A Bridge Over Troubled Waters
The first four lane bridge in Goa at Usgao which connects Ponda and Pale, good work, looks like our hosts of political dignitaries have wetted their pants or "lingas" or whatever they wear on the lower half of their bodies !!! It's certainly an achievement, I only hope and pray that it won't be the last by our Government or the mining fraternity. Some thing like this was long over due, with all the devastation to ecology and society over the years it's high time something was done for the welfare of the people, even though this bridge is mostly going to be used by their own and for their own benefit, the tippers will get to transport ore at break neck speed. How much the people of the area will benefit or suffer only time will tell. I have a feeling it's going to be a bridge over troubled waters!! At this moment I just can't help but think, how the people of Goa would benefit four lane bridges at Cortalim, Panjim and Ponda, which are the busiest routes in Goa, on second thoughts, no ore is being transported over these bridges, probably that's the reason these bridges or rather the bottlenecks are in a state that they are, and our over appeasing politicians, who are sustained and nourished by the mining fraternity are like tail wagging pups anticipating their next handouts, all praises for one project which will be used less by people and more by the miners. Our CM went on to say that we must congratulate the mining industry for their social obligation, now I wonder what that social obligation might be !!! As far as I know one is under obligation when some has done a good deed towards the other, then the later is obliged to reciprocate it in kind to the former or in the second instance when one is involved in a heinous act against another, then the former is under obligation to rectify or compensate for the damage done, to the later. We are all aware why the mining fraternity is under obligation to society and The CM and the other elite bureaucrats are aware of the heinous act and still sit tight with fingers up their nostrils doing nothing about it. Our politicians do lack what is called unassailable conviction or commitment towards the good of Goa and Goans. In one of today's new paper, there was news that two students were killed by an over speeding truck carrying ore. How many times has this happened, over the years ? The frequency of such fatal accidents, in fact keeps on increasing by the day. Why is the Government not talking any action against erring miners and their drivers ? Does the blood of the innocent poor have no value in Goa ? The blood of the rich is blood and the blood of Aam Aadmi is water ? The degree of perfidy by the bureaucracy in Goa is very alarming indeed. We should all demand that the Government puts it's act together, apprehend the culprits and their mentors and take them to task and work towards saving precious Goan lives. 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 ______________________________________________________________________
