According to me regional politics is very bad for our country. Now a days central and state ministers are working for their constituencies only. If regional parties get more support then it will be bad for small states like Kerala. Unlike regional parties in big states like Tamil Nadu, UP, West Bengal etc regional parties in small states can't bargain with central government.
Economy of Kerala is dependent on people who work abroad and other states. Majority of food items we consume are imported from other states. We have huge deficit in electricity. So we have to depend on other states for our living.
According to me the main problem is over dependency on hydro-electric projects. KSEB is not willing to reduce water level in idukki dam because we will face power shortage during summer. We could have reduced dependency on hydro-electric projects if we allowed nuclear power projects. Even after taking risks our hydro-electric projects are not capable of providing full power needs of our state. Material loss due to dam disasters will be much higher than nuclear disaster. Fear of material loss may prevent some MNCs from starting business. I am not against hydro projects. But I am against over dependence on hydro projects.
Construction of new dam is very important. But we can't do that by protesting against Tamil Nadu. People in Tamil Nadu are more united than us that they can conduct bigger protest against Kerala. What we should do is to make politicians and people of Tamil Nadu understand the problem and make them believe that new dam is good for both states. People of Kerala won't get justice without support from other states. Mullaperiyar dam was built to reduce flood in Kerala and drought in Tamil Nadu. It helped both states. I hope there will be more projects in future which will benefit both states.
