Whilst I have strong reservations on the Governments attitude towards Mining, Real Estate, Regional Plan etc, I must give credit where its due i.e. Cleaning up the Touristic Beach Belt; North Goan beaches in particular.
Whilst now in Goa, I have seen the Government's seriousness in cleaning up the hugely messed beaches which with absolutely no proper controls by so called "beach lords/mafias" e.g. in the northern touristic areas you could see more of beach beds, tables etc than the actual beach. Also the raiding of rampant prostitution/massage/drug parlours is something we should appreciate. I understand that the entire mess will still take time to clear but with the speed the Government is acting, we hope that this menace should be taken care off very soon in the entire state. I know of this menace(drugs/prostitution) in South Goa as well and request Parrikar to expand the beach cleanup here as well. I must also state that these "beach lords/mafias" operated courtesy of specific local panchas and politicians including BJP and Congress MLA's who are not happy with these raids on their illegitimate incomes. So I appreciate that there will be immense pressure on Parrikar on not to clean up the beaches; but nevertheless Manohar Parrikar appears to be courageously going ahead!! Arwin Mesquita. -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 6. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/