Even the recent death of the entire Canacona family of four members will not open the eyes of the authorities to ensure that some sanity is brought to our pot-holed and ill-planned roads. The buses of the Kadamba Transport Corporation have been distinguished as the major killers on our roads today. The Kadamba drivers account for a lot of the accidents and severe action needs to be taken against them. Mere suspension will not do the trick. Something more magical will have to be done for some results to show.
The authorities were fooling no one when they tried to enforce the helmet rule for two wheeler riders in the name of saving lives. It is known to all that lives can only be saved when our roads are made safe. As far as two wheeler riders are concerned, helmets are no solution to the root problem. Verna is not Goa's only death trap. The Panaji-Ribandar causeway has excelled in claiming so many precious lives. What action is our dormant administration contemplating to ease this big bottle-neck? It's an irony that though most PWD Ministers in recent years have hailed from the Ponda Taluka they seem quite relaxed and allow fellow Goans to have a traumatic drive on this route. Today our highways and other roads are infested with stray cattle and dogs. The authorities have failed to take any steps to ensure that these stray animals do not squat on the highways and a cause of so many accidents. How many more lives will the Kadamba buses have to claim for the authorities to crack down on these reckless and speeding drivers? These drivers cannot be allowed to get off lightly or scot-free for crimes they wilfully and persistently commit. Regarding the restrictions placed on restaurants, it is easy to tell the owners not to use water supplied by tankers. However, how can restaurants operate with an hour a day water supply by the PWD and that too irregularly? The Government is duty bound to supply people uninterrupted power and water supply. Only then could we claim to be India’s no.1 State. If Mr. Parrikar wishes to claim transparency and good governance as he tries to project himself, it’s time he creates two new much-needed portfolios to his jumbo cabinet most of whom are doing nothing except chewing the fleshless bones of our sunken exchequer. Minister for Anti- Corruption and Minister for Illegal affairs are two portfolios Mr. Parrikar should immediately create before he further tries to fool and misguide the people of Goa on our State's true state of affairs. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################