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.
More and more serious allegations seemed to have surfaced against MLA Jiten Gogoi. The independent MLA from Bokakhat allegedly unleashed terror at the residence of an AGP leader on Friday. According to information, the surrendered ULFA rebel went to the yard of AGP leader Girin Gogoi on Friday evening and warned that he would shoot him dead. Not only that an angry Gogoi unleashed terror with blank-firing before leaving the spot. The reason is yet to be ascertained. The incident took place a day after police registered a case against Gogoi charging him with assaulting a woman who undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
Meanwhile, Bokakhat police station on Friday evening have...
The Host Committee of Assam Convention 2011 is delighted to invite you all to the 32nd Assam Convention to be held at Chicago, Illinois from July 1-3, 2011. We, the residents of Chicago, are looking forward to your wholesome participation. Come prepared to have a great time. With your dance, music and applause we strive to create the ambience of Assam’s traditions in joyous expressions of song, skit and dance. As we roll out the red carpet, we invite not only the Assamese diaspora in North America, Europe and beyond, but our honored and loved ones visiting this country during that time.
We are planning an entrancing agenda for you. Renowned performers, Zubeen Garg and Zublee...
The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Golaghat organized a self help group mela at the New Jail Market, Golaghat. As many as 30 nos. of SHGs of different development blocks of the district took part in the event. The main object of the mela was to promote the Assamese traditional items made by different SHG groups during the festival time.
Thirteen activists of two underground organizations of Assam have formally laid down arms to Manipur Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh at the Mantripukhri head-quarters of IGAR (South) on Wednesday. The surrender ceremony was held in the presence of DGP Y. Joykumar Singh and IGAR (S) Maj Gen C.A. Krishnan.
The weapons handed over to the security officers included Lathod gun one, three pistols, 9mm smc one from the five DHD(J) cadres and the FGN cadres handed over G 3 rifle one, AK 47 rifle one, Lathod gun four and 9 mm smc one. The surrender ceremony was organised by Inspecter General, Assam Rifle (South).
Bihu Expert Ranjit Gogoi and his group performing Bihu dance, on the eve of greatest festival for the Assamese People “RANGALI BIHU”.at Tetelia near Sonapur on on Apirl 13.
PHOTO: UBPHOTOS
14th April/Thursday [6 pm onwards]* : Srimanta Sankardeva Bhawan, A 14 B, Satsang Vihar Marg, Opp JNU East Gate, New Delhi 110067
- Egg fight
- Bihu songs by Nabamallika Bhagawati
- Prize money *Bihuwa/Bihuwoti* Competition
* 24th April/Sunday*: Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts [IGNCA], Rajendra Prasad Road, Near Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi 110001
Programme:
- Childrens' bihu
- Artists: Devanga Pallav Saikia, Mimun Das
- Sattriya by Mridusmita Das
- Bihu [Bihu Group comprised of Assamese Youths in Delhi]
- Guest artist from Axom: Simanta Shekhar[ dikhou noi......]
- Hawain guitar by Bhaskar De
- Mukoli Bihu
Condemning alleged high-handedness of the 11 Assam rifles, All Zeliangrong Students’ Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland ) has decided to call a 48- hour total bandh in all the Zeliarong inhabited areas in Manipur with effect from midnight of April 17 to midnight of April 19 to pressurize the Government to translate its demands into actions.
In a statement, the AZU said the demands of the union include immediate withdrawal of AFSPA, 1958 from North East regions, immediate transfer of 11 Assam Rifles from Zeliangrong inhabited areas, removal of all Indian Army check posts/ gates from along the Highwas and district highwas and taking up punitive action against Col. Chonkar of 11 Assam...
From May this year, India’s first Don Bosco University (DBU) is launching Ph.D. programmes in 24 thrust areas covering seven major streams including Electrical...
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