EXERT POLITICAL PRESSURETO SAVE THE AXE IN MOLLEM Elvidio Miranda The valiant deeds of the farmers of Shel-Melauli have to be emulated by the residents of Mollem neighbourhood so that the three linear infra projects are shelved once and for all. The best way that this can be achieved is to exert maximum pressure on the MLAs of the Mollem areas by threatening to dethrone them from being the elected representatives if they fail to listen to the people of the area who are against the linear projects which will grey the entire green area. Shun them and refuse to cooperate with them until the three linear projects are dropped so as to save the Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary and the Mollem National Park. In particular as far the coal is concerned, the people of the port city of Vasco should exert pressure on their MLA until MPT stops handling coal, which is causing immense environmental and health problems to the people of the area. In similar fashion, coal transportation via Mollem should at all costs be opposed as this will destroy the western Ghats which is rich in diverse flora and fauna as also is the lungs of the area that purifies the air with fresh oxygen as a consequence of photosynthesis. The Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai has to be lauded for referring the destruction of the tiger habitat in Mollem, a UN protected zone to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization as well as a reputed global environment commission which will pursue the matter at his behest. Political leaders who have at heart the preservation of Goa's greenery should be encouraged and supported at all costs. Environmentally conscious Goans should relentlessly pressurize the elected representatives to bow down to the will of the people.
