Hi all When walking around Panjim it is quite easy to fall into knee high drains meant I suppose for rain water. The only crossing is two or three stone slabs. What appears to be the problem here and all over in Goa is people dropping litter and not anybody else or Government agency. The rains have come and nature's way will have washed the floors and streets of Goa sweeping all the litter into the drainage system causing blockages to the water floor. This would have led to floods and misery to victims who may themselves have been the cause. Hence the urgent need for the introduction of the litter picker. Picking and disposing of litter does not have to be back breaking work.
Also it is possible to pick litter with bare hands as was observed at the recent India Republic Day celebrations in London where our Goykars were gainfully employed picking litter with no gloves, a healthy and safety breach in the UK which was ignored. With rains gone and the boys back from Brazil, perhaps the green shoots of football will take root in all our towns and villages enhancing teamwork. Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, Unitd Kingdom 2 September 2014
