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March 2004

Patent Granted to an Assamese NRA: An Interview

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has
granted Patent Number 6,668,412 to Dr. Mantu C
Baishya on December 30, 2003. The title of the patent is
"Continuous Prestressed Concrete Bridge Deck Subpanel
System". Dr Baishya had done this work when he was at
University of Nebraska, Lincoln. First time Dr Baishya had
applied for this patent was in 1998. It has taken 5 years to
grant him the patent. The patent is on a unique bridge
system, which can be used for bridge replacement in

CICs and Vision 2006!!!

After much hard work, in 2001, the Governments of India
and Assam had crafted uplifting, forward-looking and
exemplary visions for each and every district in the state.
I have visited the well-maintained Web sites of several of
the 22 districts in Assam where the vision documents are
published for perusal by the citizens of the districts and
the world at large. The vision documents embody a
collection of many excellent ideas that are achievable
through good government and dedicated work over many

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