------------------------------------------------------- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html -------------------------------------------------------
A flurry of mentions about the aviation scene in the media and the one thing that becomes abundantly clear is that confusion reigns supreme. The ball kicked off with civil Aviation Minister vehemently insisting at a rally covered by the visual media that Dabolim would become world class etc etc. In the print media report the CM was cited as saying that Mopa was now being considered by the ICAO as a second airport and the feasibility was being assessed in this connection. Meanwhile Churchill has kept repeating that Congress was straddling the fence on the issue. He declared in one place that Dabolim would never close and in another that Mopa would never begin. Everybody seems to be talking past each other. With all the Babel of voices on the current situation, there is no clarity whatsoever on the historical picture either. In an article about Luizinho Faleiro and his constituency, it is stated that he was responsible for making Dabolim India's 13th international airport in 98-99. Meanwhile Churchill is blamed for supporting Mopa in the Assembly in 2000 and is credited with supporting Dabolim too. How was that possible when the occasion was the resolution to close Dabolim when Mopa opened! Besides, no one yet knows who was responsible for pushing the Mopa project at the very outset -- Faleiro, Rane or Sardinia or someone else. This kind of confusion must be music to the ears of the Navy which can count on ruling Dabolim unimpeded for all time to come in the name of national security. ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------
