a stakeholder in the proposed Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ).
Residents wonder what is awaiting them in future!
Source: Prajavani April 6, 2009
(link http://www.prajavani.net/
The Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada Mr Ponnuraj’s has even suggested shutting down of the establishment if MRPL is to be blamed for the leak. In response, the Public Relations Officer Ms Lekshmi Kumaran is reported to have said that the Deputy Commissioner had all the powers to shut down the refinery as it is a public sector company!
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/04/15/stories/2009041554770500.htm
This is how the company has brought about all its ‘high performance’!
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