[Assam] Water Rights

[Dilip and Dil Deka]

O"Mahanta,
Aaru olop kotha sobaboloi likhilw tolot.

" >  MAYBE  A CIVIL Suit -- 20 Years to  get Verdict!
*** If then!
What our friends here do not appreciate is that , just because grounds for a lawsuit might exist, that the parties can take it to the courts for a resolution, EVEN if that could  be expected to be heard in a reasonable period of time.
There are huge costs involved in filing a law-suit.  Lawyers' fees alone would kill such an effort, never mind all the bribes that will be required to get the required data to put together a case."  ------

DD:  So what do the downstream villagers do when they are deprived of water, or rather what have they been doing all these years? The context is something like Kopili/ Mora Kopili, in Assam.
Do they all sit down in a local Naamghor or clubhouse and sort it out? Or, does some govt. official like an ACS officer come in and mediate? 
I am just wondering, no hidden agenda. Anyone in the net is welcome to comment.

O'Deka


 



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From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:54:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Water Rights

>  MAYBE  A CIVIL Suit -- 20 Years to  get Verdict!


*** If then!


What our friends here do not appreciate is that , just because grounds for a lawsuit might exist, that the parties can take it to the courts for a resolution, EVEN if that could  be expected to be heard in a reasonable period of time.

There are huge costs involved in filing a law-suit.  Lawyers' fees alone would kill such an effort, never mind all the bribes that will be required to get the required data to put together a case.


> Ranganadi Downstream is already Desertified. GOI wants HydroPower for DEVELOPMENT. Period!

*** And that in spite of  mass protests and lawsuits, if I am not mistaken.







At 9:30 PM +0530 2/3/09, mc mahant wrote:
> ,
> <If they do, will there be a lawsuit?>  MAYBE  A CIVIL Suit -- 20 Years to  get Verdict!
> 
> <if the water rights of the villages downstream of the bund have been violated? >  You must be Kidding.
> 
> Ranganadi Downstream is already Desertified. GOI wants HydroPower for DEVELOPMENT. Period!
> 
> And TIPAIMUKH dam will be built. Sylhet District will be desertified. Will India Care?
> 
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> mm-
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> ----------------------------------------------------------------> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 06:13:07 -0800> From: dilipdeka at yahoo.com> To: assam at assamnet..org> Subject: [Assam] Water Rights> > As I read the report, I started thinking if the water rights of the villages downstream of the bund have been violated?> Aren't those villagers opposing? If they do, will there be a lawsuit?> Water rights at micro level now!  Any comment from anyone?> > >From the Assam Tribune:> > > > Farmers from 13 villages of Daboka area in Nagaon district constructing a bund on Nikhari river without any government help to divert the river water to Mara Kapili, Dibaru river and then to Dimaru river on Monday . - EP > « Prev Next » > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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