Be ware Raiz of this INTERNATIONAL TEAM packaging! While the packaging may seem sophisticated, what comes inside is what everyone must scrutinize carefully.
There is an ancient Oxomiya 'fokora' that goes: Goru haal baalew bura hoy, haaal nebalew bura hoy. Literally it means that cattle grow old, regardless of whether they ever pulled a plough . Just like a person can get old regardless of ever having done anything useful, and NOT deserving of the respect and veneration offered to the aged in our society. Similarly, just because an individual may be 'International", does not make her either able or wise or fair. Indian politicians, past and present have a sordid and pervasive history of using this "International" packaging to sell patently bad ideas to the population, still awed by them 'bilaat-ferots' and 'sahibs'- white or brown or even kharkhowa. I don't know WHO are in this team. But I won't be at all surprised if it is going to be loaded with those who will either rubber-stamp the Govt's designs, or with those who have their own interest in getting a piece of this lucrative action, or both. So, I hope the able will put their thinking caps on and scrutinize this very old PLOY well! cm http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun0112/at06 CM proposes international expert team Spl Correspondent NEW DELHI, May 31 – In yet another attempt to tackle the anti-dam agitation raging in the State, Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi has proposed constitution a 10-member international expert team to study the downstream impact of dams in Assam. The Chief Minister announced the government’s decision at a workshop on ‘Piano Key Weir for In-stream Storage and Dam Safety’ organised by Indian Water Resources Society and Department of Water Resources Development and Management, IIT Roorkee among other organisations. The Chief Minister said that the main task before the team of international team of experts would be to study the problem of flood and erosion, power generation besides impact of dams. Gogoi also mentioned about the huge network of embankment in the States some of which are over 60 years old. He also mentioned about the possibility of exploring the use of new technology like the piano key weir. The Chief Minister stressed on the utility of constructing multi-purpose dams with power generation and flood management components. The Chief Minister proposed that the new expert committee would visit Assam and hold deliberations with all stakeholders including the Expert Group. City » _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
