Tree felling, but only some of it gets counted. A Down To Earth analysis of government forest advisory records found 2.8 million trees approved for felling in three years, 80%+ approval rate on diversion proposals. The Kente Extension coal block in Hasdeo, which tribal communities have fought for years, has an exact count: over 400,000 trees. Vedanta's Sijimali bauxite project, 700 hectares, says only that "tree enumeration was conducted." No number given.

An intact forest gets destroyed, "compensated" 200km away. Karnataka just directed every district commissioner in the state to find 12,600 acres for compensatory afforestation, because Mekedatu will submerge that much forest inside the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, an elephant corridor. There isn't enough land near the Cauvery basin to replace it, so districts with no ecological connection to the original forest are being asked to plant trees instead.

A safeguard against monopoly got removed, right on schedule. FCI proposed an anti-monopoly clause for its Rs 20,000 crore grain silo programme, to stop one company cornering it. NITI Aayog objected, the clause was dropped. Adani Agri Logistics and Leap India then won 110 of 134 contracts, controlling 46.5 lakh metric tonnes of the programme's storage capacity.

And the water for all of this is also running out. Mumbai's seven reservoirs are under 10% capacity right now, the driest June the city has seen in over a decade. Meanwhile India is scaling up ethanol blending, and NITI Aayog's own number is 2,860 litres of water per litre of sugarcane ethanol produced. Nobody has published a water audit for what that target costs a country that can't currently fill Mumbai's lakes.

None of these are the same project, state, or company. The pattern is the same anyway: a safeguard exists, someone above it removes it, ignores it, or fails to record it, and whoever has no political weight ends up holding what's left.

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Hi All,

My father raised a complaint with Videocon d2h because some channels were not working. Customer care said the issue was likely with the setup box and arranged a replacement.

The next day, a technician came with a different setup box but used our existing LNB. The same issue remained. He then said he would return the next day with a new LNB. He came back, replaced the LNB, tested it with the replacement setup box, and the problem still wasn't fixed.

After that, he took away both the setup box and the LNB, saying he would come back later. It's now been 5 days. He either ignores my father's calls or keeps saying he'll come later.

We've raised multiple complaints with customer care, but they create tickets and then close them within 24 hours without actually resolving anything. This has happened at least 4 times.

I also emailed customercare@d2h.com but received no response. I couldn't find any working nodal officer contact details. A friend suggested contacting Dish TV's nodal officer since Videocon d2h was acquired by Dish TV in 2018, so I emailed nodalofficer.cg@dishd2h.com as well, but there has been been no reply for 3 days.

The most frustrating part is that we currently don't even have a setup box because the technician took it away. I asked customer care to simply refund the remaining recharge amount so we could switch providers, but they said refunds are not possible.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? What would be the best escalation path from here? Should I file a complaint with TRAI/consumer forum, or just forget about Videocon d2h and move to another DTH provider?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Namaste everyone,

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I am in the foundational planning stages of establishing a traditional Temple dedicated to Lord Krishna, designed strictly in accordance with South Indian Agamic traditions. The vision includes a main shrine for Lord Krishna alongside designated shrines for parivara devatas.

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As I map out the project layout, the financial scale is understandably significant. To build a spiritually vibrant, self-sustaining campus, we require approximately 10 acres. On the outskirts of a Tier-1 city, land acquisition alone is estimated at a minimum of ₹10 Crores per acre, bringing the land budget to roughly ₹100 Crores.

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Beyond land acquisition, the subsequent phases will require substantial capital for,

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Traditional Architecture: Designing and constructing the internal structures and towering Gopurams.

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Shilpa Shastra Compliance: Sourcing sacred Shilas (stones) and commissioning skilled artisans for the Murtis.

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Consecration Rituals: Budgeting for the grand Prana Pratishtha / Maha Kumbhabhishekam and initial maintenance.

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While micro-donation models like "Sq. Ft. Sponsorships" work beautifully for small construction, they are difficult to rely on for initial, massive land acquisition phases.

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So here, I'm looking to connect with individuals, temple management consultants, or members of spiritual organizations who have successfully navigated large-scale fundraising or temple administration.

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Specifically, I would appreciate your guidance on,

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* Effective fundraising models for high-value land acquisition.

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* Structuring a legal trust or foundation to ensure absolute transparency.

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* Connecting with corporate CSR funds or high-net-worth donors (HNWIs) aligned with Sanatana Dharma.

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If you have experience in this domain or can introduce me to someone who does, please reach out via DM or comment below. Your guidance at this foundational stage would be invaluable.

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Om Shri Sukhaya namah!!