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Dear Goanetters....

The below appeared in this week's Goan Observer -- Thought i would share with 
you all -- 

IMMORTAL PRINCESS
ON my strongest recommendation, I recently had a colleague from London visited 
Goa along with his fiancée. There were many pictures they brought back, and one 
that stood out was of the Candolim beach, along with the nasty dark black mole 
on the face of the beach - the River Princess!
It has been more than five long years that this ugly princess has been sitting 
and destroying the scenic beauty of the famous beach. No government, however 
committed to the aam aadmi, has had the guts to remove it. There have been many 
tourism ministers and many chief ministers who have come and gone, and nobody 
has attempted to remove the River Princess in earnest.
I remember the old fox, Dr Willy, made many statements and set up record 
deadlines in the media for the removal of this grounded ship, but all were mere 
gimmicks to fool the people of Goa.
Now the political equation has changed drastically - Anil Salgaocar, the mass 
polluter of Goa and the man who chartered the River Princess, is in a position 
to make or break governments and chief ministers. Till date, neither the 
current Chief Minister nor the Tourism Minister have come out with a strategy 
to remove the grounded ship.
The ship is an eyesore and the government, despite its need to bank on the 
support of Anil Salgaocar, must come out with a concrete plan to remove this 
ugly sight from this picturesque Candolim Beach.
Also, applause of shame to the Candolim MLA and its Panchayat — You have sold 
out! And you have been bought over!
Cedric da Costa
UAE.


       
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