Re: [Goanet]Salmona Spring

[vrangelrib]

   Although I was born in Porvorim, I spent happy years in Saligao from 
1930 to 1939, and many happy hours with my brother and our friends at 
the Salmona spring. We used to swing on the banyan tree roots from one 
side of the small "gully" to the other, and I remember that once my 
brother, eight years older than me, lost his grip and fell, but was not 
seriously hurt.
    My memories of the Salmona spring form the basis of passages 
describing the Tivolem spring on pages 218 and 219 of my novel, 
Tivolem. Also, the bridge on which the old men in Tivolem used to meet 
each evening is the bridge over the nullah near the Mae de Deus Church, 
which in my childhood served as a meeting place of the elders of 
Saligao.
    My wife and I were away in Australia when news of the encroachments 
on the Salmona spring broke on Goanet; I will gladly work with Miguel 
and anybody else who is interested to make sure that this historic 
spring is saved for posterity.
   Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, Ribeirovaddo, Porvorim

-----Original Message-----
From: Miguel Braganca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:10:24 +0530
Subject: [Goanet]Salmona Spring
  The good news for now is that the Pollution Control Board has 
directed that all the construction work near Salmona Spring at Saligao 
should be stopped. All the newspapers in Goa caried extensive reports 
and photos of the construction by one Harmalkar with all the 
permissions from the Revenue Collector and Panchayat although the land 
has been classified as a private forest in continuity with the 
afforestation programme of Saliga-Pilerne hill.

Eternal vigil is the price of freedom. Indeed.
Viva Goa.
Miguel