Dear Mr. Kakodkar,
Why has Goa not seen people like you with a lot of basic common sense??
People like you should not be in NGOs and Pressure Groups but in the
Government of the day as the rightful Representatives of the people.
We at Goasuraj have come out with a document called the 'Road Map for Goa'.
This document is the work of a life-time but I dare say that it is a near
perfect one. There is scope for it to be improved further, perhaps a hundred
fold if people like you look at it with a microscope and fill in the
defficiencies. Still, as it is, we believe that it represents the people of
Goa and plugs a lot of holes in the government treasury to stop the
unnecessary drain of people's tax money.
In the said Road Map, we have talked about the very Sea Link from Dona
Paula Plateau to Dabolim/Vasco. It is necessary for modern Goa. But
definately not now when Goa is operating as a commission state [ bigger the
project, larger the take home commission]. All these mega projects can wait
until the house of Goa's Legislature is manned by selfless people who think
more of others rather than of themselves, their kin and their cronies.
Thank you indeed for this commendable thought.
Indeed, Goa needs people like you. In fact Goasuraj would be more than happy
to have you and persons of your ilk under its wings.
Think about it????
Cheers
floriano
from PPS to PPS
9890470896
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----- Original Message -----
From: "rajendra kakodkar" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 11:02 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Sea Link to Vasco
The most intelligent CM of Goa had a dream: Sky Bus. Money spent went into
the drains. The dream turned nightmare with the accident that killed two and
injured many.
Recently, the incubent CM dreamt of the SEA LINK. He is spending Rs 8 Crore
(Rs 50/- for every Goan) on pre-feasibility studies. What if the money goes
waste?
I have made a list of few projects necessary in Goa, and then priortised
them on VED (Vital, Essential, Desirable) and Cost-Benefit basis. Sorry Mr
CM, your sea link would be at the bottom. CM may ask planning authority to
do similar exercise with all projects. Therefore my view on Sea Link:
misplaced priorities. But I am only one of 16 lakh Goans. To gauge public
acceptace, CM could have had a simple pre-feasibility study:
Those favouring the sea link, invest or buy shares worth Rs 1000/- in the
Company/SPV, that would own the Sea Link. Concept: Put the money where the
mouth is.
Even if 5% are in favour, it would generate a share capital of 8 crore. Go
ahead and spend it with moral right. It would also be true PPP- Public
Private Partnership from day one. Even now the CM can do this for the sea
link. This CM or the subsequent ones can do it for all future projects or
for that matter even their whims.
Public money must be spent judiciously: not put it in Sky or Sea.
Rajendra Kakodkar, Curchorem. 9822101450
