<jc's comments:a: It is possibly true that MOPA is a can of worms engineered by'insider-trading-politicians' and their compadres who have invested inthe surrounding land. I would oppose it on that point alone.>
Much water may have flowed under the Mopa airport project bridge since this argument was first heard in days gone by. Isnt it time we updated ourselves on the facts? I myself hinted at possible political corruption in the deal at the very end of my post. What I had in mind was kickbacks from construction of a mega project. The answer to this may be to downsize it at the start say to regional airport proportions and expand modularly as traffic builds up and demand is generated. The biggest advantage of this strategy is to compartmentalise Mopa and Dabolim operations to minimise overlap and address new markets. This would prevent the premature closure of Dabolim which should be the fundamental objective in this sorry business. I admit that it would not nullify the (common?) land speculation problem you have mentioned. Regarding this I would only say that by now after the SEZ experience there must be ways of at least identifying those indulging in it. Besides, arent they Goans? Or do we want to take the easy way out and blame outsiders for all our ills. Regarding the bit about portaloos, taking off on the post of the good doc (not you, the other one!), its funny that he should have no hesitation in designating an integral part of Goa as a national dump. He must have got carried away by the debate on "toilets". Let sleeping docs lie.
