-- Orignal Message -- From: "charles charlton souza"
School children who were forced to agitate in demanding the removal of the mobile tower close to their school premises at Cuncolim have a bitter experience of having been unsuccessful in their campaign for removal of the tower. With schools having reopened after the summer holidays the tower serves a grim reminder for the school students who had braved the strong rains to come on the roads demanding the removal of the tower. The campaign for the removal of the tower close to the school was spearheaded by the Cuncolim school complex led by school teachers Neves Rebelo, Ramesh Dessai and Oscar martins. The movement however failed to remove the tower from the building close to one of the church school. The students were used to block the highway and to force the authorities to give assurances on the issue. The issued however died a slow death and the issue has been given a cold shoulder by the authorities as well as the leaders who spearheaded the agitation. Incidentally two of the leaders former Chairperson Ramesh Dessai and Oscar martins have threatened to launch an agitation on the dismissal of tourism director Elvis Gomes who was suspended on Saturday over the River princess issue. Residents of Cuncolim wondered whether the two paper tigers would be able to drum up support for the event and whether the present agitation would also lead to a no result and die a slow death. ----- End forwarded message -----
