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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] or ph+91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In my modest opinion, it is not only the "illegal" conversions of land that should be dealt with severely, but also the *legal.* There should not be any agricultural to urban conversions anymore. Full stop. In fact if I had the power, I would start a huge programme of forcibly re-converting the agricultural land that had been converted for urbanization, into growing food again and I would force the miners to start immediately the rehabilitation of the land including agricultural land and forests they have been destroying with impunity for the past 60 years, acting against the mining laws and regulations of the country. Given the very serious state of the environment and huge impact of climate change already being felt in many parts of the world, people will soon be wondering where their next meal is coming from. Many rich countries have already started to do so.... The tragedy of Goa is that there are still a lot of people misinformed and others totally ignorant of the most important issue for mankind at this moment in time - GLOBAL WARMING. We are talking about our survival on this planet. Our politicians need to be urgently educated and informed about the priorities of the near future, and mad frenzy of construction and conversions of good agricultural land should be stopped immediately! What is going on in Goa in terms of the so called "development" is not sustainable, and it will soon be proved to be disastrous! It is not difficult to imagine what is about to happen to Goa! All the signs are already there clear and devastating.... I wonder why is it that those politicians in Goa at least admit their ignorance and get a good team of educated, informed and experienced advisors to guide them in their work? We are trully and rapidly running out of time to mess about! Carmen
