To Goanet - An ongoing construction project of luxury villas in Majorda, SAUDADES, is nearing completion. I understand that almost all the buyers are (non-Goan) NRIs and other outsiders.
Even more troubling - I learnt this evening that another project of villas is all set to take off in Majorda. It is being built on property owned by the family of an industrialist & mine owner (Saraswat bamon) very close to Digu, and the builder is another Saraswat bamon, also very close to Digu, who sits on the Task Force (the so-called "thinker"). Apparently the file was pending with the panchayat for several months and has just been cleared. There is another hotel project in the works in Majorda. Question: was a Gram Sabha held to discuss these projects? In other news: It is learnt that yesterday Digu had a meeting with the builder's lobby where the builders complained that the village Gram Sabhas were getting in the way of their noble mission of pouring concrete and inundating our villages with rich bhaile. Regards, r
