DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK
To be fooled once is understandable, twice is also okay but over and over again is totally idiotic. By nature we Goans are peaceful and accommodating and usually accept or believe what we are told, but the times have changed and the present scenario and situations have made us all (people of Goa) very very suspicious and now the people of Goa have started questioning each and every move of the Authorities and rightly so, you cannot keep on fooling people all the time. Mopa airport as Philip has rightly stated and hit the nail right on the forehead "Mopa was clearly agreed to by ICAO for reasons other than economics", the problem is, are we going to let them get away with it ? The main reasons given are economic benefits for Goa and that Dabolim will not be able handle the air traffic in the years to come with the promises that both will run simultaneously, I am sure a lot of people still believe in this "bull shit", but Goans do not get fooled all the time. 1) Can anyone guarantee (fully), not just 5 or 10 years but in the long run, that Dabolim will continue to cater to the needs of South and Central Goa, once Mopa is operational ? There may be a remote possibility that for "some time" they will manage but the bottom line will be to manage and operate both airports "efficiently" now that's the crunch word "efficiently", we are into the fifth decade of liberation has anything been run "efficiently" in these five decades and we have to believe it's going to happen now !!!! As for me, you may call me a pessimist and I don't care either, once Mopa is operational Dabolim will be history, as far as civilian aviation is concerned. Take my word on it. 2) Let's talk about the Navy, one good question, what is it, that the Navy is doing, in Goa that cannot be done from the Seabird at Karwar ? Any guesses ? Do we really need the Navy at Dabolim ? Why is it that, the Goa Government cannot get the Navy out of Goa ? Why do we have to spend so much of our tax payers money on a new generation airport when we can expand and develop and modernize the present Dabolim airport once the Navy is moved out ? 3) What extra economics benefits will Goa get through Mopa, that we cannot get through Dabolim, if Dabolim airport is developed? Any takers ? Like the saying goes "do not take from the mouth of your children and offer it to outsiders when the lives of your very own are at stake" and that's precisely what's going to happen, the Mopa airport will benefit Maharashtra more than Goa, I am sure Maharashtra must be just waiting for the Mopa project to start and see how fast the other side of the border will develop and reap the harvest from what Goa will sow and at Goa's expense and South and central Goa will slowly dry up. Is that, what our Politicians want ? Where is our PWD Minister ? Has any one seen him of late ? A year back, I had heard him say that he would not allow the Mopa project to go a head come what may and now singing a totally different tune, just whimpering, MoU for Dabolim, most certainly he has been shown the bone but not given yet and hence the whimpering of MoU for Dabolim or else we wouldn't even hear that !!! Goans beware, do not get fooled ALL THE TIME !!! To Goa with love Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
