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Asssam has the most to lose. That simple! c-da At 12:03 PM -0500 9/12/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >C'da, > >>I am sorry I cannot take your criticisms here as either objective or >serious, >primarily because they are connected with an attempt to >politically link it with an >Assamese inability to govern itself. > >Even if one were to set aside the question of inability (or ability) >of governance, all this time, I have always felt that the River >Linking saga had political conotations. > >I am not saying that there shouldn't, but to say or think that >political overtones are one-sided is simply not true. > >China, B'desh, India, states within India, as well as different >factions within states all seem to have some political interest with >RL. > >Whats the difference? > > >On 9/12/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Rajen: >> >> I am sorry I cannot take your criticisms here as either objective or >> serious, primarily because they are connected with an attempt to politically >> link it with an Assamese inability to govern itself. >> >> That may be true of its establishment, but is not an universal truth. It is >> a back-door attempt at asserting something which is un-defendable otherwise. >> >> c >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> At 10:22 AM -0500 9/12/05, Rajen Barua wrote: >> > You are 100% right--nobody discussed in the media YET.. >> Is not this pathetic for the Hobo Diok Assamese. >> Nobody discussed this in the media YET (2005) >> When they will discuss this. >> >> I also have not seen any serious discussion on the Illegal Immigration to >> Assam. >> Please remember it is the Chief Election Commissioner of India who pointed >> out Hey Assamese, you have a problem, After that I have not seen any >> professional discussion or study by the Assamese >> I see Assamese crying without even knowing the problem. >> >> Two of the major problems of Assam: Illegal immigration and the Brahmaputra >> flood, and Assamese are yet to discuss scientifically!!. >> Whither Assam and the Assamese?. >> Hobo Diok >> Rajen >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "mc mahant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 4:18 AM >> Subject: Re: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >> >> > Baruah Sahab, >> > You are 100% right--nobody discussed in the media YET.. >> > Yours truly said this all along 1970 on--but unteacheable Sorkaris won't >> > listen. >> > After my brother Chan introduced me onto NASA sites I cofirmed MY >> intuition >> > through Floodtime and dry-season ISS Photos. >> > Basics on "Solid-carrying capacity of fluids" and of "Stream vs >> > Sedimentation " confirm my understanding that * all River Islands will >> keep >> > growing with passing years >> > * all meanders will erode and collapse /advance >> > inland at convex apices. >> > The answer is a "First-ever correctioning". Will behave good for millenia. >> > Presented this to Govt of Assam to present to Manmohan. >> > Texas Water Expert and his IAS In- Law and others strangled my >> presentation. >> > They may not have the last laugh. >> > >> > mm >> > >> > >> > >From: "Barua25" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >To: "mc mahant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >CC: <[email protected]> >> > >Subject: Re: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >> > >Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:34:04 -0500 >> > > >> > > > Do I see Sarcasm here? >> > > >> > >No I am 100% honest. > > > >In the last 50 years of my experience, I have not seen a thing in any >> > >Assamese media or any NGO discussing this. >> > >Neither I have seen anything in this net. >> > >I saw lots of discussion on River Linking Projects for saving Narmada etc >> > >but not a thing on Brahamaputra. >> > >Again my question is there an authentic report on Brhamaputra Flood >> Control >> > >which is accepted by the scientific community or is it still under > > debate? >> > > The next question will be if there is an professional report accepted >> by >> > >the scientific co community, why it is not Being implemented a or why >> there >> > >is no movement or lobby? >> > >What is lacking? >> > > >> > > >> > >Rajen >> > > >> > >----- Original Message ----- >> > >From: "mc mahant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >Cc: <[email protected]> >> > >Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 8:09 PM >> > >Subject: Re: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >> > > >> > > >> > > > <<Professional Report with feasibility study >>> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Do I see Sarcasm here? >> > > > You need to visit me here for basic hydraulics. >> > > > >> > > > Re the Captioned items you will find loads quoted in Mishraji's >> > >hilarious >> > > > accounts of Govt vs Floods >> > > > >> > > > mm >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >From: "Rajen Barua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > >To: "mc mahant" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > >CC: <[email protected]> >> > > > >Subject: Re: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >> > > > >Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:06:48 -0500 >> > > > > >> > > > > If and when The Luit is dug up rationally we will get 15 Lakh Ha >> new >> > > > >/Virgin >> > > > > > farmland with >> > > > > > massive crop yields.Communize these new Lands >> > > > > > mm >> > > > > >> > > > >Dear MC: >> > > > >I wonder if there is any professional Report with feasibility study >> on >> > >the >> > > > >above proposal for public knowledge for ignorant guys like me. >> > > > >How do I believe this is not another RIL scheme? Is there any lobby >> > >going >> > > > >on? How do I believe it is not another slogan? >> > > > >Rajen >> > > > > >> > > > >----- Original Message ----- >> > > > >From: "mc mahant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > >Cc: <[email protected]> >> > > > >Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 11:41 AM >> > > > >Subject: Re: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > Anupam, >> > > > > > You discovered SCORES of Islands. There are Thousands. >> > > > > > Mias went there because your ancestors did not know soil nutrients >> > > > >science. >> > > > > > Mias also know nothing of that. They have only these as their" >> > > > > > Lebensraum".How did they get in? >> > > > > > Majuli is no Island. Come to me -I shall show at Guahati >> > > > > > If you are in USA you can see with Chan Mahanta >> > > > > > If and when The Luit is dug up rationally we will get 15 Lakh Ha >> new >> > > > >/Virgin >> > > > > > farmland with >> > > > > > massive crop yields.Communize these new Lands >> > > > > > mm >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >From: "mc mahant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > > >CC: [email protected] >> > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >> > > > > > >Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 07:03:29 +0530 >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >From: anupom rajkhowa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > > > > >To: [email protected] >> > > > > > > >Subject: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >> > > > > > > >Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:44:52 -0700 (PDT) >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >I happen to travel from Dibrugarh to Tezpur by motorboat on the >> > > > >mighty >> > > > > > > >Brahmaputra some time back on a documentary assignment. You >> will >> > >have >> > > > >to >> > > > > > > >see to believe the immense beauty and massiveness of the >> natural >> > > > >river >> > > > > > > >islands. Assam is I think the only such place in India with >> such >> > >a >> > > > >huge >> > > > > > > >natural treasure. But beauty and richness apart, what shocked > > me >> > >was >> > > > >the >> > > > > > > >unending presence of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants on most of >> > >the >> > > > >bigger >> > > > > > > >islands including Majuli. And trust me, there are scores of >> such >> > > > >large >> > > > > > > >sized islands. As these islands are hidden from the mainland, >> > >these >> > > > > > >illegal >> > > > > > > >immigrants go unnoticed. And I was shocked to learn that most > > of >> > >them >> > > > >are >> > > > > > > >voters. These islands are very rich with natural manure and as >> a >> > > > >result >> > > > > > > >yield very rich organic crops. And the products are sold in the >> > > > >mainland. >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >Bangladeshi problem is the mother of all problems in Assam. >> What >> > >is >> > > > >the >> > > > > > > >solution? Another andolan?? But where is the leader?? I wonder >> > >what >> > > > >ULFA >> > > > > > > >plans on this front. But they have already made Dhaka their >> > >capital >> > > > >!! >> > > > > > >What >> > > > > > > >to do?? >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >Anupom Rajkhowa >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >> > > > > > > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> >_______________________________________________ >> > > > > > > >assam mailing list >> > > > > > > >[email protected] >> > > > > > > >> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >> > > > > > >assam mailing list >> > > > > > >[email protected] >> > > > > > >> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > > assam mailing list >> > > > > > [email protected] >> > > > > > >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
