[Goanet] Another strand of hope of Ven Fr Agnelo's beatification

[Gabe Menezes]

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[Goanet] Photo trip to Antarctica.

[Con Menezes]

   
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/11/a-photo-trip-to-antarctica/545888/?utm_source=nl-atlantic-daily-111417&silverid=MzEwMTkwMDgxMjU0S0

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Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Of Crioulos and Poskem (Book discussion of Wendell Rodrick's book)

[Selma Cardoso]

It is the mentioned in the article that poskem is derived from possunk. 
'Posh' is the root word of possunk.
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 Subject: Re: [GOABOOKCLUB] Of Crioulos and Poskem (Book discussion of Wendell 
Rodrick's book)
   
I've heard a lot of fanciful interpretations about the origins of words and 
names, and we in our part of the world seem to be particularly good at creating 
that. For instance, a journalist friend once mentioned that Loutolim and 
Cortalim (traced by some to Lavasthal and Kushasthal) were named after the twin 
sons of Lord Ram -- Lav and Kush (Lava and Kusa).
Another person I know once mentioned shock and ridicule that the Salcete 
village along the Margao-Canacona highway could be called Dramapur, when it 
should have been Dharmapur! But why look only at Dharma and not Dhamma, itself 
a prominent concept in Buddhism which played its role in Goa too at one time.

Guess we could believe anything we want to.
FN
On 15 November 2017 at 07:04, Wendell Rodricks  
wrote:

As per Konkani writers, like Damodar Mauzo, the word Poskem comes from the 
Sanskrit  word 'Posh' which means to raise or bring up. It can be used not just 
for children but also for animals and flora/fauna.W

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On 14-Nov-2017, at 5:28 PM, 'joao roque literary journal' via The Goa Book Club 
 wrote:




The word ‘crioulo’, Melo informs, has a conflicted history, and ‘disparate 
usage across geographies.’ Most likely derived from the Latin root ‘creare’ to 
‘create’ and the related Portuguese verb ‘criar’ to ‘raise or bring up’, in its 
initial usage 'crioulo' referred to black slaves born in the Americas, a word 
used to differentiate them from slaves brought over from Africa.
But what did the word mean in Goa? Luis Cabral de Olivier, left this entry for 
the word ‘crioulo’ in a dictionary of ‘imperial’ Portuguese terms: ‘The term 
crioulo was used in Goa in a sense different to the one it is usually 
associated. The word served to designate either an adopted child or a servant 
close to the family raised at home from childhood.’ It interesting how over 
time 'crioulos' a word linked to slavery and African heritage, and mired in 
race miscegenation transformed to mean 'adopted' in the Goan context. 
Many a ‘crioulo’ in Goa, did indeed have African heritage. Goans who had 
migrated to Africa, at times, returned with indigenous African servants who 
might have been in their employ there. Fatima Gracias hypothesises that freed 
slaves, after the abolition of slavery within the Portuguese empire, might have 
been adopted. Given that the Santa Casa had in their custody abandoned slaves 
as well as orphans, it is hardly a stretch to assume that the Santa Casa would 
have encouraged people to adopt slaves, no doubt as labour rather than as 
children to cherish. And finally, there were African troops stationed in Goa; 
anecdotal evidence tells us there were illegitimate children of biracial 
Goan-African stock who were adopted by families.
Read full text here:https://selma-carvalho. squarespace.com/nonfiction-1/ 
2017/10/7/of-crioulos-and- poskim

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[Goanet] Easy listening selection....Chanson D'Amour....Manhattan Transfer.

[Con Menezes]

 
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Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Of Crioulos and Poskem (Book discussion of Wendell Rodrick's book)

[Frederick Noronha]

I've heard a lot of fanciful interpretations about the origins of words and
names, and we in our part of the world seem to be particularly good at
creating that. For instance, a journalist friend once mentioned that
Loutolim and Cortalim (traced by some to Lavasthal and Kushasthal) were
named after the twin sons of Lord Ram -- Lav and Kush (Lava and Kusa).

Another person I know once mentioned shock and ridicule that the Salcete
village along the Margao-Canacona highway could be called Dramapur, when it
should have been Dharmapur! But why look only at Dharma and not Dhamma,
itself a prominent concept in Buddhism which played its role in Goa too at
one time.

Guess we could believe anything we want to.

FN

On 15 November 2017 at 07:04, Wendell Rodricks 
wrote:

> As per Konkani writers, like Damodar Mauzo, the word Poskem comes from the
> Sanskrit  word 'Posh' which means to raise or bring up. It can be used not
> just for children but also for animals and flora/fauna.
> W
>
> Sent from my iPad Pro
>
> www.wendellrodricks.com
> Address: Wendell Rodricks, Campal, Panjim, Goa. 403001. INDIA
> Off: +91-832-2420604  Shop:+91-832-2238177
> E-retail: wendellrodricks.com
>
> On 14-Nov-2017, at 5:28 PM, 'joao roque literary journal' via The Goa Book
> Club  wrote:
>
>
>
> The word ‘crioulo’, Melo informs, has a conflicted history, and ‘disparate
> usage across geographies.’ Most likely derived from the Latin root ‘creare’
> to ‘create’ and the related Portuguese verb ‘criar’ to ‘raise or bring up’,
> in its initial usage 'crioulo' referred to black slaves born in the
> Americas, a word used to differentiate them from slaves brought over from
> Africa.
>
> But what did the word mean in Goa? Luis Cabral de Olivier, left this entry
> for the word ‘crioulo’ in a dictionary of ‘imperial’ Portuguese terms: ‘The
> term crioulo was used in Goa in a sense different to the one it is usually
> associated. The word served to designate either an adopted child or a
> servant close to the family raised at home from childhood.’ It interesting
> how over time 'crioulos' a word linked to slavery and African heritage, and
> mired in race miscegenation transformed to mean 'adopted' in the Goan
> context.
>
> Many a ‘crioulo’ in Goa, did indeed have African heritage. Goans who had
> migrated to Africa, at times, returned with indigenous African servants who
> might have been in their employ there. Fatima Gracias hypothesises that
> freed slaves, after the abolition of slavery within the Portuguese empire,
> might have been adopted. Given that the Santa Casa had in their custody
> abandoned slaves as well as orphans, it is hardly a stretch to assume that
> the Santa Casa would have encouraged people to adopt slaves, no doubt as
> labour rather than as children to cherish. And finally, there were African
> troops stationed in Goa; anecdotal evidence tells us there were
> illegitimate children of biracial Goan-African stock who were adopted by
> families.
>
> Read full text here:
> https://selma-carvalho.squarespace.com/nonfiction-1/
> 2017/10/7/of-crioulos-and-poskim
>
> Best,
> Editorial team
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[Goanet] Song for the day....Agnetha Faltskog - Love Me With All Your Heart

[Gabe Menezes]

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Re: [Goanet] Song for the day....PEPE JARAMILLO - SOUTH OF THE BORDERtempo

[Mervyn Lobo]

Gabe,This is one of the first songs a teenager learns when he wants to play in 
a band. It is also a great song to get people onto the dance floor - after the 
sets of warm up music are played.
In a previous life at the Dar Institute, people would rush to pick up their 
girlfriends or the girl they were eying - the moment they heard the first few 
notes of the song - knowing that the next three songs would have a similar 
beat/tempo.
I have seen people there dance several styles to this tune. A good dancer will 
easily be able to improvise as s/he goes along.
To answer your question though, both the foxtrot and the cha cha. 
Mervyn
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On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 1:19 AM, Gabe Menezes  
wrote:

What would you dance to this enchanting rhythm?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu0fO49LSYQ



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Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Of Crioulos and Poskem (Book discussion of Wendell Rodrick's book)

[Wendell Rodricks]

As per Konkani writers, like Damodar Mauzo, the word Poskem comes from the 
Sanskrit  word 'Posh' which means to raise or bring up. It can be used not just 
for children but also for animals and flora/fauna.
W

Sent from my iPad Pro

www.wendellrodricks.com
Address: Wendell Rodricks, Campal, Panjim, Goa. 403001. INDIA
Off: +91-832-2420604  Shop:+91-832-2238177
E-retail: wendellrodricks.com

> On 14-Nov-2017, at 5:28 PM, 'joao roque literary journal' via The Goa Book 
> Club  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> The word ‘crioulo’, Melo informs, has a conflicted history, and ‘disparate 
> usage across geographies.’ Most likely derived from the Latin root ‘creare’ 
> to ‘create’ and the related Portuguese verb ‘criar’ to ‘raise or bring up’, 
> in its initial usage 'crioulo' referred to black slaves born in the Americas, 
> a word used to differentiate them from slaves brought over from Africa.
> 
> But what did the word mean in Goa? Luis Cabral de Olivier, left this entry 
> for the word ‘crioulo’ in a dictionary of ‘imperial’ Portuguese terms: ‘The 
> term crioulo was used in Goa in a sense different to the one it is usually 
> associated. The word served to designate either an adopted child or a servant 
> close to the family raised at home from childhood.’ It interesting how over 
> time 'crioulos' a word linked to slavery and African heritage, and mired in 
> race miscegenation transformed to mean 'adopted' in the Goan context. 
> 
> Many a ‘crioulo’ in Goa, did indeed have African heritage. Goans who had 
> migrated to Africa, at times, returned with indigenous African servants who 
> might have been in their employ there. Fatima Gracias hypothesises that freed 
> slaves, after the abolition of slavery within the Portuguese empire, might 
> have been adopted. Given that the Santa Casa had in their custody abandoned 
> slaves as well as orphans, it is hardly a stretch to assume that the Santa 
> Casa would have encouraged people to adopt slaves, no doubt as labour rather 
> than as children to cherish. And finally, there were African troops stationed 
> in Goa; anecdotal evidence tells us there were illegitimate children of 
> biracial Goan-African stock who were adopted by families.
> 
> Read full text here:
> https://selma-carvalho.squarespace.com/nonfiction-1/2017/10/7/of-crioulos-and-poskim
> 
> Best,
> Editorial team
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[Goanet] MANOHAR PARRIKAR AND COAL

[Aires Rodrigues]

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's very dumb clarification that Goans should
oppose pollution created from coal & not oppose coal is very outrageous to
say the least especially it coming from a so called metallurgist.



But may not seem a surprise that Manohar Parrikar after having opposed Meta
Strips while in the Opposition later in a U turn whole heartedly supported
it claiming “it is dirty and not polluting”.



Mr. Parrikar, besides pollution what else does Coal generate. Vasco and the
neighborhood have suffered enough. Please Save Goa from any of that further
menace.




Aires Rodrigues

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Re: [Goanet] GOA'S DOOM

[Floriano Lobo]

Aires,
If this duo is so bad for Goa, all it takes is ' dah ' . End of it all.

'
Goa's irony and dilemma is that after having repeatedly brandished Vijai
Sardesai as very corrupt and a mega dalal, the very same Manohar
Gopalkrishna Parrikar for sheer political survival hugged the same Dalal
and had the brazen audacity of rewarding the very same Vijai Sardesai with
the prized plumb and very lucrative portfolio of Town & Country Planning.

The now senile Manohar Parrikar may have surrendered all his earlier values
and principles if any, but the people of Goa will never forgive him and his
new found dracula cum supari master Vijai Sardesai who is now all out to
bid farewell to Goa's few remaining hills and fields.

The curses of the people of Goa and the shock treatment by the Almighty
awaits Manohar Parrikar and Vijai Sardesai.

[Goanet] UK The G.O.A. (U.K.) Limited Annual General Meeting Saturday 25 November. Response to Gabe Menezes by Melvyn Fernandes

[MELVYN FERNANDES]

...The G.O.A. (U.K.) Limited Annual General Meeting Saturday 25 November.

Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, Croydon CR9 3AS (Room G-07) 3.00pm

1. RESPONSE from Gabe. I know of several Life members who have died. the posting
doesnot prove anything, as the family are happy to receive the notices, even if
they are binned. Some widows actually assume that they are Members of
theAssociation...not so! Also many Members have emigrated overseas. CajieMiranda
is in Sydney, his brother is in Ontario.

1.a from Melvyn. Nothing personal just a fact, if the total sum of number of
notices divided by the cost of postage in addition to those hand delivered
cannot give a calculation of the number of members on G.O.A. UK membership
register what verification will there be at the gate for the attendance register
to facilitate people who think they are members and turn up with notice in hand.
Does the provision for observers still exist or Chalte hai (anything goes).

I find it objectionable in the flush and go society we live in that the People
in Post running the G.O.A.UK over the past ten years has been treating our
people like toilet water in a cistern with the membership number acting like a
float similar to the ball stop cock. One clearly notices there has been little
or no recruitment.   What is the aim of this?   Is it that with a small
membership, the clear out of assets is then divided amongst the few?  Every time
one of our number dies or leaves the country the flush is activated and the
float returns to its original level,  official figures branded about for years
is 750 down from a thousand. It would help if the actual figure is tabled at the
AGM on 25 November 2017.

The figure of 750 comes from an announcement by Flavio Gracias some years ago at
a Board meeting when he said as President he had 750 members to look after. At
the time at work I was asked to join the National Executive Committee of the
Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) and over 20,000 (Twenty Thousand)
voted for me.

The G.O.A. UK is a lead organisation representing our community in the United
Kingdom, the cost of membership is no more than a cup of coffee and a samosa.
  So let us not look as to why no one wants to join, may I request the good
people seeking to recover the Good Ship G.O.A. to look at damage control and
bring back the goodwill and trust of the community we once had.

NB for the Record-Name changes

1. East African Catholic Society became

G.O.A. Goan Overseas Association

1. It was felt that we were not overseas Goans and live in the United

Kingdom

the hence name was changed to Goan Association UK the trading name of the

company with its unique logo.

1. In November 2017 The G.O.A. (U.K.) is back with so many full stops
2. Who is holding the company seal.

What is happening – Chalte Hai (anything goes)

2.RESPONSE from Gabe: Above stated is not true. While Camilo D'Souza and Amorito

Nazareth had attended the inception of the G.O.A. (U.K.) at Caxton Hall

sometime in June 1966, the M.O.U. was that a new formation was being

hatched. Tony D'Costa and myself were one of 17 people who formed

the Association together with Tony's cousin Romeo D'Silva.

2a.Response from Melvyn . I used to occasionally hang out at the Hostel while
visiting North London to watch Simba Football Team. One question that has come
up over the years is that the G.O.A. is manned by East Africans how come two
people from Uganda are running it?

Perhaps you can enlighten us. Also is the “Overseas” in G.O.A. still in place
despite being removed.

Best Regards

Melvyn Fernandes(Deleted Member 1620)

Thornton Heath Surrey England

14 November 2017

[Goanet] GOA'S DOOM

[Aires Rodrigues]

Goa's irony and dilemma is that after having repeatedly brandished Vijai
Sardesai as very corrupt and a mega dalal, the very same Manohar
Gopalkrishna Parrikar for sheer political survival hugged the same Dalal
and had the brazen audacity of rewarding the very same Vijai Sardesai with
the prized plumb and very lucrative portfolio of Town & Country Planning.

The now senile Manohar Parrikar may have surrendered all his earlier values
and principles if any, but the people of Goa will never forgive him and his
new found dracula cum supari master Vijai Sardesai who is now all out to
bid farewell to Goa's few remaining hills and fields.

The curses of the people of Goa and the shock treatment by the Almighty
awaits Manohar Parrikar and Vijai Sardesai.

[Goanet] Of Crioulos and Poskem (Book discussion of Wendell Rodrick's book)

[joao roque literary journal]

The word ‘crioulo’, Melo informs, has a conflicted history, and ‘disparate 
usage across geographies.’ Most likely derived from the Latin root ‘creare’ to 
‘create’ and the related Portuguese verb ‘criar’ to ‘raise or bring up’, in its 
initial usage 'crioulo' referred to black slaves born in the Americas, a word 
used to differentiate them from slaves brought over from Africa.
But what did the word mean in Goa? Luis Cabral de Olivier, left this entry for 
the word ‘crioulo’ in a dictionary of ‘imperial’ Portuguese terms: ‘The term 
crioulo was used in Goa in a sense different to the one it is usually 
associated. The word served to designate either an adopted child or a servant 
close to the family raised at home from childhood.’ It interesting how over 
time 'crioulos' a word linked to slavery and African heritage, and mired in 
race miscegenation transformed to mean 'adopted' in the Goan context. 
Many a ‘crioulo’ in Goa, did indeed have African heritage. Goans who had 
migrated to Africa, at times, returned with indigenous African servants who 
might have been in their employ there. Fatima Gracias hypothesises that freed 
slaves, after the abolition of slavery within the Portuguese empire, might have 
been adopted. Given that the Santa Casa had in their custody abandoned slaves 
as well as orphans, it is hardly a stretch to assume that the Santa Casa would 
have encouraged people to adopt slaves, no doubt as labour rather than as 
children to cherish. And finally, there were African troops stationed in Goa; 
anecdotal evidence tells us there were illegitimate children of biracial 
Goan-African stock who were adopted by families.
Read full text 
here:https://selma-carvalho.squarespace.com/nonfiction-1/2017/10/7/of-crioulos-and-poskim

Best,Editorial team

[Goanet] Short Story 'Penny' by novelist Jessica Faleiro

[joao roque literary journal]

Enjoy a delightful short story by novelist Jessica Faleiro. 
Sunny Pereira’s obliging voice crested over the neatly upholstered antique 
Portuguese furniture, slid across the living room, drifted upstairs, and seeped 
through the crack under Penny’s door to where Penny sat at her desk writing. 
She’d been wondering about the frangipani tree outside her window, distracted 
by its fragrance and making notes about it when Sunny’s recognisable tone 
diverted her attention. Penny rose from her chair and stretched her stiff 
joints. She put down her pen, opened her bedroom door, and sat at the top of 
the stairs listening.Sunny had stopped talking and her mother had filled the 
gap in the conversation without missing a beat, as she usually did.‘I saw your 
mother just the other day in the market, you know. She looked like she had put 
on some weight, so I told her to drink warm water with a bit of lemon and honey 
every morning . . . to clear the digestive system, you know? I’ve started doing 
it every morning and see, I’ve lost two kilos. Just like that! So simple! You 
should try it too. You’ve put on quite a bit of weight since I last saw you. 
Aren’t the kids keeping you busy?’
Read full text 
here:https://selma-carvalho.squarespace.com/fiction/2017/9/26/penny

Best,Editorial team

[Goanet] 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Jude Botelho]

14-Nov-2017
Dear Friend,
When we invest in anything or anyone, we expect returns. Parents invest in 
their children and expect them to do well in their studies. People in business 
take risks with stocks and shares and hope to make a good profit. Generous and 
benevolent individuals and institutions take calculated risks, invest in people 
and ventures, and expect that their investments will be worth their efforts. 
Even God invests in us by giving us life and numerous blessings. Have we belied 
His trust? May his Word jolt us!   Have an introspecting weekend! -Fr. Jude  
Sunday Reflections: 33rd “Using every talent we are blessed with for God’s 
service!” 19-Nov-2017Pro. 31: 10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thes. 5: 1-6; 
Matt. 25: 14-30;                                                The first 
reading from the book of Proverbs is part of the Wisdom literature of Israel. 
It sets forth how we are to live and behave in our daily life. Today’s excerpt 
from Proverbs idolizes the ideal wife, who is practical and manages the 
household so well that she is prized above all things by her husband. The 
reading reminds the Israelites of the great gift and companionship that an 
ideal wife is. She is diligent about household matters and is held up as a 
model of how a simple ordinary housewife can use her talents to the full in the 
service not only of her own family but for others as well. Are we living our 
lives to the fullest and making something of our lives?

What have I made of myself?Once a re-union took place of past pupils and an 
elderly priest who had come back to be present at the re-union. It was obvious 
from the way they flocked around him that he enjoyed great respect among them. 
Without the slightest promptings, they began to pour out their stories. One was 
an architect, another was a university professor, another was a head of a 
company, another was a highly successful farmer, another was a monsignor in the 
Church, and another was a principal of a very prestigious school. The old 
priest listened with pleasure, as there didn’t seem to be a single failure or 
loser among them. Whey they had finished he complimented them on their 
achievements. Then, looking at them with affection, he said, “And now, tell me 
what you have made of yourselves?” A long silence followed. They were reluctant 
to speak of themselves. It seems they were so absorbed in their careers that 
they had neglected their personal lives. Their energies were so focused on 
efficiency and success that they didn’t have time to grow emotionally, with the 
result that in terms of relationships many of them were impoverished.   Flor 
McCarthy in ‘New Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies’
In today’s Gospel Jesus uses a parable of the talents to illustrate how we 
should live our lives to the fullest if we are to be pleasing to God. In the 
parable, the rich man, before he leaves for a journey gives incredible sums to 
three servants –the first, ten talents, the second, five talents and the third, 
one talent, which alone equaled the wages of an ordinary worker for twenty 
years! Without further instructions, the man departs. Hurriedly, the first two 
servants doubled their gifts, while the one-talent man dug a hole in the ground 
and hid his. Upon returning the rich man asked his servants what happened to 
his money. After identical responses about doubling his gift, the first two are 
called ‘good and faithful servant’ and are placed in charge of even more 
possessions and welcomed into the joy of the master. While the first two 
servants were praised, the third servant was treated differently. When he was 
asked what he had done with the talent received, he said, “I went off and 
buried your talent in the ground.” The master berates the man as wicked and 
lazy, and tells him that he should have invested the money with bankers, and 
then he takes the one talent and gives it to the one who already had ten, and 
exiles the timid servant to the outer darkness. Why was the timid servant 
condemned? The tragic flaw of the timid one is that he lived out of fear even 
when gifted. Every gift of God is also a mandate to bear fruit in God’s 
vineyard. Some people are so good that they are good-for-nothing! It does not 
matter how many talents we have but how well we use them. We also need to 
realize that life and everything we have is a gift from the Lord and we have to 
be accountable for the gifts received.
“Give it your best shot!”Tom Demsey was born without a right hand and with only 
half a right foot. He went to school and played football. He even played on a 
junior college team in California. In time, he began to place kick for the 
team. He got so good that eventually the New Orleans Saints signed him. On 
November 8, 1970, the saints were trailing Detroit 17-16 with two seconds to 
go. They had the ball on the Detroit 45-yard line. New Orleans coach J.D. 
Roberts tapped Tom on the shoulder and said, “Go out there and give it your 
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[Goanet] Exclude Goa’s six rivers from National Waterways of India Act now!

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14th November 2017

Bharat Mukti Morcha (BMM) strongly protests comments over the past one week 
with serious implications to Goa’s rivers and fishermen at large.

India’s Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari was reported in media on 8th November 
2017 to have passed several such comments we denounce:
1. Gadkari said “Opposition to Coal transportation in Goa could be 
politically motivated”. Opposition to Coal is led by fishermen and is motivated 
by instincts of survival and livelihood. If Mr. Gadkari needs to know then he 
must come and meet fishermen directly in Vasco instead of five star hotel in 
Benaulim.
2. Gadkari“Directed MPT to ascertain facts of Coal Pollution in Vasco”. 
Three Public Hearings lasting over a week has all the facts including public 
testimonies of affected people.
3. Gadkari said “Due to Competitive International Market Capital dredging 
of 18 meters depth is a must. MoEF will be approached to obtain Environmental 
Clearance.” The capital dredging was stopped through litigations at NGT and 
Supreme Court. Should Goa’s fishermen, rivers and Arabian Sea be allowed to 
face ecological hazards from capital dredging because of competitive 
international market? Can economy prosper when ecology is forcibly destroyed?
4. Gadkari said “On rivers, centre is funding riverfront development that 
includes dredging.” Dredging is proved to have caused ecological damage and MPT 
was stopped from carrying on the same few months ago. Now centre is funding 
river destruction project in Goa?
5. Gadkari said “Utilization of State rivers could further boost tourism in 
the state as hotels could consider transporting tourists though waterways.” Mr. 
Gadkari has interest of tourism and hotels closer to his heart. Not at the cost 
of Goans and their sentiments. Mr. Gadkari is insensitive to fishermen and 
ignores constitutional provisions under Article 48-A and Article 51-A(g).
6. Gadkari said “Sanctioned funds though Sagarmala program for 
infrastructure projects on riverfronts.” Without ascertaining ecological impact 
funds are sanctioned for Sagarmala. This is a bad governance.
7. Gadkari said “Ferry service from Dabolim to Hotels directly”. This not 
only will impact fishing in rivers but also large number of people who are 
using taxi cars in tourism business.
8. Gadkari said “Plans to make Ports in Country Green Ports”. If this is 
genuine then why persist in black Port at MPT.
9. Gadkari said “Special Economic Zones would be set up at some Ports”. 
People of Goa has fought it tall, and it continues.

India’s Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Harsh Vardhan was 
reported in media on 10th November 2017 to have refused to comment on pollution 
caused by Coal in Vasco at MPT. This is really tragic; India’s environment 
Minister shying away from commenting on matters of pollution pertaining to his 
ministry. He advocated Scientific Social Responsibility and ignored Ministerial 
Social Responsibility.

Goa’s Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was reported in media to have passed 
various objectionable comments.
1. On 8th November 2017 “If the Coal really becomes a pollutant then we 
have to stop it.” Goa Chief Minister still has not realized that Coal has 
already created Public Health emergency in Vasco city and ecological crisis in 
Arabian Sea and Zuari river. More he chooses to ignore this three decade old 
menace more angry people of Goa will turn leading to unexpected consequences.
2. On 11th November 2017 he is reported to have said “People will be taken 
into confidence on river nationalization MoUs”. Why people of Goa were not 
taken in confidence before inclusion of Goa’s rivers in a Schedule to National 
Waterways of India Act 2016?. Why the permission agreement of Goa government 
with Central government is kept secret document? It is very sad to know this 
very fact of Mr. Parrikar that what he speaks he never abides with, he always 
does the opposite. And it all goes in his personal interest and not in the 
interest of public.


BMM calls upon Government of India to amend The National Waterways of India Act 
2016 to exclude Goa’s six rivers from the Schedule immediately. 

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