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UTTH GOENKARA
6 Sancoale panchas are migrants
With over half of Sancoales population estimated to
be from the migrant community, the local Goan
community has already reached minority status.
In fact, six of the 11 panchas in Sancoale - Jayashree
Bhagat, Marati Dessai, Ravindra Dave Gowda, Pramod
Devida, Ashok Akki and Laxmi Madiwalkar- are migrants
who have settled in Sancoale.
The growing presence of the migrant community in
Sancoale has evoked mixed opinion among local Goans in
the area.
No one can stop the migration of people into
Sancoale. Even I cant stop it, insists Sancoale
Sarpanch Recozino Vales.
When asked if the villagers face any threat from the
migrant community, he said, No, people from the
migrant community are cooperative.
According to Albert DCosta, a transport agent in
Zuarinagar, the influence of the migrant people in
Sancoale is not a problem.
They are also Indian, they can also reside anywhere
in India and even our Goans have settled in Bombay and
other parts of India. But the problem lies in the
rapid growing of slums in Samcoale, said Mr. DCosta.
When asked if he faced any threat or harassment from
the migrant community, he said, No, not at all, I
spent 30 years in Zuarinagar and so far, not a single
person from the migrant community has misbehaved with
me. They respect me and I respect them.
Johan Aguri, a building owner, voices a similar
opinion, even though he estimates only 5 per cent
Goans are in Zuarinagar.
The actual troublemakers are politicians and a few
migrant people, who have allowed encroachments in
Soncoale, he adds. I have not faced any problems
with he migrant community. In fact, the labour class
migrant people are innocent and cooperative.
However, not all locals have welcomed the migrant
community with open arms in Sancoale. Hardly 10-12
Goan houses are left in Zuarinagar, which are legal.
It is sad that our politicians give first preference
to migrant people. It seems that we are in minority
and migrant are in majority, said liquor wholesaler
and landlord Peter DSouza
By Taurappa Lamani.
Herald, Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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