GOA - Increasing Terrorist Threats & Security at Public Places Almost every day, Goa terrorism related headlines appear on front pages of Goan Newspapers. Foll are randomly selected headlines: -Intelligence officials confirm presence of LeT in Goa. -Don Karim Lalas nephew own a building in Calangute where terrorist took shelter. -Goa on alert as LeT may land arms by sea in October. -Centre tells Goa to be on alert -Alert in Goa -Goa is high sensitive.. -Terrorist could strike Goa too -Goa Airport put on high alert -CM to Delhi to attend meeting to fine-tune the strategy to tackle Naxal violence, to prevent and combat terrorism -Rane, Chief Secretary to attend meet on security at Delhi -Be prepared for new age terror, PM tells CMs -Goa Police on high alert. (Todays news, after Malegaon (Maharstra) blasts killing over 38) It seems pretty obvious that terrorist will strike Goa too. What we dont know is WHEN and WHERE ? Is the Goa Govt. taking this seriously ? Is the Goa Govt. fully prepared for this ? I know one cannot absolutely avoid terrorist strikes etc but at least one can take precautions where ever possible & necessary as á stitch in time saves nine One of the areas, which immediately come to mind is Kala Academy Auditorium or A/C hall where one can see a total neglect by the Govt. authorities. Most Tiatr run house full which means over 1000 people inside (including artists, band/stage members and standing spectators). One could see.. - The hall is 'open to all' just before or after the interval. - People coming in bag full of food stuff (hand bags, brown paper bags etc) before the tiatr start, during the tiatr and during and after the interval time. Restrictions are there to keep the auditorium clean &tidy but not strictly adhered to. (Any one can come inside with bags, all he/she has to pay is Rs.60 and after interval pay nothing. And such bags could contain anything. It could be even bomb or explosives). - When house full, up to 100 seen standing in the corridors and some even seen sitting on the dummy windows inside the auditorium. Dont know why such ticket less people allowed in. Perhaps, they are the friends and family of the tiatrists or organizers or KA, if so, some seats should be reserved to such people before throwing open ticket sale to general public. Like every body else, we too dont want to die. Not this way. I am also copying this to Kala Academy and its Chairman Our CM Pratapsingh Rane etc. Hope they go through their emails regularly. When it comes to security, it looks like more importance is given only to areas like Airport and other tourist spots neglecting us- the general public. As if we dont have a right to live. As if the above 1000 figure is negligible Hope some sense prevails. This is just one of the many areas/Govt.builings in Goa, where terrorist could use as potential targets.
Goemcho Saib (Sam Francis) tunch rak amkam ani amchem Goem. Following may also interests you: - Most people (including us) complains that Air condition set to very low cooling inside the hall during the tiatr but it is OK or cooler during IFFI shows and other Marathi Drama/Natok.. - Some last rows do not get cooling at all. - When hall is packed to the capacity or nearly full, it gives very bad odour/smell of public perspiration (due to not enough cooling inside may be, if that is so, all the door should be left open during the interval time for fresh air circulation). - The auditorium sometime runs continuously from 10am to midnight when there are three tiatr or shows/functions one after another. i.e. 1030am, 3pm and 7.30pm - The canteen at KA, due to security reasons, should be located within enclosed premises (like in multiplexes) so that only the ticket holders and other members of KA etc use the facility. - House full Tiatr also mean (for the shows at 7.30pm) over 175 four wheelers and over 150 two wheelers in the car park. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ Konkani Songs, Goan Photos, Tiatr/Film VCDs, Bank interest rates etc etc (for updates etc click below) http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/files/ ___________________________________________________________ Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
