To GOACAN:
This, otherwise, excellent exposé is inadequate for lack of names of the MAJORS involved in the project: Please privide names of producers, whether Bolli- or Holiwood, local agents/facilitators et al. Today's Goa news carried about Warners closining a production in Goa due to local factors' ineptitude. Could'nt open the item. Is it one & same? Alfred > Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:25:01 +0530 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] ALERT:Film shoot causes sand dune destruction at Rajbhag > beach, Canacona in South Goa. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your > family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. > Help others be BETTER INFORMED > Remember April 22nd is Earth Day - time to act !! > ------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------- > Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) > Email: [email protected] > ------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------- > Reckless destruction of sand dunes at Rajbhag beach > ----------------------------------------------------- > The former chairperson of Canacona Municipal Council, > Mr Ranga Raikar has requested the concerned authorities > to stop the destruction of sand dunes and the illegal > construction at Rajbhag beach at Canacona by a private > company, which, he alleged is destroying the natural beauty > of the area. > > Speaking to 'The Navhind Times' Mr Raikar said that if > traditional fisherman and local residents construct a temp- > orarily shed at the coastal areas of the Canacona municipality, > the chief officer immediately sends a notice to demolish the > same promptly. > > Mr Raikar further said that the Violation of CRZ rules and > regulations by film industry at Rajbhag-Talpona stretch, is > mercilessly destroying the prominent sand dunes which keep > the sea water away from the land during the monsoon. He > said the entire Canacona taluka has questioned the wisdom > of the authorities, who instead of stopping this environmental > disaster, are turning a blind eye and deaf ear to the entire issue. > > Other environmentalists, including Mr Divakar Desai, said > that in order to set the stage and other required infrastructure > for a film shoot on the beach, sand dunes have been destroyed > near Hotel Intercontinental by a Mumbai based company. > He further pointed out that more then sixty per cent of the > vegetation has also been destroyed and some Casuarina trees, > on a stretch of about half a kilometer have also been cut down > by the local agents of the film industry, in the last ten days. > This they said has created serious stress on the coastal > ecosystem here. > > Mr Agnelo Fernandes, chief officer of Canacona Municipality > said that the permission is granted to erect four temporary > structures at Rajbhag beach from April 22 to May 25 on certain > conditions. He further confirmed that the structures, which are > presently erected, are totally illegal and action will be initiated > against them within the next twenty-four hours for violating > CRZ rules and regulation. > > He further said that one Shiva B Naik from Rajbhag, Canacona > has asked for temporally permission to erect structures for > shooting of a film at Rajbhag beach and he was given temporary > permission and also told to obtain permission from the Directorate > of Tourism and the Entertainment Society of Goa, Panaji. He > was also ordered not to obstruct the way of local residents and > tourists, who visit the beach. According to local residents the > pathway is totally blocked and they are facing a lot of hardships. > > The locals at Rajbhag allege that the municipal authorities have > issued a temporary license after receiving huge sums of money > and accuse the authorities of corruption. They fail to understand > why the authorities, citing CRZ violations, refuse to grant > permission to unemployed local youth to set up temporary shacks > during the tourist season, while no action is being taken against > the mushrooming of illegal structures along the coastline. > > Environmental groups in Canacona have accused the state > government of encouraging CRZ violators, including some > influential individuals and business establishments, in the > name of promoting tourism. > -------------------------------------- > The Navhind Times 20/4/09 page 02 > -------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------------ > GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK > ----------------------------------------------------------- > promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa > ----------------------------------------------------------- > GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 > GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 > mailto: [email protected] > ---------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/
