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I received numerous questions regarding my yesterday’s post. Why regional transmission projects are always given priority over the development of indigenous generation, knowing that Afghanistan will remain dependent on imported power? What went wrong?
I have already described the disadvantages of relying on imported electricity in this thread👇.
The legitimate question we all have is, why did the Afghan government and international donors opt for bringing electricity from the neighboring countries?
The answer is not easy and includes a mix of bureaucratic, social, economic and political considerations. Since 2002, energy sector planning efforts have been undertaken by a number of international development partners.
This has allowed for significant levels of investment and expertise to be placed in the service of Afghanistan's power sector. At the same time, the role of the Afghan government has often been marginal, as a plethora of donors have pursued their own agendas and projects.
As a result, this has led to a lack of coordination, off-budget project financing, insufficient planning and prioritization of projects, and a process that has lent itself to wasteful spending and unmet goals.
I received numerous questions regarding my yesterday’s post. Why regional transmission projects are always given priority over the development of indigenous generation, knowing that Afghanistan will remain dependent on imported power? What went wrong?
I have already described the disadvantages of relying on imported electricity in this thread👇.
The legitimate question we all have is, why did the Afghan government and international donors opt for bringing electricity from the neighboring countries?
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— Mohsin Amin (@MohsinAmin_) July 27, 2020
The electricity-exporting countries Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Iran mostly sell their surplus electricity to Afghanistan. When they no longer have a surplus, they stop supplying.
The answer is not easy and includes a mix of bureaucratic, social, economic and political considerations. Since 2002, energy sector planning efforts have been undertaken by a number of international development partners.
This has allowed for significant levels of investment and expertise to be placed in the service of Afghanistan's power sector. At the same time, the role of the Afghan government has often been marginal, as a plethora of donors have pursued their own agendas and projects.
As a result, this has led to a lack of coordination, off-budget project financing, insufficient planning and prioritization of projects, and a process that has lent itself to wasteful spending and unmet goals.
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"Sadly, watching the Chancellor, once again without even acknowledging or mentioning the excluded left me and so many others bewildered, angry and upset"
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"For some, the Government has stepped in, a financial safety net. But for so many others, our fellow taxpayers, they have been abandoned and left to fend for themselves"
#GapsInSupport
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"In the words of @AndyBurnhamGM, 'basic fairness demands a solution be found'"
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"During the recall last week, Member after Member from across the House stood up and requested support for those who have been left out.
Incredulously, the Prime Minister said in response, 'Nobody has been excluded'"
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"Kim was deemed ineligible for SEISS because HMRC treats bereavement allowance and the pension payments from her late husband as trade income and therefore she falls foul of the 50/50 rule"
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"Sadly, watching the Chancellor, once again without even acknowledging or mentioning the excluded left me and so many others bewildered, angry and upset"
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Watch live or catch up here:https://t.co/CmnZHiHLqW
— APPG Gaps in Support (@APPGGapsSupport) January 13, 2021
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"For some, the Government has stepped in, a financial safety net. But for so many others, our fellow taxpayers, they have been abandoned and left to fend for themselves"
#GapsInSupport
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"In the words of @AndyBurnhamGM, 'basic fairness demands a solution be found'"
#GapsInSupport
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"During the recall last week, Member after Member from across the House stood up and requested support for those who have been left out.
Incredulously, the Prime Minister said in response, 'Nobody has been excluded'"
#GapsInSupport
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"Kim was deemed ineligible for SEISS because HMRC treats bereavement allowance and the pension payments from her late husband as trade income and therefore she falls foul of the 50/50 rule"
#GapsInSupport
Irish Syria Solidarity Movement is among 30 organisations
calling on UN Secretary General, UNHCR & international community to prevent forced return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to Syria
Syria is not safe, returnees are at risk of detention, torture & even death
#SyriaNotSafe
France Germany US & UK declare: “safe, dignified, informed & voluntary return” to Syria not possible at this time
Despite ongoing concerns, Lebanese Min of Social Affairs stated that Lebanon’s “plan” to return Syrians was approved at Damascus Conference on displaced in November'
Lebanon is bound by thr international law principle of nonrefoulement. As such, it must not return anyone to a place where they would face a real risk of persecution, torture or other ill-treatment, or a threat to life
'Refoulement occurs not only when a refugee is directly rejected or expelled, but also when indirect pressure is so intense that it leads refugees to believe they have no practical option but to return to a country where they face these risks'
#SyriaNotSafe #NoRefoulement2Syria
To UNHCR and OHCHR
1. In accordance with international humanitarian law & UNHCR’s policies regarding repatriation, UNHCR must issue a public statement clarifying its position on the Lebanese government’s plan to deport Syrian refugees back to Syria.
calling on UN Secretary General, UNHCR & international community to prevent forced return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to Syria
Syria is not safe, returnees are at risk of detention, torture & even death
#SyriaNotSafe
30 local and international organizations call on the #UNHCR and the international community to exercise its power to prevent the forced return of Syrian refugees under duress or pressure from #lebanon to #Syria.
— Access Center for Human Rights - ACHR (@ACHRights) January 8, 2021
View the full paper through the link below:https://t.co/3yNawQtXTv
France Germany US & UK declare: “safe, dignified, informed & voluntary return” to Syria not possible at this time
Despite ongoing concerns, Lebanese Min of Social Affairs stated that Lebanon’s “plan” to return Syrians was approved at Damascus Conference on displaced in November'
Lebanon is bound by thr international law principle of nonrefoulement. As such, it must not return anyone to a place where they would face a real risk of persecution, torture or other ill-treatment, or a threat to life
'Refoulement occurs not only when a refugee is directly rejected or expelled, but also when indirect pressure is so intense that it leads refugees to believe they have no practical option but to return to a country where they face these risks'
#SyriaNotSafe #NoRefoulement2Syria
To UNHCR and OHCHR
1. In accordance with international humanitarian law & UNHCR’s policies regarding repatriation, UNHCR must issue a public statement clarifying its position on the Lebanese government’s plan to deport Syrian refugees back to Syria.
Good Question.
It is important to understand that GR was not specifically meant for Pb ONLY and was attempted in other parts of country. Important to know that three things played important role
1. British Canal system.
2. Land holdings size
3. Nature of cultivating population.
Contrary to what most people think about GR and that it suddenly took place in 1960, the truth is that country had to build on to actually enable something of the scale of GR. The work had started from 1939 onwards.
So we could have had GR in 1950s itself, an intensive program was launched in 1952 with Ford funding that identified 5,50,000 villages in India over Pb, UP, Kr, MP, MH for GR. But the program never saw light because a team of agronomists visited india and found that-
-It is not possible to make headway into 5,50,000 villages at the same time. They also found that irrigation is not same in all the areas, the soil texture varies in all areas and people have different indigenous varieties as well. In addition to this the rainfall varies as well.
So the program was called off and instead in 1960, almost 8yrs later, IADP mission with 15 districts one in each state was identified for GR. Ludhiana was chosen in Pb for its better mix of urban and rural demographics. It also had small scale industrial units like cycles etc.
It is important to understand that GR was not specifically meant for Pb ONLY and was attempted in other parts of country. Important to know that three things played important role
1. British Canal system.
2. Land holdings size
3. Nature of cultivating population.
Always had the question \u201cwhy punjab was chosen for GR and not UP/MO\u201d. Thanks for touching base.
— Rahul Duggal \U0001f426 (@rahulduggal18) December 28, 2020
Regarding Pepsico, further reading suggests it was forced into food processing by GOI to allow pepsi to sell colas. Hence once markets opened after \u201891, they bailed out. You missed it.
Contrary to what most people think about GR and that it suddenly took place in 1960, the truth is that country had to build on to actually enable something of the scale of GR. The work had started from 1939 onwards.
So we could have had GR in 1950s itself, an intensive program was launched in 1952 with Ford funding that identified 5,50,000 villages in India over Pb, UP, Kr, MP, MH for GR. But the program never saw light because a team of agronomists visited india and found that-
-It is not possible to make headway into 5,50,000 villages at the same time. They also found that irrigation is not same in all the areas, the soil texture varies in all areas and people have different indigenous varieties as well. In addition to this the rainfall varies as well.
So the program was called off and instead in 1960, almost 8yrs later, IADP mission with 15 districts one in each state was identified for GR. Ludhiana was chosen in Pb for its better mix of urban and rural demographics. It also had small scale industrial units like cycles etc.
1/ The pink-hatted Capitol rioter known as #BullhornLady, who shouted detailed instruction to others as they invaded the building, is now among the FBI’s Most Wanted, but her identity is still not publicly known...
2/ Here are some additional images of #BullhornLady that we’ve pulled from various videos taken during the Jan. 6 insurrection:
3/ This video from outside the Capitol looks to be taken before she acquired the bullhorn. At around 1:50 in the clip, you can see her spryly climb up and into a recently shattered window.
https://t.co/gVt9FdVb80
4/ It’s possible that this early entry into the building is where she got the lay of the land that she would later use when shouting instructions to those inside the building.
5/ In this short clip, you can see a woman that appears to be #BullhornLady approaching the shattered window on the left and being handed the bullhorn:
2/ Here are some additional images of #BullhornLady that we’ve pulled from various videos taken during the Jan. 6 insurrection:
3/ This video from outside the Capitol looks to be taken before she acquired the bullhorn. At around 1:50 in the clip, you can see her spryly climb up and into a recently shattered window.
https://t.co/gVt9FdVb80
4/ It’s possible that this early entry into the building is where she got the lay of the land that she would later use when shouting instructions to those inside the building.
5/ In this short clip, you can see a woman that appears to be #BullhornLady approaching the shattered window on the left and being handed the bullhorn: