Dear Sonia, Advertising has evolved. The understatement is in, the flaunting on large hoardings is passe. Sesa Goa proposes to put only a small 1x2 metres board near the Library off the main road to state that they are looking after the area for the next three years at their own expense which is in excess of a million rupees. Chowgules are not even talking about a board. Western Ghats Kokum Foundation will let the trees do the talking for it. The SBI will have a board on the traffic island and at the plantation it had originally sponsorred in the 1990s. There was a 3x4 metres hoarding then. It was fashionable. It no longer exists; neither the board nor the fashion. When you see the trees and enjoy the sight,smells,shade and fruits just bless the ones that thought of the trees before they thought of what they will get out of it. That will be their/our reward. In the meanwhile, those who love Goa,education and Goa University and want it to grow can send in their contributions to the "WGKF A/c Support Goa University" to account No 05097 at the State Bank of India, Goa University Branch. The SWIFT No. is SBININBB366 and the Core Banking code is 011 000 05097. I forget the branch code. think it is 0431. Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:37:01 -0400 From: Sonia Vaze Sesa Goa will develop the area around the Library > and develop two of the four traffic islands while SBI develops > the third traffic island on the stretch of the Bambolim-to-Dona > Paula road that passes through the Goa University campus.
good to know that sesa goa, sbi are looking after traffic islands as looking at landscaped islands is very refreshing and soothing and good advertisement for companies that look after them. on the other hand the advertisement hoardings everywhere look horrible and spoil the companies image who do such advertising. is it possible to ban these hoardings? sonia ................................. Lets us make Goa better. For too long we have waited for someone to make it better for us. No one does. Viva Goa. Miguel
