[Assam] [WaterWatch] Digest Number 1469

[mc mahant]

Because nobody is in control. They are all happily Protected with their loot.
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> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:10:35 -0600> To: WaterWatch at yahoogroups.com> From: cmahanta at charter.net> CC: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] [WaterWatch] Digest Number 1469> > >2b. Re: High Drug levels in Indian streams> > Posted by: "mandira agarwal" mandira_nk at yahoo.com> >Date: Sun Feb 1, 2009 1:51 am ((PST))> > >Dear friends,> >It brings no surprises, all our streams and water bodies have been > >taken for granted and we all as >individuals and as communities dump > >our waste and garbage into it.> >The industries are owned by us - "we the people" , the planning > >and execution is done by us "we the >people" and we are also > >governed by "we the people"..> >So how do "we the people" save or redeem the situation, a situation > >being created by "we the people".> > > >So there is something wrongs with our basics......and the > >developmental planning processes.> > > **** I would agree that there is something wrong with the 'basics'. > But is it the 'dev. pl'ng. process? Or something more fundamental?> > > I would submit, the premise that "--we the people" are "responsible" > for ALL that goes on is a profoundly faulty one. EVERYONE is NOT > guilty. Only SOME are.> > > The claim that the government is 'by the people and for the people' > is little more than an eyewash, a propaganda to justify, perpetuate > and validate the unchangeable and dysfunctional state of governance. > One needs only a cursory look at the processes for making it and the > quality of its institutions to know that this 'govt. of the people > and by the people' could not be farther from the truth, never mind > the INTENT, even if it is all noble, that is .> > > How long has it been since the national discourse has been swamped by > the lack of accountability in governance ? Would I be wrong to > suggest that it has been over a quarter century? What have we seen > done to correct this problem? And whatever has been claimed to have > been done, how has it functioned? What are the improvements to show > for? Is it working?> > > Why does one need accountability in governance to begin with? Is it a > mere lust for vengeance to punish wrong-doing, retribution?> > > It must be but MORE than that. It is REQUIRED to serve as a deterrent > for the future, to the would-be-wrongdoers, so that it is not > repeated -- as we see happening at Patancheru and everywhere else.> > > Since there is no accountability, there is no way to deter > wrong-doers. The cliche' "sab-chalta-hai" is a direct result of this > profound failure of governance and an implied RESIGNATION of the > people to the condition.> > > Why is there resignation? Obviously because people think and believe > that the condition is unchangeable, that there is no recourse, and > that they are powerless to do anything about it.> > > Is it true?> > > If so why?> > > And if it is NOT true, what is holding back the drivers of this so > called 'govt. of the people and by the people' from CHANGING it ?> > > Questions to ponder and do a something about, isn't it?> > > cm> > > > > > > > > > > > > >Waste and garbage cannot be wished away, all value addition to raw > >feed generates mountains of >waste, in the processing cycle only a > >fraction of raw inputs are converted to useable value > >added >products.> >Drug concentration in water bodies or pesticides/insecticides in > >milk or cold drinks are part of the >same story.> >Codes may be existing or may not be available but what about the > >enforcement mechanism? Does it >exist and function what it is > >supposed to do?> > >thnks> >nk agarwal> > > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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