Dear Kalyan:
>I am open to correction, Mahanta. After all, nobody is perfect!
*** Me too. I don't claim infallibility either. However the issue is not
your or my perfection or infallibility. The issue is our willingness to
exercise
our faculties of critical inquiry, on a matter of immense repercussions to
the long term wellbeing of the country, which could be irreparably damaged;
in the perspective of an unremiting and glaring record of
governmental/institutional ineptitude,mismanagement and incompetency.
And on the short term perpective of if this whole thing is really the
launching of a visionary undertaking or a politically inspired and
ill-considered scheme, destined to generate far more disharmony among the
constituents of an already severely fractured union; than national good.
>One more website. Correct me if it is also absurd. Let us start with
>agreeing on facts first. We can discuss B Dams and Tamil nadu later!
>
>Manas is noted for its spectacular scenery, with a variety of
>habitat types that support a diverse fauna, making it the richest of
>all Indian wildlife areas. The park represents the core of an
>extensive tiger reserve that protects an important migratory
>wildlife resource along the West Bengal to Arunachal Pradesh and
>Bhutan borders (Rodgers and Panwar, 1988).
*** I agree with you 100 percent with " >Manas is noted for ----
(Rodgers and Panwar, 1988)"
I will also up you one and agree that Rajasthan can seriously use a lot
more water.
But what does that have to do with the Manas-Kosi linking scheme? Or the
Brahmaputra / Ganga linking?
*** You asked me earlier to comment on the success of Indian engineers on
the blue revolution leading to the green revolution.
I join you in congratulating the dam builders and canal builders
who executed the projects.
However I am not in a position to be able to comment on the WISDOM
of some of these projects, in view of all the negative side ffects
that I read about. It appears that the planners were not necessarily
interested or were capable of seeing a complete picture and make
the right choices comprehesively.
Personally, I have a high degree of respect for the technical
skills of Indian engineers. They can be the best in the world.
Where they do not measure up is in the pre-engineering issues, which
involves the inexact sciences of sociology,ecology, economics, politics
and such arenas where the need for CRITICAL analyses is paramount.
But give them a slide-rule and tee-square ( or a calculator
and autocad), they would be correct to the seventh decimal
place every time :-).
At 6:42 AM +0000 9/5/03, S.Kalyanaraman wrote:
>--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >Manas is in Arunachalpradesh. It is also the name of a region. See
>> >Manas wildlife santuary
>> >http://indiandestinations.tripod.com/assam.html
>> > *** I find the above assertions quite amusing - because it is so
>absurd.
>
>Dear Chan Mahanta,
>
>I am open to correction, Mahanta. After all, nobody is perfect!
>
>One more website. Correct me if it is also absurd. Let us start with
>agreeing on facts first. We can discuss B Dams and Tamil nadu later!
>
>Manas is noted for its spectacular scenery, with a variety of
>habitat types that support a diverse fauna, making it the richest of
>all Indian wildlife areas. The park represents the core of an
>extensive tiger reserve that protects an important migratory
>wildlife resource along the West Bengal to Arunachal Pradesh and
>Bhutan borders (Rodgers and Panwar, 1988).
>
>Source: Field Director, Project Tiger Manas
>PO: Barpeta Road, District: Barpeta,
>Pin Code- 781 315 Assam, India.
>Tel: 03666-61413 (0)/ 60289 (Control room)/60288�
>Fax: 03666-60253
>
>http://www.aaranyak.com/Manas.htm
>
>
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