Hi SaligaoNetters,
SALIGAO, May 14: Saligao Civic and Consumers Forum is struggling to get
volunteers and energies >to keep it going, but it obviously has tonnes of
issues to take up.
Quite an uphill struggle, but they are getting things done albeit slowly &
steadily - govt. machinery grinds slowly as one knows & I know that members
of the Forum spend a lot of time running around.... some of the issues
wouldnt be such if we each did our part, thereby helping
them....unfortunately, most of us dont have any civic sense.
"Our 'vaus' (drains) are filled with rubbish," complained Nicholas
Sequeira, while stressing the need >for greater village participation to
make the collaborative endeavour work. Youth raised concern about the
growth in plastics in parts of the village, including around parts of
>Donvaddo. It was felt that local panch members be called upon to work
towards a solution to this issue.
Huh! nothing new! It is very difficult to deal with people who have no civic
sense at all & no sense of duty but they do exercise their rights. Instead
of burning their own rubbish in their backyards, they kept dumping it in the
'vauv' outside our back gate, & they kept using the area a few feet further
as an 'openair toilet'. Our home people got the representative from the
panchayat to take action (as usual this took a lot of time, energy, phone
calls & choice words) but the problem was solved for us at least. If each
looked after his own rubbish including plastic bags, the problem of rubbish
in the vauvs wouldnt arise. And the suggestion of marking a neutral ground
for collection of garbage or whatever is a step in the right direction, but
then again, who will teach the people the rest? - old habits die hard! The
vauvs are easily accessible!
On a happier note, hope you all enjoyed the Feast & the Foxes Nite!
Have a nice day & a good week!
Regards
Annette
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