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Looks to me that perhaps the first problem might be to tackle the use of wells in Goa.
Some time back I read that the Government was actively (?) discouraging citizens from using well water in favour of tapped water.
If maintaing the wells in Goa would (or could) solve some of the problem in recharging the acquifiers then, perhaps, this is the first step. And it would be relatively easy and cheap.
Can anyone give us an idea on how many (approx) wells have fallen into dis-use and what it would take to get them active again?
Is there anything else that can be done - - easily and cheaply?
Tim de Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ontario, CANADA
From: "francis.newspix" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: FRESH WATER AQUIFERS IN DANGER Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 13:26:23 +0100
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A point well made.
However to get more involvement from NRIs, they has to be a certain give and
take.
I for one believe affording voting rights would greatly improve the input of
NRIs/expats, as they would have a say as to how their contributions were
channelled.
They would have a sense of belonging and be be more inclined to show greater
commitment for the improvement of their homeland, whereas at the moment they
feel that they are just bystanders. Taking a passive interest as they know
that they cannot be counted.
On the matter of fresh water - following methods employed by past generations may not suffice, as the population growth, industrial development and climatic changes which are contributing factors are different from decades ago. While the methods used previously may work in certain locations, they are unlikely to work in others. Has a feasibility study been done into building a desalination plant to harvest the masses of saline water ? After all we do share the same sea as the Kuwaitis and they are able to export their product. Admittedly it would be an immense cost initially, but in the long run it could be cost effective, create jobs for the local Goans and as well provide extra revenue from the sales. There are probably some Goans employed in the industry in Kuwait who could contribute with their know-how and experience. It would have to be government financed and run, to avoid exploitation through price hikes. This would as well stop the pirating of spring water and other sources which deprive the local populace of a much needed commodity especially in the hotter months.
Francis Dias [EMAIL PROTECTED]
on 2/4/03 08:10, Frederick Noronha at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Building greater awareness is the first step. Unlike other states' NRIs, the
> expats from Goa have been more into debate-mode rather than doing-something
> mode. This holds true for the rest of (Goan) society too; I'm not faulting
> NRIs alone.
>
> To tackle problems such as this, the main battling ram could be information.
> We need to critically access how Goans of past generations tackled their
> water problems, and what are the failings of the current money-wasting
> projects to build medium-to-big dams as a solution
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