The Davorlim Civic and Consumer Forum is a small group of village people who
meet ,on the last Sunday of every month, to discuss civic and consumer
issues ,and to disseminate information.Under the direction of GOACAN ,the
forum has been writing letters to different Government departments,Public
Grieviance Department,Essential Service Departments highlighting problems in
Davorlim.The forum members have been putting forward several resolutions at
the Gram Sabha meetings and taking active part in the deliberations.Using
the Right to Information ,the forum members have been able to procure vital
bits of information from different public departments.
The Davorlim forum is happy to share three achievements ,through sheer
persistence and hard work.
1)An illegal retention wall was being constructed in the rivulet behind St
Josephs chapel ,Davorlim.After writing several letters to the Water
Resources Department and other concerned Departments, the work has stopped
and the existing half completed structure is being demolished.
2)Acting on a complaint put in by the Gaonkars of Davorlim about an illegal
structure on Communidade land,the forum wrote letters to the the Davorlim
Comunidade and the Davorlim Panchayat and highlighted the issue of misuse
of the land.The Davorlim Panchayat took action and razed the structure.
3)The Davorlim Civic and Consumer Forum wrote to the Postal authorities
,highlighting the inconvenience of the people of Davorlim ,with regard to
paying telephone bills.The PostMaster has taken note of the complaint and
found a solution ,and telephone bill payment is now being accepted at the
mini Post Office ,located at the Panchayat Ghar in Davorlim.
The Davorlim Civic and Consumer Forum is pleased to share this information
with members of the Public ,and the forum members have an optimistic outlook
that "change " is possible and that consumers have a right to knowlegde as
well as redressal.Joint Secretary Wilma Dcosta and Treasurer Mr Zino
Carvalho have worked hard with different iniatives to take the forum
forward.
Melinda Coutinho Powell,
DCCF member
