From cgnet yahoo group

Dear Group Members,

When few years back for the first time Daily Navbharat and
Deshbandhu published my objections regarding promotion of Jatropha
in Chhattisgarh I got a phone call (on my birth day) from one of the
technical advisors of government that what the hell you are doing?
The note sheet having your name for advisor(?), state medicinal
plant board is in final stage. If you talk against Jatropha you will
loose it. And finally I lost it. After that, few press notes against
Jatropha were published in state media. At that time I got
information about CGnet. I joined it and surprisingly CGnet took
keen interest
in this issue. I started writing
technical articles against Jatropha (see below). Down to Earth
published it. At that time Jatropha fever was in peak. I got many
odd comments. At international level environmentalists and weed
experts supported me. Farm magazines and journals published my
articles. Also many persons from national and international press
took my comments on Jatropha. I continued the campaign.

During recent dream Chhattisgarh meeting II after all hurdles open
discussion on Jatropha was put in agenda. And I got opportunity to
present my views. It was face-to-face discussion between Jatropha
promoter i.e. a representative from government(?) and person
opposing Jatropha that is me. I got very encouraging responses and
feedback. I said it harmful to diversity, harmful to children and
cattle and also raised question about its use as Biodiesel as it is
one of flop shows in African countries.

Now from last three- four months the facts against Jatropha are
coming in surface. At first the incidence of Magarlod , then Daily
Chhattisgarh published articles against Jatropha in Itwari Khabar
openly, local organizations raised voice against Jatropha promotion,
and from two days I am reading related news in front pages of Dainik
Bhaskar and other dailies. I see it as ray of hope but we have to
fight long war. Plantation of Jatropha is still on. After all
exposure, authorities are still supporting this foreign plant.

Thanks for reading this message patiently. After reading so many
positive news I decided to express my views. Please give your
comments. Once again I am forwarding links to my research articles
on Jatropha written many years back. The doubts and questions raised
are coming on surface.

Who will protect our children from Jatropha poisoning?
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=847&page=-2

Planning of FEW, Problems for generations
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=843&page=-2

Bare facts about poisonous Jatropha curcas.
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=877&page=-2

Jatropha Fever.
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=879&page=-2

Why Karanj is better than Jatropha?
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=845&page=-2

Bastar: The Heaven in danger.
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=1601&page=-2

regards
Pankaj Oudhia