Early Blessings

Early Blessings

 

The Mother Nature

hides His treasure

evolved out of the evolutions

to sustain the creations

since long before the human birth

beneath the surface of the earth,

behind and over the mountains,

below the bottom of the oceans,

in the deep and dense forest

in the forms, the crudest

where coexist

man and beast

in nature’s lap

never bothers to tap

the treasure, they often tramp

for their needs to stamp

“Uncivilized, undeveloped they stay.”

So the civilized people say

When to propel the civilization

ahead towards moon and sun

need they support

of the materials insert

ferrous and nonferrous

and energy enormous.

Covet they at this treasure

hidden by mother nature.

With technological wisdom

executing acts and tact awesome

they locate explore exploit

transport, extract with skill adroit

from its fortress

succeeding after trials countless

metal to aid the civilization

to march ahead with spiraling ambition.

Thus was an exploitation

on bauxite for aluminum production.

The East coast bauxite

rejected forthright

as alumina contentment content.

At it, none dared to dent.

Add to it local tribal unsuitable

for a plant needing skill at the highest level.

But the huge deposit

lured the government to persist

with BALCO the public sector

being aluminum manufacturer

It was assigned to project on it

as Eastcoast bauxite deposit

with two thousand million tons

as an approximate estimations

arrived at by MECL bore well data explorations

thus dividing the deposits into two divisions

based on regions as Orissa and Andhra deposits

with noting to make them as NALCO and RALCO

as public sector companies as sisters to BALCO.

Broachers were made with data, prerequisites

to fascinate the best expertise in the field

to make those viable with profitable yield

For Orissa projects, France showed interest

for Andhra portion, Russians were on the quest.

With the thrust of Biju Patnaik then the mines minister

the impediments on Orissa side were instantly made clear

with guarantees to French for railway lines and water

road connectivity and the stability of electric power.

French went ahead in their laboratory run

all initial hitches cleated by Biju babu’s intervention.

while the investments were under consideration

The party in power fell making it uncertain

The congress party then took over

In Orissa Janaki Patnaik being the leader

Janaki babu’s love for the state

continued to shape the project’s fate

Pursued he, where Bijubabu had left

By stalwarts of both parties, the project was blest.

On the pretext of morning tea

to PM Madam Gandhi, J B went to see

with Orissa project only in the mind

“ An opportune with her if he could fond

to get her nod for the project to go ahead.”

and it happened thus NALCO was bred.

Two leaders of parties in opposition

had the wellbeing of their state as one mission

that blessed Orissa with NALCO as its offspring

“ To Orissa’s investment glory. her success could bring.”

Individual contributions

by her iconic sons

has done the state wonders

but their united effort in blessing NALCO

the state Orissa and its citizens with humility bow.

All songs in their praises cannot pale

those Nalconuans without fail

translated their spade works with dedications

and thus architected Nalco on a solid foundation.

that Nalcowe acknowledge with gratitude

Nalco collective pray for them “ A life hale hearty and hued.”

 

 

P K Routray

In the service of Lord

 

(N>.B In 1977 Balco took up the east coast project at the instance of ministry. Biju Patnaik the minister of Mines used his good office and personal interest to push Orissa side of the project taking personal care to sortout the hitches posed to the project. Later J B Patnaik too the approval from the prime minister Madam Gandhi in her house. Andhra sideof the project lay unattended as there were political fights. NALCO is National Aluminium Company, BALCO Bharat Aluminum Company. RALCO Rastrya Aluminum c] Company)