Thanks Samir for not shying from and ceaselessly posting news of/from Bicholim. This one remind me of Dandi March in which a lot of quiet planning took place. It appears that the Other Goa ( as in the "tribes," those affecting by mining, those ignored for generation) asserting itself is a lesson.
venantius j pinto > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:36:04 +0530 > From: samir umarye <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected], Goa Net > <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Bicholim locals vow to stop mining trucks > indefinitely > -- > Samir Umarye > > BICHOLIM JAN 19: The Bicholim MLA, Rajesh Patenkar and the people from > Bicholim today vowed to indefinitely stop mining trucks plying from the > city. > (del) > "We have formed an action committee and have decided to stop all the mining > trucks plying from Bicholim as it is posing danger to the life of the > general public" Patnekar told. > > The BMC councillors, panch members of various panchayats and prominent > persons from the city were present for the meeting. > > ------------------------------ > >
