A vociferous protest against big dams reaches its crucial stage when union environment minister Jairam Ramesh was greeted with protest as he was arriving in Guwahti for a public hearing on the NHPC owned big dam in Arunachal Pradesh.
As the Union minister started the public hearing at Machkhowa, ITA, hundreds of local organizations and political parties approached him to register stiff protest again the on going construction of the big dam in Gerukamukh by NHPC in the name of the lower Subansiri hydel project. Citing the expert panel report, these parties and organisations have told the minister that the big dam might spell an ecological disaster for the people in down stream areas.
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--Lame Excuse by NHPC CMD S.K. Garg--
Despite strident protests in Assam with environmental concerns over construction of mega dams, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Chairman-cum-Managing Director S.K. Garg says that the project builders plan to commission three units in March 2012 and the remaining five units by December 2012. This is because Rs 4000 crore of the Rs 9000 crore project has been utilized. That means 40% of the expenses have been made. But is this a reason enough to sacrifice environment and the population of downstream areas which cannot be compensated even if the Indian central government bring all the riches in the world. When land is lost, existence is lost. When existence is lost, the very right to our natural habitat is lost.
In the devastating floods caused by the Tehri dam in Uttarakhand, the central government has promised a package of Rs 500 crore to the state government. That means every year there will be floods, the Indian government will dole out Rs 500 crore. So, within 8 years, Rs 4000 crore will have to be shelved out. If this is the economics involved, Rs 4000 crore is nothing for a rich country like India where many politicians and ministers have pocketed hundreds and thousands of crores. So, the justification of Rs 4000 crore by S.K. Garg sounds to be a lame excuse to keep the industrial corporations who fund the elections happy and satisfied.
Ulfa is trying to regroup that could dampen the peace process with the government. In statement issued on Friday the outfit said a recent meet appointed Dr Asompran as the new foreign secretary.
Udalguri Police on Friday arrested 2 nos so called ULFA who demanded money by mobile phone, using ULFA Letter pad etc at Ghagra area & other part Ualguri district from last 1 year. They are: Krishna Sarma-28 of Panery & Bablu Saha-24 Of Tangla. Recover demanded mobile hand sets with SIM cards etc. Interrogation is going on for further ops . In this reg a case was reg vide Horisinga PS Case No-41/2011 u/s 387/506 IPC, RW sec 10/13 UA(P) Act.
RTI activist Akhil Gogoi on Thursday a day after he was granted bail by the Gauhati High court. Gogoi left the GMCH premises where he was undergoing treatnent since he was remanded to judicial custody. Gogoi was escorted to his home by his fans who shouted anti-govt slogans in the evening. Talking to reporters before leaving the GMCH premises, a visibly upbeat said he and the peasant body would never tone down the voice of protest against big dams and corruption. He said his arrest was a conspiracy to gag the voice of protest. He further said the big ships ferrying the NHPC-owned turbines would not be allowed to proceed.
RTI activist Akhil Gogoi said that his organization will keep fighting for the poor people. Talking to reporters immediately after procuring bail on Wednesday evening, he said KMSS will always raise the voice of protest against the injustice by the ruling clique. Gogoi who was remanded to judicial custody a week ago was granted bail by the Gauhati High Court on Wednesday. Meanwhile, several parties, organisations have hailed the Gauhati High court judgment saying it would boost the morale of the peasants who have been fighting for landrights.
Much to the respite of KMSS, the Gauhati High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Akhil Gogoi in Dispur violence case on June 22. Gogoi was granted bail when a special bench of Justice Anima Hazarika was hearing a bail petition moved last week.
Shree Marwari Panchayat, Shillong alongwith Dorbar Dong Demseiniong, Shillong will be organising a free medical camp of Osteoporosis, Neuropathy, Orthopedics, ENT, General Medicine, Random Blood Sugar Testing, Maleria Test, Uric Acid Test and Vaccination. All these testing will be conducted with the help of modern computerised machines at Dorbar Dong Demseiniong, Dorbar cum Community hall, Near NEEPCO, Shillong on July 9, 2011 from 9 am to 3 pm.
Patients are requested to register their name at Dorbar Dong Demseiniong on July 6th, 7th and 8th, 2011 between 6 pm to 8 pm. For vaccination patients are to bring along their immunization card.
Integrated Farmers Association (IFA) today denounced the inclusion of a non-Manipuri in the Rashtriya Madhyamik Abhiyan eligible list of Manipur Education Department. The association said in a statement that Dr Taiyabur Rehman, an Assamese was found included in the recent RMSA eligible list of the state Education Department. The association further said that they cannot accept such policy of the state Government. It also asked whether we lack any appropriate candidate for RMSA here in Manipur.
The association based in Mojing Leitanpok of Thoubal district also expressed their desire of selecting only those candidates who were brought up on the soil of Manipur. The Manipur Government...
Summer Cultural Workshop is going on from July 1. The worskhop is organising by Greater Guwahati Karbi Students' Union in collaboration with Parijat Academy. More than 100 children took part in the Cultural workshop. Children are learning folk dance Bihu and Karbi dance. In the opening ceremony Local MLA was invited to inauguarate the programme, Mr Dhireswar Ronghang , secretary of Karbi Cultural Society, Henry David Teron National Youth Youth Awardee also presence in the opeining day. The workshop will be continued upto July 10.
Uttam TeronParijat Academy
A hardcore ULFA militant was killed two others have been injured at an encounter with security forces in Tinsukia on Sunday. The incident took place at Kailashpur village under Pengeri police station which lasted for nearly 2 hours. Acting on a tip off, police and army jawans conducted an operation in the village where the heavy gunfight took place. One ULFA cadres died on the spot, two others have been injured while another managed to escape from the spot. Security forces have cordoned off
Jnyanpith award winning litterateur Dr India Goswami is gradually recovering. Dr Goswami is likely to be shifted to Guwahati within the next couple of days. Dr Goswami was airdashed to a Gurgaon-based hospital following severe cerebral damage a few months back. She suddenly fell ill at her residence in Guwahati and was immediately shifted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital on February 13. When her condition deteriorated she was flown in an air ambulance to New Delhi on February 19 and admitted to the Medanta Medicity where she slipped into coma. She was attended by Dr. Yatin Mehta, chairman of Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anaesthesiology at The Medicity.
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