In response to: Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 17:44:35 +0530
From: Pandu Lampiao <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Eroding Goan Coastline Hi Pandu, Appreciate your interest in my post. I do know that the rise in water levels is not the Goa government's fault, it's the fault of, the collective world leaders and their respective governments, as the rise in water is the direct consequence of the melting glaciers at the poles which on the other hand have been caused my toxic emissions which are responsible for the rise in temperatures. That's the reason I said "Man is only looking for answers without trying to stop contributing to the destructive cause." As you have said the erosion of our coastline is indeed a worrying aspect, I have spent my childhood in my village and now I know how far and how high the sea waters have reached in my village. If you see the erosion of land in and around Khola in Canacona you'll be surprised at the devastation that has been caused, the Panchayats and the MLAs are not at all interested in taking up the cause, they are too busy with their own agendas and have ample time to play musical chairs for the seat of power. In my village, the place our fisher folks pull up their boats has been a major cause of concern, as erosion has been eating out the land on which they pulled up their boats, so much so, that even during the normal season their boats are at risk, last year itself there were four boats that were badly damaged or destroyed during one of the spring tides. We also have a spring very close to the sea, the excess to which could be cut off in just a years or two, due to erosion. Kanaguinim and the coast up to Agonda too have the same problem. The property owners around the shores are fighting a loosing battle with the sea, building laterite walls, but unfortunately most of them crumble or get badly damaged during the rainy season and our government offers no help either. Unless our Government comes up with a good action plan and that too ASAP our coastline will be in tatters. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
