[Assam] Water Rights

[Chan Mahanta]

At 6:56 AM +0530 2/4/09, mc mahant wrote:
><Do they all sit down in a local Naamghor or 
>clubhouse and sort it out?> That should be the 
>way.
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*** Indeed so. Dilip is very familiar with  what 
we call here  "mediation" , a process of conflict 
resolution that has been increasingly used in 
corporate America and among the general populace 
as well, as an alternative to court litigation, 
which, has become a pervasive social problem.

That is why he  re-framed his question, after 
thinking about the legal recourse he asked about 
first and
being reminded of its pitfalls :-).










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>----------------------------------> Date: Tue, 3 
>Feb 2009 10:56:59 -0800> From: 
>dilipdeka at yahoo.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> 
>Subject: Re: [Assam] Water Rights> > 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> > >  > > > > 
>________________________________> From: Chan 
>Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>> To: A Mailing 
>list for people interested in Assam from around 
>the world <assam at assamnet.org>> 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?> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 
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