As I see it, we're caught in a trap of blaming one another, and having to cope with systems that don't work! That is our tragedy... I think this is beyond individuals. FN
On 22 July 2011 22:26, Sandeep Heble <[email protected]> wrote: > Rajan Parrikar wrote: > "As CCP Councillor, Bharati Heble should have been > first attending to the large puddle of raw sewage in front? > of?Dr. Dhume's home in St. Inez, right in her front yard. > But turning Goa into a slum is something our elected > officials have gotten good at, so I can understand why? > Ms Heble would?ignore the sewage and focus on? > sartorial issues instead." > > ------------------------------------- > > My response: > > This is to set the records straight as the above are gross and serious > misrepresentation of facts. > > No sooner did Dr Dhume call me up, I (as Secretary of the Ward Level > Committee) immediately lodged a complaint with the PWD's Sewage > Department as Sewage problems do not come under the purview of the > CCP. > > As the Department did not resolve the complaint that day, I personally > got the concerned engineer to the site the next morning, spent close > to an hour with him, discussing the whole issue and other problems > with some other citizens of that area(especially the shop owners who > were the main ones being affected there). > > The concerned Engineer, Charles De Souza, who was kind enough to give > us his personal attention, got these Sewage problems duly sorted out > immediately. As such, the allegations made above against the > Councilor, my mother, are utterly false, frivolous and baseless. > > While we are on this issue, it is also pertinent to point out that the > "Sewage issue" is a huge crisis which the whole city faces today and > such problems are occurring everywhere in the city. This is because > the amount of Sewage that is being generated is far greater than the > existing Plant's capacity. For 5 long years, the ruling CCP Council > did virtually nothing about it. It is only now, a couple of months > back, that a proposal has been sent to the Central Ministry under the > JNNURM Scheme for the upgradation of the Sewage Treatment facilities. > > The rest of the writer's post does not merit much attention. > > regards > Sandeep >
