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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sidB6
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You seem to have missed the point. The Colva margao taxis are only an
illustrative point; so are the 100 odd taxis standing outside the
railway station and Kadamba bus stand. There are thousands of taxis
in south Goa, all solidly backed by the local goons and politicians.
They constitute an important vote bank.
I do not wish to comment any further about the dabolim/mopa issue, as
it has been sufficiently flogged in this forum, except to say that my
views are aready well known, and posted earlier --There is no need for
any other airport, besides Dabolim, in a small state like Goa. Dabolim
has the capacity to support both military and civilian flights for the
next few decades. The Navy will remain in Dabolim, as there is no
other viable alternative to meet our national security requirements
being presently met from this airfield.
regards,
Gilbert Menezes
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> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:47:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Goanet] Re: Dabolim and Mopa
> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@goanet.org>
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> --- gilbert menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Dear Anthony,
> > Im glad you posted the piece below. Because Alemao is not bothered
> > about Dabolim or you and me, or how people would go to the Margao rly
> > station. He is bothered about the taxi drivers of South Goa, who are
> > his vote banks in the next local elections. Let me put things into
> > perspective, and illustrate my point about the local politicians.
> > For the past 40 years, there is a mafia of 10 black and yellow taxis
> > running between Margao and Colva,
>
>
> Gilbert,
>
> 1. 10 black and yellow taxis - even if there represent a vote bank, how big a
> vote bank could 10
> represent?
> 2. What about the argument that Dabolim can accomodate all the civilian
> flights with the present
> passenger load, whether or not the Navy vacates Dabolim (as it should). That
> argument against
> Mopa does not rely on vote banks, even if the MP is not making it. i.e. there
> is a legitimate
> argument made by some that Dabolim can accomodate the passenger load (now and
> in the future)
> without the need for Mopa and without regard to vote bank politics.
>
> Regards,
> George
>
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