[Assam] From Assam Tribune/ Innovative Thinking?

[Alpana B. Sarangapani]

Anything that works to get the flood water out of Assam during the rainy season so that the villagers don't suffer year after year after year.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:30:39 -0500> To: assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> CC: WaterWatch at yahoogroups.com> Subject: [Assam] From Assam Tribune/ Innovative Thinking?> > What do netters think? Is it innovative thinking as the Assam > Tribune characterizes it? Will it "---reduce the flood level in the > main river sufficiently" ? Does it sound like a comment from even a > remotely informed person or yet another fool's rants? Or could AT's > comment reflect utter clueless-ness and demonstration of abject > brown-nosing?> > Express yourselves folks! Silence is not golden. Silence of the able > is an abdication of citizenship responsibilities and leads to the > blunders upon blunders that our people have endured for generations.> > cm> > > > > > > > > Governor Mathur for diverting Brahmaputra water> > Spl correspondent> NEW DELHI, Sept 16 - In what could be described as innovative > thinking, Governor of Assam, Shiv Charan Mathur today mooted an idea > to create a mega national grid for diverting the water of mighty > Brahmaputra River through pipeline to water deficient States. The > Governor's proposal can be seen as an extension of the river-linking > project, was unveiled at the two-day Conference of Governors' hosted > by President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, here today.> > The Governor, who spoke at length on the flood problem of Assam, has > reasoned that if crude oil could be brought from countries like Iran > and Afghanistan covering a distance of 5000 Km. Why can't water of > Brahmaputra River be profitably used by water deficient States like > Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Delhi and Rajasthan.> > A national grid for supply of water would be constructed at > appropriate location in the mighty Brahmaputra and the same could be > sent through pipeline to the water scarce States in the country, he > said.> > All through its course adequate number of boosting stations could be > put to reach the water to the States.> > This is going to reduce the flood level in the main river > sufficiently. "To have a permanent solution to the flood problem we > need to regulate the flow of water into the main river from its > tributaries like constructing reservoirs in the upper reaches," he > said.> > The river system of Assam has to develop in an integrated and > comprehensive way for utilising the vast water resources available.> > This is a mega national project, which could be planned and initiated > only by Government of India by making adequate financial provisions.> > A mechanism is therefore, required which would pay back the > investments made and survive on its own and also generate adequate > revenue, while giving additional benefits of introducing a > nationalist and socio-economic fabric of the region by generating > considerable jobs and various opportunities, in turn may solve the > prevailing unrest in North Eastern Region, he suggested.> > Calling for support, the Governor said the mega national project is > the need of the hour and should be undertaken by Government of India, > if need be by inviting foreign consultants in the field.> > Referring to another aspect of the economy, the Governor said there > were efforts underway to hold a seminar in December on the > hydrocarbon potential and the key aspects of exploring oil on a large > scale in Assam.> > Efforts are also underway to provide employment to the urban educated > youths by opening new industries, starting new universities and by > enhancing the intake capacity of existing institutions.> > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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