Alpana Baideo: They pick up sand with help of 'Pasi' from the water! Pasi is used to filter the water. The boats are used to carry the sand to the bank.
I have seen these operations in Kapili, they say, quality of sand from water is better than dried one on the bank (beach). Ganesh --- "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --------------------------------- http://www.sentinelassam.com/images/Photo1.jpg "These country boats, used for carrying sand from the river bed, are lined up along the bank of Umtro in Meghalaya on Thursday. A Sentinel photo." Are they using a dredger then? I should have known but I don't, sorry, but aren't Umtru-Umium two joint lakes in Meghalaya? __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html _______________________________________________ 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
