Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-05 Thread umesh sharma
Kamal-da, It is utopian to think that only after ALL infrastructure is in place the engineering colleges should be built. Even now in Bangalore there is utter disregard for transporttation issues - etc -- traffic jams etc -but ..you get the point I am sure. Ofcourse you need infrastructure

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-04 Thread kamal deka
That's exactly what I wanted to say.One can't do away with the problem of flood,but one can alleviate the sufferings of affected ones to the minimum by taking timely and appropriate measures. As I wrote earlier,setting up of engineering colleges in round numbers is okay,but building up of infrast

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-04 Thread kamal deka
Yes,yes--we have to live with it ( I mean,flood ),but can we live with it using some intelligence ? Consider this---here is a state,where flood control department ( flood that brings misery to the people ) is considered a prize posting, while education department (education, which is concerned wit

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
And at the same time become the methane factory of the world, with all that sewage decomposing in the canals, with no place to go. Sounds like a winner to me. It is already so after every rainfall, anyway. Just plug up whatever drain inlet is still working, and get some boats--voila, you hav

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
> IMHO, the annual floods are are going to happen every year. I don't think we can increase/or decrease floods by human action. The river will find the weakest embankments to crest, and will do so. *** Yes, you are off base here Ram :-). There is an enormous amount that could be done and

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
Good points Kamal. Guwahati flooding and Assam flooding are highly pertinent questions. If there were too many questions, it means only one thing: There were few or no answers. It would be nice if those who attended the Q and A would share what was asked and what answers they got. However En

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-04 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hi KJD, In my considered opinion,the problem of flood is the most >menacing natural calamity,experienced by the state every year >particularly since the great earthquake of 1950 I agree, this is a much bigger and affecting more people than Engg. colleges. And this is a problem that happens eve

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-04 Thread mc mahant
Let ULFA come and run the place". But he never said-"I shall retire to my village forthwith" mm Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 11:36:20 -0500From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C Hi RS, My attention was drawn to the

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-04 Thread kamal deka
Hi RS, My attention was drawn to the following remark,made by Umesh Sarma.He wrote and I quote " after the negative reception he received at Boston conference where he was only questioned about annual flooding " In my considered opinion,the problem of flood is the most menacing natural calamity,e

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-03 Thread umesh sharma
Ram-da,, You are welcome. Happy Independence Day (of US). Umesh Sharma (US) Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thank you, Umesh for providing an exhaustive account of Assam 2007. --Ram da On 7/3/07, umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, In the Day 2 of the meeting (

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs & C

2007-07-03 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Thank you, Umesh for providing an exhaustive account of Assam 2007. --Ram da On 7/3/07, umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, In the Day 2 of the meeting (on Sunday July 1st, 2007) we arrived just in time to have the lunch (got value for money - the $110 we had paid each for the Assa