Where are the environmental activists on GX and Goanet when Goa really needs them?
--- floriano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Further to my report on the bull-dozzing/levelling > of the mud piles on the > NH-17 of 6/Oct, (not published on GOANET) where I > cautioned the Chief > Officer of the Mapusa Municipality of dire > consequences if the garbage was > pushed into the Mapusa River, with copies to Dy. > Col, Mapusa; Collector, > Panjim; Pollution Control Board; Sarpanch, Bastora > and Sarpanch, Guirim, > with the acknowledment copy filed at the Bombay High > Court at Goa for > information, (7/OCT), I was happy to see, while > returning from the High > Court (7/Oct) that the mud piles which were free of > garbage were only > pushed out keeping the garbage laden piles intact. I > had naturally thought > that some sense has prevailed in the authorities > after all, and they had > heeded to my warning that it would be trying to > erase the evidence if they > pushed the garbage into the river and the fields. > However, on 8/Oct, while I was travelling to Panjim > (a.m.) I saw no trace of > any garbage anywhere on the Highway. I stopped my > car and went to > investigate. It was with tears in my eyes that I saw > huge mounds of garbage > floating into the river and the entire river bank > full of garbage. On my > return from Panjim, I picked up Jyoti Studio's > (Mapusa) photographer and > have him take photos of the garbage floating into > the river. I shall be > filing another letter to the Honourable Justices > enclosing the lovely > photographs, first thing tomorrow morning. > > Margaret Mascarenhas et al please take note. And if > any of you can visit the > site and shed a few tears of concern, it would be > well worth it. > > Floriano > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cecil Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 2:32 PM > Subject: [Goanet] Please sign the appeal: IFFI > garbage problem > > > > To, > > Shri Jaipal Reddy > > Minister for Information, Publicity & Culture > > Shastri Bhavan, A Wing > > New Delhi - 110 001. > > > > Subject: IFFI and lack of waste management > infrastructure in Goa. > > > > Dear Sir, > > > > We are writing to you to draw attention to the > deteriorating waste > > management crisis in Goa and the fear that the > population influx generated > > by IFFI will exacerbate the existing problem to > dangerous levels. > > > > Background: > > A few months ago, a wall of the unsegregated > garbage dump in the village > of > > Curca, where the city of Panjim was dumping, > collapsed due to heavy rains, > > spewing waste into the village. In response, > villagers all over Goa rose > up > > in protest and so far have successfully impeded > the municipalities of > > Panjim, Ponda and Mapusa from disposing their > voluminous waste on village > > land. Dumping began along highways (see attached > photos) and under the > > Panjim Patto Bridge. Subsequently, two petitions, > one from the residents > in > > and around the Patto area, and one from local > activist Floriano Lobo, > > regarding the disastrous effects of the state and > municipal authorities' > > willful disregard of the indiscriminate dumping > were filed in the Mumbai > > High Court. They have been converted into PILs and > are pending hearing. > > > > Immediate Concerns: > > > > >
