[Assam] Crybaby

[Alpana B. Sarangapani]

Hi C'da: At least this time you are not saying that it is the Delhi Babus' but the Assamese Babus' fault.

I heard that cash was carried from Delhi to one of the NE states for some projects and all the Babus from that state took the cash home. I find it hard to believe though, even in the least developed places there are banks. Or, may be it was just an example they gave. I just didn't want to ask him...


 

> Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:27:09 -0500
> To: c_pathak at hotmail.com; assam at assamnet.org
> From: cmahanta at charter.net
> Subject: Re: [Assam] Crybaby
> 
> A quick one here Chitta:
> 
> 
> >I found the piece by Shri Arup Dutta very relevant- presented a 
> >proper commentry. Did you not find it >aggreable?
> 
> 
> *** There was nothing to be agreeable about. Whining, like Dutta 
> was, or some of our friends do here in this forum leads to nothing. 
> It would be of consequence if , instead of whining, one attempts to 
> delineate the PROBLEMS, explore their causes, and attempts to find 
> solutions for them.
> 
> I am surprised, that as an engineer, you were satisfied merely with 
> the whining.
> 
> 
> > >Given the fact most of the Guwahatians are Assamese and PWD 
> >enginners are almost 100% Asomiya enginner, where is the difference 
> >between what you and Shri dutta said? As I see it, he talked about 
> >whole of Assamese people , your condemnation was limited to only 
> >Guwahatians.
> 
> 
> *** I was not condemning the Assameseness of Guahatians. I was 
> specific about the failures of PWD engineers ( along with their 
> political masters) who DESIGNED and BUILT the most atrocious of urban 
> roads, sidewalks and non-drainage system that afflicts Guahati 
> today; while its citizenry remained silent
> spectators or inconsequential to its outcome.
> 
> Now there are good reasons for it. Can you imagine what they might 
> be? Are you willing to dig into them? Why it happens?
> 
> Manoj chimed in to tell us that IF they wished , they could do 
> better. To prove his point he named an engineer who built good road 
> systems sometime in a hoary past that still remain solidly 
> serviceable.
> 
> The inference we should draw, from that is that Guahati PWD engineers 
> and the accomplices do not wish to perform their duties. Why is 
> that so? Is it because the Assamese are genetically handicapped?
> Or is it because the Guahatians are so? Or could there be more 
> intelligent inferences to be drawn?
> 
> I ask the questions to help you think it thru. Now don't go silent 
> and tell us why you think things are the way they are.
> 
> Finally, the designs of the roads, sidewalks, manholes, drainage 
> inlets and other accessories that HAVE BEEN built could not possibly 
> have been designed by anybody with any engineering training.
> Do you disagree?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 8:57 AM +0000 3/28/09, chittaranjan paTHAK wrote:
> >Mahanta da,
> >I found the piece by Shri Arup Dutta very relevant- presented a 
> >proper commentry. Did you not find it aggreable?
> >
> >On Guwahati's people, this is what you said (while supporting the 
> >excellant piece by S Baruah)
> >
> >" I have absolutely no respect, not even an itty-bitty tiny speck of
> >it, for Guwahati PWD engineers! They are the most useless lot if
> >there ever was any. It is an insult to the profession of engineering
> >to call themselves engineers! I am sure they are compromised by their
> >political masters, but that is no excuse to let the kind of things
> >constructed as they did. Finally, I must also say that the people of 
> >Guwahati are such an
> >apathetic lot, that they take it all lying down!"
> >
> >Given the fact most of the Guwahatians are Assamese and PWD 
> >enginners are almost 100% Asomiya enginner, where is the difference 
> >between what you and Shri dutta said? As I see it, he talked about 
> >whole of Assamese people , your condemnation was limited to only 
> >Guwahatians.
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Chitta
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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