[Assam] Putting a bridle on the Brahmaputra

[kamal deka]

>>>First off, I would like to know what the Brahmaputra Board, after all these years of 'studies', 'research'.
'planning' and spending, misappropriating and  squandering countless
crores of rupies has produced? What
solutions has it found? And if not, an accounting of why not, and who
the responsible people were in this
squandering were, and what consequences they should be meted out
should be the first order of business here.<<<<

I do concur with your opinion with respect to the Brahmaputra
Board.What can you expect from a entity where employee's attitude to
work are all too familiar.

The babus of the Board,I am told, saunter into office at ten, breaks
for lunch at noon, halts for tea and samosas at four and packs up at
five.What a white elephant!!!
KJD









On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com> wrote:
> K:
>
> First off, I would like to know what the Brahmaputra Board, after all these
> years of 'studies', 'research'.
> 'planning' and spending, misappropriating and  squandering countless crores
> of rupies has produced? What
> solutions has it found? And if not, an accounting of why not, and who the
> responsible people were in this
> squandering were, and what consequences they should be meted out should be
> the first order of business here.
>
> I know Dr. Nayan Sharma is a thoughtful man. I had communicated with him
> several years back, regarding
> the Brahmaputra. Obviously he is a good man to have in the effort. But I am
> curious about what the MISSION is
> for the team of Nayan Sharma and W. Fluegel. The only bit of information we
> can glean from the report is that
> they both have been proposing 'bamboo' , a contemporary   'mokordhwoj' (
> cure-all) for solving all problems
> it seems, for erosion control.  Erosion is an effect, not a cause. Flooding
> too is an effect. CM Gogoi wants them
> to go ahead with their research. But to what end? What is/are the problem/ s
> that they are entrusted
> with finding solution CONCEPTS for?
>
> The vagueness of the report is symptomatic of kharkhowa-governance. I am not
> going to hold my breath on it.
>
> c-da
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2010, at 6:58 PM, kamal deka wrote:
>
>> The following news posting from The Sentinel.
>>
>> It seems,after a lengthy and troublesome wait,the killer flood will
>> not be able to throw people's life out of gear.Every year,the
>> devastating and ghastly flood leave an unimaginable trail of
>> destruction everywhere in Assam.I have the optimistic feeling that
>> unlike earlier facades,all is going to turn out well this time and not
>> a damp squib.I believe, a lot of netters do have a very good grasp on
>> this subject,.Please shed some light,if you can.
>>
>> Chandanda,What's your take on this?
>>
>> KJD
>>
>> Two scientists given go-ahead on research to tame B’putra
>>
>>
>> By our Staff Reporter
>>
>> GUWAHATI, June 2: A concept paper on the Brahmaputra river system and
>> management based on hydrology and hydraulic will be prepared by German
>> scientist Prof Wolfgang Flugel in association with Prof Nayan Sarma,
>> head of the department, Water Resource Department and Management, IIT,
>> Rourkee. The two scientists today demonstrated the power point (PP)
>> project before Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at Dispur in presence of
>> other technical experts and top officials.
>>
>> According to sources, the State Government will hand over the concept
>> paper to be prepared by the two scientists to the Centre for taking
>> steps to tame the Brahmaputra. “Besides taming the Brahmaputra to have
>> control over floods and erosion, the State Government has made it a
>> point before the two scientists that the use the water resource of the
>> mighty river for socioeconomic development of the State should also be
>> an essential aspect in the concept paper,” the sources said.
>>
>> The two scientists have already prepared a research paper on the
>> Brahmaputra on their own, and they presented the paper before the
>> Chief Minister, experts and other top officials present today. The two
>> professors demonstrated how bamboo can be used to prevent erosion for
>> about 30 to 40 years.
>>
>> Gogoi requested the two professors to go ahead with their research
>> work. He said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Planning
>> Commission of India were contemplating on finding a permanent solution
>> to floods and erosion in Assam, and as such this concept paper might
>> serve the very purpose.
>>
>> Besides the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary NK Das, Chief Minister’s
>> advisor (development) CK Das, former Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati
>> University Nirmal Kumar Choudhury, retired GU professor Dulal Goswami
>> and Water Resource Department officials were present at the
>> demonstration.
>>
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