[Assam] Crybaby

[Chan Mahanta]

Hi U:

>What would be the projection based on earlier experiences?

*** I am not into predictions :-). But since you ask, considering 
recent performance, it is not MUCH ! I have little hope or faith in 
the system   that has given our people what it has thus far.

How do YOU see it?

c-da










At 9:46 PM +0530 3/28/09, uttam borthakur wrote:
>Chandan Da,
>
>I am bit unwilling to join in the discussions right now. But I want 
>to inform you and others of this forum that Guwahati is getting 
>Rs.1681 crores from Japan. 90% will be repaid by Union Government. 
>10% is state government liability @ 1% for 30 years. It is for 
>northern and central south portion of Guwahati to ensure 100% water 
>supply coverage. Incidentally, an Assamse Sri Sanjay Krishna, an IAS 
>officer, has signed the agreement for GOI.
>
>What would be the projection based on earlier experiences?
>   
>
>Uttam Kumar Borthakur
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>To: chittaranjan paTHAK <c_pathak at hotmail.com>; assam <assam at assamnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, 28 March, 2009 6:57:09 PM
>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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Make the most of what you can do on your PC and the Web, just the 
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