Valmiki,
I beg to differ on your statement -- "we can't blame just politicians and
business folks for all the wrongs in Goa."
The power of the Goan population ends, once they have cast their ballot on
election day. They are absolutely powerless, once a guy is elected. Then he/she
takes control of everything and keeps his core group of people happy and is
ensured
re-election. Of course, that is the general criteria across all democracies,
but the
common man does not get impacted as much as one can see in Goa.
Why should the Goa government push for the Vasco-Dona Paula sealink, when it
does not have a basic infrastructure in place to provide water,electricity and
cooking
gas, without interruptions? The streets and roads are clogged with traffic.
There is
flooding on the streets during monsoons. Nobody looks at the day to day
problems
faced by the common man.
I might be away from Goa, but I have tried to keep up with whatever that is
going
on and I have seen no improvement in infrastructure at all. While crores of
rupees
will be spent on this sealink, nothing, absolutely nothing is being done to
improve
the water and electricity supply. Water supply is a constant problem for many
in Panjim.
I have seen the traffic congestion in Panjim and Margao.
I saw a lot of positive comments about the sealink from the business community,
but none asked or talked about the infrastructure projects. And with the size
and
scope of such a large project, I can guarantee you that there will corruption
and
many of the politicians will be benefit. The Bandra-Worli sealink was a
requirement
for Mumbai and it can be considered as an infrastructural project. Can anyone
justify the proposed Vasco-Dona Paula sealink as an infrastructural investment?
We have had the Mandovi bridge collapse and the Zuari bridge is in tatters and
here
we are planning a bridge at the mouth of the Arabian sea!
Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com
> From: valmi...@gmail.com
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:29:05 +0530
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Margao's "suffocated" roads-2: HERALD(Goa), Nov 15,
> 2009
>
> Naguesh,
>
> Let's be honest, we can't blame just politicians and business folks for
> all the wrongs in Goa. Having lived long in Canada, you may be just a
> wee bit out of synch with the ground realities here. Businessmen are
> in business for profits, not charity. Politicians are an altogether different
> story. But who elects them?
>
> It is us, the people who live in Goa. Unless they change, nothing else in
> Goa will.
>
> Regards, v
>
>
