Dear Shubha, While I have not been to the said mall you are referring to, I believe that your post - if accurate - is self explanatory.
I am taking the liberty of reposting it on Goanet and The Goan Forum (with your e-address in bcc good wishes jc ps: Back to your subject line: I believe that Goans have NO choice but to tolerate. It is their Karma. Besides, What One cannot cure, One must endure. shubha [email protected]> wrote: Dear Colaco, I recently returned to Australia after my annual trip to India. While in Goa, I visited the St. Inez area of Panaji. I request everyone visiting ‘Goa’s first Mall’ to take a walk behind the Mall to see something that really appalled me. A huge generator and other equipment has been installed directly in front of the gates of a residential complex. While people are invited to shop in air-conditioned comfort (and the tills of the Caculo Mall ring merrily on), residents living behind the mall are forced to endure the constant noise of the equipment and breathe in the toxic, possibly cancer-causing, fumes being emitted. While the front facade of the mall sparkles, garbage from the mall is strewn at the back, right in front of these residential buildings. With loading and unloading taking place just in front of the building entrance gates the peaceful residential neighbourhood has been turned into a dirty fairground area. Residents (and patients at the nearby hospital) often have to endure loud, blaring music till the mall shuts down at 9:00pm. There are daily traffic jams caused by insufficient parking and the road to the hospital is often blocked, making it usafe for pedestrians, elderly residents and young children. Yet work is now on to expand the mall even further. Is this a deliberate move to dislodge the residents and the hospital and take over this prime space? How can gross violations like this be tolerated, more so in Panaji’s beautiful heritage city? regards, Shubha
