What is the purpose of making such posts ? Is it for the people of Goa to be kept informed or for them to participate - and address the said problems.
If does relate to me or my family , why shoudl I botehr - is the attitude many of us have. A question I have asked - so often on this forum ...do we have a Vascokars citizen Bureau ? OR a vACOKAR'S FORUM ? IT is a SHAME - to me it looks many of us on this forum do not care ... ? rene barreto --- GOACAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your > family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. > Help others be BETTER INFORMED, > The time is come for the people of Goa > to ORGANISE not AGONISE !! > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 > Website: www.goadesc.org Email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Press Clippings on the web: > http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------- > Vasco?s vicious circle continues to kill > ------------------------------------ > by Neena Dayal > ------------------------------------ > Accidents in the last 2 months in Vasco > April - May > 11 - minor > 10 - serious > 05 - fatal > 07 - deaths > ------------------------------------------ > Accidents in the last 2 months in Mormugao > April - May > 01 - minor > 02 - serious > 01 - fatal > 01 - dead > ------------------------------------------- > The statistics speak for themselves and unless > someone > wakes up in the Vasco administration the statistics > will > keep on increasing. While road accidents are > frequent and > on the rise in Goa because of the lack of control by > drivers > and no police patrolling, there is one spot in Goa ? > near > Dabolim Airport which has been witnessing an > increasing > number of fatalities during the last one year. > > Yes, Dabolim Airport is the first impression of Goa > for many > who arrive daily in the hope of having a great > holiday and > some quality time here. The cross roads in front of > the airport > form one of the most important traffic junctions of > Goa. Yet > the glaring reality of the traffic confusion at this > intersection, > resulting in accidents on a daily basis has not > stirred any > administrative action so far. Many-a-lives have been > lost, > but no concrete plan to regulate the traffic on this > junction, > which also is a part of the ambitious four lane > highway > project, has emerged. > > According to Namrata Kashyap, town planner and > successful > landscape architect, ?the reason for the increasing > number > of fatalities is that this graded intersection (near > Dabolim circle) > is presently being manned by a US-based system of > traffic > regulation called the Stop-Sign system. This > arrangement is > evidently wrong according to the book on Traffic > Engineering > and Transport Planning by L R Kadiyali, which is > considered > a bible among all town planners and transport > engineers. > > It clearly says that ?Stop signs should not be used > on > roadways or expressways, for speed control or at > signalized > intersections.? (Chapter 13 Traffic signs. Section > 13.8 > Mandatory signs). > > Investigations by Herald showed that many of these > signs > put up at Dabolim Circle are extremely confusing to > the driver. > This reporter spoke to Sandip Surlekar, deputy Town > Planner, > Vasco, who could not decipher the exact connotation > of the > signs (a red bordered triangular sign with six red > dots on > white background) placed at this important junction. > > What is causing this confusion is that Indians have > been > instinctively following primarily British system of > traffic- > roundabouts or traffic-islands for traffic > regulation at > intersections for a long time now. And it is this > confusion > of a new system that is defectively implemented > which is > causing considerable confusion among poorly literate > transport > drivers and drivers of private vehicles. > > An examination of the spot showed that many signs > were > improperly placed, not easily understood and of a > different > signage which was causing confusion among drives. > Agrees > Mr Afonso, assistant director transport, Vasco, > ?signs should > be placed much ahead of the junction. New fellows > are always > speeding?, clearly revealing complete apathy and > disinterest > on the part of administration to deal with the > problem. ?? > > Says SP Traffic Mr. Deshpande, ?There is a dearth of > qualified > Transport Planners in Goa. The road under question > has been > constructed by Border Road Organization (BRO), under > the > guidance of National Highway Authority of India > (NHAI). There > are no doubts about their quality of construction. > But they > build such important intersections with local > guidance and > according to the local requirements, as they are > ill-equipped > in local information. They are used to building the > roads in > inhabitable terrains for military and civilian > purposes.? > > Further investigations by this reporter with the > Pune NHAI, > which is responsible for overseeing highways and > signs on > highways proved that the nodal authority responsible > for > overseeing such constructions was completely > ignorant of > these incidents and rise in frequency of accidents > > Adds Deshpande, ?we have forwarded letters > emphasizing > the need for immediate action to the Collector?s > office and > Chief Engineer PWD, highlighting the gruesome > accidents > due to traffic regulation problem and various > punctures > existing in the nearby boundaries which permit stray > animals > on such a busy intersection.?? But what is stopping > the > authorities from carrying out any rectification is > financial > constraints. > > Local MLA, Karl Vaz harps on the ?unavailability of > proper > finances? as the reasons for delay in action, and > talks about > lofty plans of ?developing a flyover? at the spot. > And while > the authorities continue to debate and squabble over > who > should rectify the wrong signage at the Dabolim > circle, > precious lives will be lost. > ------------------------ > HERALD 12/06/05 page 1 > ------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > an initiative of GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE > to promote civic and consumer rights in Goa > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 > Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.goacan.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! 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