Frederick Noronha's article in Herald Mirror (27th Dec. 2009) titled 'Goa's growing urban chaos: Any solutions?' has presented the highlights from the study conducted in some major cities of Goa by the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad. There is nothing very great about the study as most of the suggestions is what ordinary Goans living in the village have been screaming about for over a decade now. The issue of mega projects and national highways, industrial estates is exactly that. Except that this study done by so called professionals gets marketed as credible. That is the irony of the modern economy with its appendage of knowledge economy. One aspect that I was keenly on the look out for in this article was about in-migration. But the article seems to have cleverly avoided this contentious issue and made only a passing mention of in-migration and out-migration as an issue. i suppose this study must have dealt extensively with thi s issue of migration but it will be kept under wraps and conveniently dismissed as just one perception. Goa's urban chaos can only be controlled by increasing in-migration?
-soter
