[Assam] Water Rights

[mc mahant]

  Would Dilip fancy joining PCG? Vacancies are there.  I can put in a word.
 
 
mm> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:27:38 -0600> To: assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: Re: [Assam] Water Rights> > 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.> >> >> >mm> >> >> > > *** 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 :-).> > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> >----------------------------------> 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-> > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------> > >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> > > >_________________________________________________________________> > > >Chose your Life Partner! 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