The concern is about the way Govt of Assam is handling the issue . A few months back , the ships carrying the turbines to the Gerukamukh site were sent back due to strong public protest. However , later on , it was found that the ships were kept somewhere near Dhuburi and according to the newspaper report , the state Govt is bent on getting them back even by engaging army. The question is , have the Govt of Assam considered the recommendation of the experts who studied the issue ? An expert committee, comprising experts from IIT, Guwahati, Gauhati University and Dibrugarh University stated recommendations including lowering the height of the Hydroelectric dam. There is not sufficient information about state Govt stand on these and it can be assumed that Govt is forcing it's way disregarding the opinions of the affected people. Dilip da , this is what I am trying to convey . Ankur
--- On Wed, 7/6/11, Dilip Deka <dilipd...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Dilip Deka <dilipd...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Assam] re-entry of turbines for the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world" <assam@assamnet.org>, "friendsofassa...@yahoogroups.com" <friendsofassa...@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 8:09 PM Dear Ankur, You said "speak as civil voice against this design". Do you really know what the design is? If the dam traps the water in a reservoir and the reservoir does not displace a lot of villagers, I don't see a problem with the reservoir. Also if the water through the turbines is released back into the river, the downstream shouldn't suffer. Is that the design or is it something different? Some good reliable technical information on the design would help the people to join the civil voice. Don't you think so? Dilipda ________________________________ From: Ankur Bora <ankur_bora2...@yahoo.com> To: friendsofassa...@yahoogroups.com Cc: assam org <assam@assamnet.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 9:50 PM Subject: [Assam] re-entry of turbines for the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project It seems that the state Govt of Assam is bent on bringing back the turbines to be used for the construction of the 2000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project. If completed , this is going to pose serious threat to the downstream population and will be a catastrophe in this seismically sensitive region. The Central and the State Govt should consider all the spects before taking such steps I appeal to all the like minded people to speak as civil voice against this design. Sincerely Ankur Bora a concerned non resident Dallas , Texas , USA _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
