On 7th November 2017, a 15 member delegation from Saligao met *Jayesh Salgaokar,* the Saligao MLA and Minister for Housing, RDA and Ports, in his Saligao office.
The delegation which included the Saligao sarpanch, 3 panchas and the attorney of the Saligao Communidade, complained about a proposed *Saligao Night Market.* The problem was discussed thoroughly with everyone, including the MLA, Sarpanch, panchas, Communidade Attorney and villagers agreeing with one voice that Saligao does not need a night market. *In fact, everyone listed and agreed on the serious dangers and numerous problems that this needless night market will bring in. * *Various villagers, including the MLA pointed out how such night markets, being tourist attractions, destroy Goa's villages in ways that cannot be repaired.* The MLA assured the delegation that as a policy, he does not support night markets. He had earlier messaged: *“**My stand is clear that I don't endorse night markets that will kill the **p**eaceful village life of Saligao. My dream is to recognise Saligao as a Heritage Village. I am for a market which will encourage **a**gricultural **p**roduce and **a**rtisans * *s**elf-help **g**roups, etc. I want a designated and a dedicated market for **f**ish, for vegetable.**”* *The Panchayat and Communidade have firmly decided not to issue NOCs to the night market. The MLA is strongly backing these decisions. All the 3 authorities assured the delegation that the proposed Saligao Night Market will not happen.* The Panchayat and Communidade are also working on a day market for Saligao agricultural produce and other village products, as well as a Food Court that will house all the illegal *gaddos* that are mushrooming in the village. Those present were Lafira Remedios Gomes (Sarpanch), Daya Kudnekar (panch), Daya Mandrekar (panch), Lucas Remedios (panch), Austin D'Gama (Attorney of Saligao Communidade), Ramesh Ghadi, Mario Mascarenhas, Nicholas Sequeira, Vimla D'Souza, Pradeep Padgaonkar, Marjorie D'Sa, Pradip Parulekar, Muriel D'Souza, Suhail Kiran and Dean D'Cruz. (ends) M&M. -- ................................................................ there *is* *anOTHERgoa at:* *<https://www.facebook.com/mario.mascarenhas.967 <https://www.facebook.com/mario.mascarenhas.967>>,<https://www.facebook.com/goa.garbage.struggle <https://www.facebook.com/goa.garbage.struggle>>,*<http://www.an*OTHER*goa. blogspot.in <http://www.anothergoa.blogspot.in/>>, <http://www.saligao.org>, <http://www.youtube.com/anothergoa> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' muriel & mario, c/o FULKAR, 6/22, sonarbhatt, saligao. bardez. goa. 403511. tel: *0832.2409999* / 9405950605 <anothergoa AT gmail.com> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
