To Goanet - This is the state of Goa today, under Digambar Kamat (of the "I will not do anything to harm Goa" fame) and his coterie of the corrupt.
Illegal jetty in Verem being built by some casino company (remember Mody of the Helipad in Nerul fame? Is is the handiwork of the same guy?), construction of which was stopped yesterday after the villagers protested - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/illegal-verem-jetty.jpg Further down in Kegdevelim. You have to see it for yourself to feel the extent of the devastation of the hillside. All of it is lamentably visible from Miramar beach - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/kegdevelim.jpg Up on the hillock in Nerul, lots of ongoing 'development' - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/nerul-1.jpg http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/nerul-2.jpg http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/nerul-3.jpg Down, further up the road, a section of the hillside has been depleted of trees. Looks like it will soon be 'developed' - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/nerul-4.jpg Non-resident Goans who have visions of spending their post-retirement years in Goa, please read this slowly and carefully: You will have nothing to come back to. All that will be left is a jungle of concrete, with Singh, Sharma and Ghosh occupying prime land, a teeming population of ghatis, an ocean of shanties, and lots of excrement along the seaside. Good luck. Warm regards, r
