For years now Maharashtra has been facing a power crisis. The government (whichever party is in power) only makes noises about it but does precious little. They are still pinning their hopes on restarting the Dabhol project which has been a white elephant for long. Agreed an asset has been built and you should try to utilize it. But not if it is going to cost you more over the years than if you build a new plant with coal as the fuel.
But through all this Mumbai has been kept insulated. Though Mumbaikars like me rejoice at this it is blatantly unfair to the rest of Maharashtra. What sin has the rest of Maharashtra committed? I’m sure that if this goes on for some more time there will be major protests against it.
If this goes on it will further weaken Maharashtra attractiveness to industries. Already TN, Gujarat and others are either snapping at its heel or have overtaken it as far as new investments are concerned. It would be sad to see it go the way of West Bengal if things don’t improve.
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