I hate to tell you that I told you so but I told you so...

Just completed a routine go-through of http://www.swaminomics.org/. And guess what I found. An article about SEZs - available at http://www.swaminomics.org/articles/20071202.htm

The article says and I quote -

Policies for SEZs should be such that -

1. First, every SEZ promoter had to be an industrialist, not a builder, ensuring that this was an industrial project and not real estate in disguise.
2. Second, the promoter had to have an anchor project of his own in the SEZ. This ensured provision of high-class infrastructure, which a builder might neglect.
3. Third, the promoter had to buy land voluntarily from farmers and not expect state acquisition on his behalf. This avoided the heart-burning seen in Orissa and West Bengal.

And most importantly - "The Gulf of Kutch is the only coastal area in India with low rainfall. Farming is tough, so farmers are willing to sell their land"

I promise I wrote my article about Rajasthan before reading this. Wake up Rajasthan...

To read the "Rajasthan Article" - click here.

http://suvidblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/perfect-state-rajasthan.html