Goan diaspora convers its concerns over State to CM Times News Network
Panaji: The ill-effects of mass tourism, water shortages in the dry months, unregulated disposal of mining waste and threat to animal life as a result of unregulated garbage disposal are among the concerns of the Goan diaspora presented to chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday evening. Edgar Valles, president of Lisbon-based Casa de Goa, an association of overseas Goans, presented the issues which were discussed at the recently-concluded international conference on 'Sustainable development of Goa in the 21st century'. Tourism is becoming a major threat to the quality of life for certain segments of the population. "Deforestation, good quality agricultural land declassification, absence of sustainable waste disposal practices all the way to access impediments to the permanent residents of Goa (for instance, to public beaches) are among unsustainable practices that are incumbent on authorities to thwart," states one of the conclusions. The association suggests working with Portgual, which has experience in controlling the negative impact of mass tourism and promoting promising modes such as agro-tourism. When the state has 11 reivers with excellent water quality where the monsoon can satisfy the water consumption of the state, why should there be tankers supplying water, was another concern. The paper also highlighted the plastic waste accumulating and floating in the rivers. Where Goa's built and intangible heritage is concerned, the association suggested archiving this as part of a research project where Goa University and one or more Portuguese universities could work together. ### PHOTO: Edgar Valles (diasval...@gmail.com), president of the Lisbon-based Casa de Goa, makes a presentation to Manohar Parrikar. END OF MSG Casa de Goa on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Casa-de-Goa-137352806342062/ -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ Frederick Noronha * Independent Journalist _/ P +91-832-2409490 M 91-9822122436 _/ Twtr @fn Fbk: fredericknoronha _/ Audio: https://archive.org/details/goa1556 _/ Goa,1556 books from Goa: http://goa1556.in _/ More links, info: http://about.me/noronhafrederick _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
