To, The Governor of Goa, Panaji. Goa. Your Excellency,
As you know, this last update is needless. But for the records, we must go through the formal, last rites of a painful process of updating. Yes, your Excellency, it is painful we know - both for you and for us. The bitter taste of defeat is not pleasant. After the 3 delegations to you with its files full of documents. After the 1089 Saligaokar signatures to save their world-famous Salmona Spring, addressed exclusively to your Excellency. After the deep concern, interest and shock you expressed over the ongoing devastation of the Conservation Zone at the Salmona Spring. After the promises you made to impose an injunction and have the licence revoked. And finally after the Executive Order you signed on the 13th of April to have the construction licence revoked immediately, based on the Forest Act. After 6 weeks of whirlwinding around the corridors of power, Arjun Harmalkar continues to build arrogantly and at a furious pace, mocking yours and our efforts. At the end of the day, all this immense effort - most sadly, including yours - could not translate into the political, administrative and judicial will to stop the construction. But while we wonder why, we have not lost hope. The acquisition proceedings are almost complete. But even this process is dogged by trickery. The file, at the moment is mysteriously 'stuck' at the office of the Under Secretary - Revenue Department for the last 5 days! It reached his desk on the evening of the 18th April. Since you could not help out with the injunction on construction and revocation of licence, could you at least expedite the passage of this file to your office? You are the last Executive authority to sign this file, your Excellency, before it is notified in the Gazette. Someone wants this file to crawl to you instead of fly. We are sure that you at least the powers to increase the speed of this file as it drags itself to your office. In order for you to direct your efforts at the right desks, this is the route it will take until it reaches you: From the Under Secretary - Revenue, to Joint Secretary - Revenue, to Secretary - Revenue, to Chief Secretary, to your good self the Governor of Goa. Since you failed us in your efforts to impose a temporary injunction on the construction and to revoke the licence, you can at least make an earnest attempt to hasten the acquisition proceedings, get them notified, take over the land and DEMOLISH THE DESTRUCTIVE STRUCTURE, AT THE EARLIEST. This we know is within your powers, because the file creaking is its way to you. All you have to do is make it fly! In the light of our experience over the last 6 weeks, all we can do is hope for the best... Hopefully, Muriel & Mario. More information at: http://salmonafountain.swiki.net -- .................................................... muriel & mario, 4/4 tabravaddo, opp. st. anne's chapel, saligao. bardez. goa. 403511. tel: 0832-278276 / 2409999 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''