Anybody interested needs to get a copy of OXOM BANI special issue on" Floods -what to do next" Sorry, even the one copy I got was borrowed by somebody -he is not heard of again. Oxom Bani was planning to publish my article in Assamese-"50 questions-fifty answers" I thought this was the first ever Expose" Maybe Bartta BISTAR can organize this main issue -life vs death for Assam. Icannot help-no time . AskDilip Chandan to. mm
>From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:11:29 -0500 > >RaM; > >One extremely significant one: > > >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
