Folks,
Those in who attended the convention in Toronto heard Dean D'Cruz explain:
1) He had come to the conference on his own expense
2) He prepared his side show clearly showing what the original SEZ plans were
and what they would have been after the land grab.
3) That he was aware that maybe the reason he was appointed to the regional
plan committee was because some wanted to soften his resistance to the plan.
4) The ecological and environmental dangers of mining in Goa, and how the water
table is going to get devastated.
5) How his business and that of other architects in Goa are booming and
how Goan architects do not want the high density development projects.
I could go on and on. It is difficult to convince someone on the web on the
genuineness of a person they have not met. After listening to Dean's
presentation, it was very easy to see that the man is genuinely concerned
about Goa and the un-regulated development.
The first part of Dean's presentation was an artistic view of the projects he
has developed throughout India and samples of where he has got the inspiration
from. For example, he designed furniture in the shape of mango leaves for a
hotel project that had three mango trees in the main courtyard. The man does
not require projects in Goa for his business to carry on. He already has ample
work in the rest of India. The second part of his presentation was how the
unregulated projects in Goa are going to destroy the environment. He also
showed the projects, and the sucess of the garbage projects that are going on
in his native village of Saligon. The faster his work is on the net, the easier
it is going to be for people to understand the devastation going on in Goa.
I will also add here that Dean presented Rajan Parrikars video although I was
not there to see it. I had seen Rajan's presentation earlier on the net and was
attending another presentation when Dean was showing Rajan's work.
Lastly, right to the last few days we were under the impression that Rajan
Parrikar would be personally presenting his video at the convention. That did
not happen. Whatever the reasons were, I suggest that people take a careful
look at both Dean's and Rajan's presentations.
What is going on now is nothing less than the rape of Goa.
Mervyn3.0
----- Original Message ----
From: Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:41:53 AM
Subject: [Goanet] On conflicts over Conflict of Interest
To Goanet -
I have received a couple of private emails saying
what a great guy Dean D'Cruz is. Dean may well
be a prince among men, he may well prefer Cheerios
for breakfast, and he may well know Bach's Fugues
inside out. But all that is completely irrelevant.
In situations involving potential conflict of interest, it
is proper to recuse oneself. This is a general principle,
and should apply to everyone. As a practicing architect,
it is a legitimate question to ask how the Regional
Plan will benefit his business. The same should be
asked of Ritu Prasad. If the consensus tomorrow is
(for argument's sake) that all construction in Goa
should be frozen for 5 years so that we can assess and
reverse the damage, would an architect who will
see a dramatic drop in his or her earnings support it?
These are not issues you want a member of the
Task Force wrestling with.
Therefore, I say - Dean, Ritu Prasad and all the other
practicing architects should step aside and not participate
in policy-making. There are many other ways one can
remain involved in saving Goa's environment if that
is what one desires.
Warm regards,
r
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