Dear Rajan,
Yesterday, I was driving by Donna Paula with some friends discussing reasons
why they had to unsubscribe from Goanet, and one of the reasons were your mails
dripping with hate and venom. A lot of us on Goanet have learnt to ignore the
bulk of your mails, and take in the most informative ones from you..
It's good to be aware of (through your pictures) what happening around Goa. But
have you mananged to permanently stop any of the illgelalities? It's really
quite easy to critisize, and take pictures at the most. Fighting battles at the
ground is another thing.
Considering the hours of time put in by certain members of the GBA is indeed
praiseworthy. If you amount all that to simply 'a cruel flatulent joke' you are
sadly mistaken. Yesterday morning, I dropped by at the Goa Foundation office to
find a silent but hard-working member of the GBA drafting a retort to the court
on the Aldea de Goa matter, along with the Goa Foundation.
While you say that the GBA sleeps, they work. They choose to ignore your
ignorance. But they do feel hurt when you make comments like you have been
doing of late. The GBA is an alliance of various NGOs that got together to
denotify the regional plan, which they suceeded in doing. While many feel that
they should have disbanded after achieving their target, they persisted on, and
the going is tough.... but right now thay are trying their patience with the
slow pace of the Government...
You can't expect instant stoppage of illegal constructions when the GBA is made
up of lay people who have their own jobs to run, and families to take care of.
Yet, they put in time and fight the builders, the system and try to work with
the Government. all of this for no pay, but criticism instead.
If you are sincerely interested in helping save Goa, I suggest you reduce your
focus on the 'inflitration' of migrants, and focus on the illegal
constructions. Share this info, first with the GBA, second with Goanet. Meet
the people behind the GBA at their offices and you will realise that its not
such a simple task to tackle corruption and red tape.
Please accept this as constructive criticism,
Clinton..
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:45:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Death of Goa By Rajan P. Parrikar
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To Goanet -
I have not revisited that gallery since the time
it was published in early 2007. A lot of us
believed in and stood with the GBA then. But
the GBA has since proven itself to be a cruel
flatulent joke on the people of Goa. The GBA
has saved NOTHING.
Perhaps I will go back and revise/update that
gallery soon. In the intervening months I have
shot hundreds of photographs (some of which
I have posted here from time to time). Right
now we need an abhiyan to save us from both
the GBA and the Goa govt.
Regards,
r
