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International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear all, Todays Navhind carries the CCP's solution to the parking problem in Panaji. The mayor Tony Rodrigues announced the green signal for three underground parking lots in the city one along AB road, another along MG road and the third one on 18th June Road. Which buildings would be razed/ parks would be dug up have not been notified. One can be sure however whatever is done will elicit storms of protest :-)). Selma's common sense suggestions of demolish and build would affront the heritage activists and are more suited to American towns. A more practical approach for Panaji would be the European model -to create pay and park facilities outside Panaji and have electric shuttles busing in people into pedestrianised areas in the conserved areas of the city.Difficult? I presumed organising the first IFFI would have been tougher. On a brighter note the underground parking for the Panjim Market has been commisioned from Sept 1 and the Reserve battalion of the Goa Police are being deployed on all the main streets of the city to prevent double parking, halting etc Pascal Pinto Orchids, H No 251, Morombi O Grande,Merces, Goa,INDIA