Assam State Water Transport Corporation!! On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Amitabh Kakoty <amitabhkak...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Yes, the entire water transport service industry should be re-organised > (actually organised) - need > > 1. an institution with accountable systems, > 2. efficient and experienced people (many with knowledge of global water > transport industry or may be educated abroad in such specializations), > 3. best of the regulations, > 4. Infrastructure - modern jetties (even simple pontoon based), modern > ships, fleet control facilities, proper routes, route maintenance (dredging > etc) system, emergency response system,........... > 5. planning and development (staffed with quality people - as on no 2) > 6. a system both for passengers and cargo > 7. integration with tourism, industries, wholesale business............... > > More: > > 1. Dredging and maintaining a sufficiently wide channel for ships > (developed with efficient planning) can also help solving problems like > bank-erosion and flood to a great extent. And can also help reclaiming a > great amount of fertile land from bed of the Brahmaputra for agriculture > and wildlife...........................(not for BDs)..... > > 2. the entire development has to be subsidy based initially / avoid doing > an unnecessary/ nonsense 'feasibility study' - it is nonsense because > everyone knows that it will not be economically feasible considering the > past and current trends.......ignore past trends; go for 'copying' > successful international models if we are unable to develop something of > our own (obviously!).......go for induced development > models..............we will have to establish something that is completely > different and modern system, which in 10 years should be able to lure > majority of the passengers and cargo from Guwahati to Dibrugarh to high > speed catamarans/ hovercrafts or mid-sized cargo ships from the existing > bus, cars or trains > > 3. a state of the art port nicely integrated with railway system can be > built close to Dhuburi so that some cargo can be quickly transferred to the > north Indian railway system.....rest should follow the > Brahmaputra............. > > Regards > Amitabh Kakoty > > > > > > On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 10:31 AM, mc mahant <mikemah...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > JFA > > demands = FROM WHOM=for improved > > meteorological services in Assam > > > > > > > > Guwahati: Improved meteorological service and the availability of > > information > > related to weather forecast can reduce drastically the number accidents > > both in > > land and water ways, commented Journalists? > > Forum Assam (JFA) in a statement, where the forum has also appealed to > the > > media houses to provide some space for spreading the information related > to > > weather predictions regularly. WHAT IS > > THE USE-- ?? > > > > > > > > > > > > ?The Dhubri boat mishap that seemingly ???drowned over two hundred > > passengers > > should be an eye opener for all of us. > > > > For crossing a mighty river like Brahmaputra > > that need few hours in some places, nobody should sail without proper > > weather > > updates > > > > > > > > == BUT THIS BOAT CAME ( Without any Reverse Thrusting) AND SMASHED ON > > THE SHORELINE .AND OTHER > > BOATS NEAR THE CRASHPOINT WERE UNHARMED. HOW COULD INDIA Meteorologists > > help?? > > > > > > > > The State meteorological office must be ACTIVATED?? WAS THERE ONE > EVER??? > > > > > > > > and > > it should disseminate the information through various channels including > > its > > own centers and websites and also the mainstream media,? HOW COULD > > FERRIES USE Such Brilliant Hints > > A FEW DAYS LATER??? > > > > > > > > said > > the JFA statement issued on May 5 by its President Rupam Baruah. > > > > > > > > The JFA also argues that a large number of people have been killed in > > accidents > > taking places around the State, which can be minimized??? with the help > of > > timely > > weather related information. PRAY HOW?? > > > > Preparing for a long journey, the passengers > > could browse information like the prediction of rain, fog, wind, storm, > > cyclone > > etc and may reschedule their trips. FERRIES > > TAKE 30>60 MINUTES . WHAT Long > > Journey???AND BROWSING BY PASSENGERS??? > > > > > > > > > > ?If the daily newspapers dedicate ""little"" space for weather forecast > > for the > > next 24 hours and the television channels give few seconds for > > meteorological > > updates every hour, the common people will be benefited tremendously. > > REALLY?? > > > > > > > > Besides reducing the accidents the information > > will be helpful for millions of farmers too, but HOW ,HOW, HOW?? > > > > PONZIKAS ARE THERE. More Appropriate!! > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > INSTEAD > > should : > > > > > > > > · Demand > > Scientific deployment of Dhubri>Sadiya 60Knot Hydrofoil Passenger > service > > with midway 10 stops for Northbank-Southbank connections. > > > > · Demand > > Rational Boat/Ship building industry at 10 Tributary mouths-- to move > > 200 million Tonnes /year from Hills to Sea and back . > > > > · Demand > > Bamboo frames+ Welded Steel Skin --In Standard sized Catamaran HULLs > > --in lieu of Primitive Tubs in Timber Planks and nails. > > > > · Demand > > Production Unit For Prime Movers to 500KW + WaterJet Thrustor Pumps > > with Reversing/Steering/Braking . > > > > · Demand > > Dredged FLAGGED Guaranteed 2 metre+ deep > > Channels to allow 24x365 Scheduled Longway and Crossing TRAFFIC > > using GPS > > on Auto Pilot. > > > > · Demand > > Qualified- Examined- Certified High Caliber Pilots on Pool Duty > > for each Craft > > > > · > > Demand carrying Life Jacket and inflatables like in Aircraft. > > > > > > > > From India-From Dispur-- ?? > > > > > > He He!! > > > > > > > > > > mm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************** > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
