| Patil emphasised that an expert technical committee has been appointed to study the impact of wind mills on the changing weather pattern. |
| Till the final report of the committee (by June 30) is received, the government has little ground to stall the ongoing projects on the basis of some superstitious believes, he said. |
| While Shalinitai Patil, the ruling Democratic Front's (DF) minister of state for revenue, announced an agitation from May 30 against the adverse impact of wind mills on monsoons, even demanding resignations of his colleagues in the ministry who have stakes in the wind mill projects, the Opposition party members in both the houses of the state legislature have sought a stoppage order till the monsoon arrival. |
| "It must be remembered that the erstwhile Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance government in the state had cleared the wind mill projects and given incentives to private players to set up the infrastructure required for these non-conventional power generation projects. Private investment in this sector in the state is in the range of Rs 2,000 crore, so I am inclined to wait for the report of the technical committee and won't be held ransom by public opinion and stay their operations till the monsoon arrival," Patil said. |
| While Opposition leaders in both the legislative assembly as well as legislative council demanded a stay on operations by these wind mills for one month, serious pressure was mounted on the treasury benches by members from its own side backing the demand. |
| Another Congress party MLA Shivajirao Deshmukh, while appreciating Patil's earnest desire to ensuring a scientific basis before deciding on the issue felt that considering the public outcry (On Tuesday a 'bandh' was observed in Satara district over the issue), the government need to stay wind mill operations. |
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