[Goanet] Goa's garbage for the New Year 2011
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services' With Foreword by Gen SF Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, ADC (retd) former Chief of Indian Army Staff and Governor, Punjab Administrator, Chandigarh UT For copies of this book see footer of this message --- Soter wrote : As the Year 2010 draws to a close, it is a moment to do some stock taking on where goans stand after all the noises, voices and protests since 2006. Whether any of the much publicised issues have been mitigated or whether they have only been compounded COMMENT : At least Soter positions Goans as standing somewhere. In my perspective we are very deep in muck, up to our nostrils. Just a little more push to be drowned in it. We have the Law in place, but every move made to sincerely bring about justice is obstructed. We have elected people to govern the place; but these very same people have turned into Justice obstructers and Law breakers. Supreme Court Orders have been thwarted, RTI have been blatantly denied, Fourth Estate have been stifled and manipulated, Gram Sabha decision are refused to be acknowledged. There is absolutely no semblance of sanity. Law and Justice enforcement is at its worst. Garbage was one problem, but Margao is having a newer problem. Sewerage water from apartment buildings being drained out in the road drainage system, and no authority seems to be doing anything about it, as if the stink of the garbage and elected representatives was not enough. Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. --- NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services' Copies now available at: GOA: Literati (2277740), Other India (2263306), Broadway (6647038), Mandovi (2427904), Noel DSilva Associates (9823120454 / 9096781714), Confidant / Golden Heart Emp (2732450), David Co (2730326), Vardaan (9527463684) SERV / RETD Def Offrs in Goa: O/o Sainik Co-op Hse Bldg Sty, Def Col, Porvorim (2417288) MUMBAI: David Co (22019010) PUNE: Manneys (26131683), Popular (25678327) BENGALURU: Narayan (22865800) DELHI: Ritana (24617278) ONLINE (worldwide delivery): http://www.ritanabooks.com, http://goa1556.goa-india.org ---
[Goanet] Goa's garbage for the New Year 2011
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NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services'
With Foreword by Gen SF Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, ADC (retd)
former Chief of Indian Army Staff
and Governor, Punjab Administrator, Chandigarh UT
Copies now available at:
GOA: Literati (2277740), Other India (2263306), Broadway (6647038),
Mandovi (2427904), Noel DSilva Associates (9823120454 / 9096781714),
Confidant / Golden Heart Emp (2732450), David Co (2730326), Vardaan
(9527463684)
SERV / RETD Def Offrs in Goa: O/o Sainik Co-op Hse Bldg Sty, Def Col, Porvorim
(2417288)
MUMBAI: David Co (22019010)
PUNE: Manneys (26131683), Popular (25678327)
BENGALURU: Narayan (22865800)
DELHI: Ritana (24617278)
ONLINE (worldwide delivery): http://www.ritanabooks.com,
http://goa1556.goa-india.org
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As the Year 2010 draws to a close, it is a moment to do some stock taking
on where goans stand after all the noises, voices and protests since 2006.
Whether any of the much publicised issues have been mitigated or whether
they have only been compounded.
1. The monstrous Regional Plan continues to haunt goans much to the cheer
of real estate and politicians.
2. Mining continues to devastate the Western Ghats despite all claims of
the Environment Ministry's crack-down.
3. Goa's Food security is dropping to zero.
4. Goa's Water security is halved.
5. Goans physical security has dropped to 60 percent.
6. Vices and intoxication are legal fund raisers for government.
7. Garbage piles up at every street corner.
8. Slums and stinking drains are the greatest acheivement of liberation.
9. Goan markets colonised by migrants and its opinion remains enslaved to
the chambers of industry.
10. A significant number of Goa's thinkers, artistes and writers are
domesticated by politicians and corporates.
11. Social work is fast deteriorating into an industry. Lacks
accountability and ethics.
12. Corruption rules at all levels.
13. 'Liberation and Power to the Goan People' remains a distant dream.
BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR
2011
