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>Now ULFA supporters need to do some serious soul searching about how to
improve the state's economy .
Umesh:
No it does not work that way. Let
me speak on behalf of the ULFA supporters since they are shy of speaking
out.
This talk of economic deprivation
is a slogan and they (the supporters) want to keep that as a slogan (even
if there is some truth).
That is why they donot like go any
further on that.
'The GOI is acting a
like a step mother and it is dysfunctional, it cannot rule such big country
efficiently ' - that is all they want people to hear.
Now this economic comparison with
Gujarat is a forbidden issue.
"How dare you compare Assam to
Gujarat? Don't you know the
situation in Assam is quite different. We donot speak Hindi. Do they have so
many ethnic groups? Do they have illegal immigrations like Assam? Before yoy try
to compare, you better try to know Assam- you Indians."
The fact of the matter is, there
are two different positions:
One is that of ULFA and the other
is that of ULFA supporters.
ULFA's position is clear: Even if
Assam is not different, we want independence. Period.
The problem starts when the ULFA
supporters try to justify that 'independence' with some rationales where
there may not be any rationales.
One (ULFA) does not need any
justification for independence.
The other (ULFA supporters) try to
justify while there may not be any justification.
Once this is clear, you will
understand better why some news are no news to some.
Does it make sense?.
RB.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:15
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Well-oiled Assam
sits pretty - Telegraph
Ram-da,
Thats a great bit of news. Now ULFA supporters need to do some serious
soul searching about how to improve the state's economy -- maybe by using the
Guwahati-Okha (Dwarka) railtrack to peep at how the western most state in
India can teach Assamese about business.
It is an open secret that Rajasthan's handicraft , gems and tourist trade
has been created solely by Gujaratis who migrated 50 years ago to Jaipur etc.
But enterprising Rajasthanis and now Sindhis -- tricked them to learn the
business -- and are now equal partners in export -some having branches and
offices in as many as 60 countires across the world incl 5th avenue New York,
where my cousin works for one of them in gem and jewellry trade.
Assam does need to develop skills -- and not get hung up on oil. How
about opening a small refinery with Assamese ability.
Umesh
mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
So produce all their need in Gujarat and in the Bay of Bengal and
leave Assam sitting pretty!mm
From: Ram Sarangapani
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Assam Organisation
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Assam]
Well-oiled Assam sits pretty - Telegraph
Date: Sun,
22 Jan 2006 19:26:58 -0600
Assam gets Rs. 894 crs compared to Gujarat Rs. 1,131
crs. Output Assam 4.5 mill.tons/year, Gujarat 6.1 mill. tons/yr.
ONGC is producing about 6.1 million tonnes of crude a
year from its fields in Gujarat. There is not too much of a difference
between the recoverable crude reserves in Assam, which are estimated at
163.68 million tonnes and Gujarat, where the corresponding figure is
173.99 million tonnes.
But,
There is not too much of a difference between
the recoverable crude reserves in Assam, which are estimated at 163.68
million tonnes and Gujarat, where the corresponding figure is 173.99
million tonnes. - Telegraph
and
However, the unrest
in Assam is a stumbling block in raising the level of oil production. A
higher crude output would enable the state to rake in a larger royalty for
its development works as well.- Telegraph
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Issue Date: Monday, January 23, 2006
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Well-oiled Assam sits pretty |
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S.P.S. PANNU
New Delhi, Jan. 22: Assam has
received annual oil royalty of Rs 894 crore, next only to Gujarat,
which took home Rs 1,131 crore during the financial year ended March
31, 2005.
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However, disturbed conditions have
affected the annual crude output in Assam. The output has remained
at 4.5 million tonnes in recent years.
ONGC produces 1.2 million tonnes of
crude, while the output of Oil India Ltd (OIL) is higher at 3.2
million tonnes in the state.
ONGC is producing about 6.1 million
tonnes of crude a year from its fields in Gujarat. There is not too
much of a difference between the recoverable crude reserves in
Assam, which are estimated at
163.68 million tonnes and Gujarat, where the
corresponding figure is 173.99 million tonnes.
However, the unrest in Assam is a
stumbling block in raising the level of oil production. A higher
crude output would enable the state to rake in a larger royalty for
its development works as well.
ONGC chairman Subir Raha hopes to
increase the company's crude output to 5 million tonnes in the next
three years and is ready to allocate Rs 3,300 crore for exploration
and development work in the state. However, this depends largely on
the law and order situation in the state, he added.
The recent extortion letter and the
subsequent threats by the ULFA to the oil companies do not augur
well for the investment climate in the state. "The oil companies
will be forced to put their expansion plans on hold if such a
situation continues," a senior ONGC official said.
According to recent data compiled by the
petroleum ministry, Tamil Nadu figures in the third spot with Rs 102
crore as oil royalty during 2004-05, followed by Andhra Pradesh with
Rs 77.25 crore.
Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura figure
next on the list with Rs 11 crore and Rs 3 crore, respectively.
Interestingly, in the case of Arunachal Pradesh the royalty received
in 2003-04 was close to Rs 21 crore and this fell to half the amount
in the following year. Assam had received a royalty of Rs 703 crore
in 2003-04.
Rajasthan, where Cairn Energy has
discovered some small and mid-sized fields recently, has emerged as
the third state with 11 million tonnes of recoverable reserves of
oil.
Arunachal Pradesh, with 5.21 million
tonnes of recoverable reserves, ranks higher than Andhra Pradesh,
which has only 4.72 million tonnes in reserves. Nagaland, which has
recoverable reserves of
2.69 million tonnes, does not receive any royalty as the
companies have not been able to produce any oil due to the civil
unrest in the state.
The total onland recoverable reserves of
oil in the country have been estimated at 369.56 million tonnes.
There are also 32.53 million tonnes of oil off the eastern coast.
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