-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WE THE GOANS IN AMERICA ARE PROUD OF YOUR EFFORTS IN TRYING TO SEE THE BAN IMPLEMENTED FOR THE WHOLE STATE OF GOA - BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH GOA AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS BE TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT A INCINERATOR AUTHORITY AND CITY GARBAGE TRUCK- ROUTES ESTABLISHED TO CARRY HOMEOWNERS WASTES AREA BY AREA, STREETS BY STREETS ASSIGNING DAYS OF THE WEEK FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLABLES(GLASS BOTTLES, TIN CANS AND PLASTICS) AS WELL AS NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PAPER & CORRUGATED BOXES AS IS DONE HERE IN THE WEST.. EACH HOMEOWNER & BUSINESSES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO DEPOSIT THEIR STUFF ORDERLY IN FRONT ALONG THE ROAD-SIDE IN LARGE CANS WEEKLY TO BE FINALLY PICKED UP BY TRUCKS TO BE DISPOSED AT INDIVIDUAL CITY'S DUMP SITES. WHEN SUCH A PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED AND PEOPLE GET FINES FOR DUMPING IRRESPONSIBLY THEN THIS SYSTEM WILL WORK WELL. EACH CITY MUST PASS LAWS WHICH MUST POST SIGNS IN ENTIRE CITY ESPECIALLY WHERE PEOPLE ARE HABITATED TO DUMP THEIR THRASH IRRESPONSIBLY. SPECAIL TASK FORCE MUST BE ASSIGNED TO CARRY OUT THESE LAWS WITH APPROPRIATE STIFF FINES IMPOSED WHERE NECESSARY, AND ASSIGN CITY CANS FOR APPROPRIATE DISPOSALS OF WASTE AT MOSTLY LITTERED PUBLIC SITES AND A FINING CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT FROM MONTH TO MONTH AT RANDOM WITHIN CITIES ESPECIALLY WHERE LITTERING ARE MOSTLY OBSERVED. AN EFFICIENT TASK FORCE SHOULD BE RUN BY PUBLIC HEALTH OR ENFORCEMENT UNIT TO ACHIEVE SUCH GOALS. I WISH GOA AND IT'S PEOPLE, IT'S CITIZENS, IT'S TOURISTS AND OTHERS WHO COME TO GOA FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY GET WARNING NOTICES PRIOR TO REACHING GOA REGARDING ITS CLEANLINESS LAWS AND FINES IMPOSED THEREBY. EVERY TRAIN STATION IN GOA AND BUS ROUTES ALONG GOA BOUNDARY/TERRITORY SHOUL CARRY RED SIGNS OF CLEANLINESS OBSERVATION OR RS 2000/- TO RS 5000/- FINE IMPOSED. THIS POLICY BY THE GOA AUTHORITIES WILL ESTABLISH CLEANLINESS AND AVOID IMPOSED NUISANCE BY OUTSIDERS AND LOCALS WHO THREATEN TO VIOLATE STRICT LAWS OF THIS NATURE.
I KNOW THE PORTUGUESE HAD A WAY OF GETTING THINGS DONE. SO ALSO CAN WE AS RESPONSIBLE GOAN INDIANS FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF THOSE WHO WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO IN THE PAST 100 YEARS OR MORE. EVERYTHING IN LIFE WHEN IMPOSED WITH RESTRICTIONS CAN BRING FAVOURABLE RESULTS AS IS DONE DAILY HERE IN THE WEST. WE LIVE IN A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE LIVE HAPPY HEALTHY AND REWARDING LIVES DUE TO OUR REGULAR DAILY HABITS. JAI HIND GOD BLESS GOA AND ITS CIVIC AUTHORITIES AND THE GOA GOVERNMENT. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A CLEAN GOA IN THE NEAR FUTURE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1st Young Goans International Essay contest 2005 | | | | Theme: WHAT CAN I DO FOR GOA | | More details at | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/034190.html | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
