On 4 August 2010 11:42, rajendra kakodkar <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is reported that CM has sought Rs 125 crores from the centre to remove > River Princess. Why should people bear the liabilities of a private vessel, > especially when it was used to mint windfall gains for miners? > > Salgaokar Mining profits are not known because it is family owned firm. > But, latest quarter net profit of Sesa was Rs 1300 cr. This is actually > two-month profit since there are almost no exports in June being monsoon. On > this basis, Sesa is slated to profit Rs. 5000 to 6000 cr for the full year. > The profits of Goan Mining Sector therefore could be Rs 15000 crore. > > Considering this, Rs 125 crore is mere three day profits of miners > collectively. Can’t CM force Salgaokar or his co-miners to bear this? Why > should public exchequer bear it? > > What steps did CM take to prevent such occurrences in future? What remedy > does > ..................................-- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. COMMENT: My take and this is higly debatable and contentious; it is apparent that the vessel was not insured ( to save costs). That there is big time kickback being taken, to make sure that the owner does not pay - rather, have the stupid tax payer pick up the bill. May these swines rot in hell! * * * Was life in the *kudds* glamourised? Who said, "It appears that the Goanese (sic) are a roving people, prepared to go to any part of the world for well-paid employment"? How did Goans find their first toehold in the Gulf? Find your answers in Selma Carvalho's *Into the Goan Diaspora Wilderness*. Buy from Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
