Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott
(Raponkars,Magkars, Cantaikars, Pagelkars)
Regd.Under Societies Act.1860 HeadOffice:
Affiliated to National FishWorkers Forum
Reg.No. RS./240/76 FABRICABLDG
NewDelhi. Reg. No. 487/8
CANSAULIM P.O. 403712
MORMUGAO- GOA
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Date: 24th Oct 2020
In favourof Publication, please
Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott today alongwith Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha
,Hendrique Dmello Sarpanch of Velsao andCovenor Cerson Antao of Goencho Ekvott
remembering late Matanhy Saldanha on his72nd Birthday. Several members of
GRE,GE and GUWU assembled at his statue at Cansaulim for garlandingceremony,
GRE also paid floral tribute andone minute silence was observed to late Thomas
Peter who was the General Secretaryof National Fishworkers Forum.
Agnelo Rodrigues President said that Matanhy Saldanhawas like a father to the
fishing community of Goa and India. He was the founderof GRE and NFF. It is
only because of his 40years of selfless service that haskept the fishing
community still alive.
Rodrigues stated that their late leader wasthe first to start the
environmentalrevolution in Goa. His first agitation at the age of 24years
against the ZuariAgro chemicals resulted into theenacting of Water Pollution
Act which eventuallybenefited the world. Besides he wasinstrumental in
demanding and formulating several environmental laws which hashelped today
fishing community and conserving Coastal Ecology.
GRE and Agnelo has urged the state governmentto make a strong case for Bharat
Ratna for Late Matanhay Saldanah for his exceptional contribution to
theenvironment and the downtrodden .
OlencioSimoes General Secretary along with MLAAlina Saldanha paid
his tribute to late T.Peter who died fighting for thefishing community of
Kerela and India and promised to carry forward his legacy .
Simoeshas urged the government to keep his promise of saving
Matanhy’s legacy anddemanded that the CM Dr.Pramod P Sawant scrap the Coastal
Economic Zones notified inGoa in 2016 in which Sagarmala has planned 30
projects to make Goa Coal hub.
GREhas also urged the CM to drop the new CRZ notification 2019 which
gives exemption to all ports related infrastructure in Goa. Simoesdemanded
that the major port authoritiesbill 2020 which gives autonomy to the Mourmugao
Port
Trust(MPT) should be dropped immediately and theentire jurisdiction of MPT
should be handed over to Captain of Ports, as thenew bill has given MPT total
unauthorized powers to lease 53km of coastline,76850 acres of water spread area
and 533.48 acres of Land area to private players like Adani,Jindal etc.
TheNational waterways bill 2016 has privatized 6 rivers of Goa which also need
tobe dropped as this act will bring port led development across 200km
ofwaterways irreversible damage to Goa’s fragile ecology as Goa consist of
40estuarine, 8 marine and about 90 riverine islands which will be
totallyimpacted.
-Sd-
AgneloRodrigues
President
-sd-
OlencioSimoes
(General Secretary of GRE, AGFU &ViceChairperson of
National Fishworkers’ Forum.Contact:9158875851Email id:olencio...@yahoo.co.in)
- Olencio Simoes(BA,BBA,BPED & MBA)
- General Secretary of Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE),
- President of Goa United Workmen Union(GUWU),
- General Secretary of All Goa Fisherman Union (AGFU)
- Vice-Chairman of National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) & Member of National
Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC).Address:H.no.58,opposite health center,Ward
no.8,Baga,Near railwaystation,Cansaulim Goa.403172.Phone:9158875851.
On Saturday, 24 October, 2020, 11:36:48 am IST, Olencio Simoes
<olencio...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
kindly publish press note of GRE.Thanks
- Olencio Simoes(BA,BBA,BPED & MBA)
- General Secretary of Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE),
- President of Goa United Workmen Union(GUWU),
- General Secretary of All Goa Fisherman Union (AGFU)
- Vice-Chairman of National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) & Member of National
Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC).Address:H.no.58,opposite health center,Ward
no.8,Baga,Near railwaystation,Cansaulim Goa.403172.Phone:9158875851.
