Hi Mridul >The question is, if it is constituted by people, who during their lifetime fails to >deliver their duties properly,should we be expecting any miracle from such >groups?
Actually, I too had reflected on that a bit, but I thought it would be best if we could accept them without preconcieved notions. As you say hope all works out fine. --Ram da On 4/26/05, mridul bhuyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It is indeed a noval idea. However, it's success will depend on the people > constituting the group. The question is, if it is constituted by people, who > during their lifetime fails to deliver their duties properly,should we be > expecting any miracle from such groups? Anyway, let's hope for the best. > > Mridul > > >From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [Assam] Engineers as Watchdogs - Telegraph > >Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:35:06 -0500 > > > >This is for those who have no faith in NGOs/watchdogs. A group of > >engineers have created this watchdog to keeps tabs on Govt. projects. > > > >"The forum will submit the findings with suggestions to all the > >legislatures, leading citizens and media houses to create awareness on > >what is happening, why and what needs to be done to make the city > >habitable. These will also figure in a bi-monthly bulletin it plans to > >publish from next month. " > > > >I am upbeat, there are people in Assam who ARE taking steps to better > >their lives. > > > > > > > >Engineers to keep tabs on govt projects > >A STAFF REPORTER > > > >The Panbazar water treatment plant. Picture by Eastern Projections > >April 25: Guwahati has got a new watchdog in a forum floated by > >engineers above 50. > > > >The voluntary organisation, formed early this month, will keep tabs on > >government projects conceived to develop civic amenities and help in > >successful implementation of infrastructure facilities in Greater > >Guwahati. > > > >Led by its president P.N. Pathak, the forum will next month urge chief > >minister Tarun Gogoi to direct all government departments to share > >with it information about existing and future projects and get its > >approval before implementing them. > > > >The forum attributed the city's woes to faulty design and planning of > >drains, water supply schemes and roads. The main problem with the > >planning, its members said, is that the right man is not in the right > >post. > > > >It has formed a four-member think tank to survey roads, drains, water > >supply and waste disposal methods. They are former PWD chief engineers > >S. Chakravarthy (who is also the convener) and D.C. Borah, consultant > >to the four-lane national highway K.L. Das and chief executive of > >Consulting Engineering Services G. Bardaloi. > > > >The forum's secretary is B.C. Bordoloi, former managing director of > >Assam Small Minor Irrigation Development Corporation. > > > >The forum will submit the findings with suggestions to all the > >legislatures, leading citizens and media houses to create awareness on > >what is happening, why and what needs to be done to make the city > >habitable. These will also figure in a bi-monthly bulletin it plans to > >publish from next month. > > > >"Crores of rupees have been wasted on drainage, water supply, flood > >control, roads and bridges schemes due to lack of proper planning, > >design, engineering, construction, quality control and monitoring. We > >will try to reverse the trend by co-operating with the executing > >agencies. We will highlight the defects and suggest ways of > >improvement. We will try to convince the authorities to share the > >details of the projects. However, if we don't get the required > >co-operation we will adopt a positive attitude," Pathak said. > > > >He said the Panbazar water supply scheme, executed in 1962, is > >obsolete. "The scheme was executed when I was with the public health > >engineering department. Its life span was 25 years. They have carried > >out modifications, but I have heard it is faulty. These things need to > >be looked into before it is too late." > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > > >Mailing list FAQ: > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > >To unsubscribe or change options: > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > ________________________________ > 4000 new jobs everyday to choose from Post your CV on naukri.com > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
