Hi All, "ACRON BITES THE DUST" - This was a headline in our local papers when the Aldona Gram Sabha decided to take on the unprincipled Acron builders. Not to be outdone by their neighbours, Moidekars showed their mettle at the Gram Sabha today (27/04/2008) and voted to revoke the license given to Acron to put up a mega project in Calizor, Moira.
Acrons perfidy lies in the fact that the project on a steep gradient was shown to be on flatland with a mild slope in the middle. The project plans for 15 bungalows (3storied) on 1700 m2 of land. Estimated cost of each unit is Rs. 2.2 Crores (Rs. 2, 20,00,000) Complicity of the Town and Country planning babus is evident in that the project papers were submitted minus the contour plan - which would have been a give away. There is no plan for water harvesting, garbage disposal. It might shock you to learn that there are only two septic tanks to service these fifteen bungalows - provoking a wit to remark that they could always use the near by river. If our local MLA is interested(?), this could be the subject matter for an assembly question. The project also envisages 16 swimming pools - one for each bungalow and one big one. The builder during the inspection had the temerity to tell the Panchas, it was none of their business where he got the water from! When asked about the disposal of the chlorinated water he talked of recycling. Nowhere on the site plan do we see a site earmarked for recycling the water. This project, on a fragile eco-system will be the death knell of Moira and under no circumstances, must be allowed to continue. The painstaking care with which the members of the the MCCF did their homework was creditable. From printing educative posters, to obtaining facts by using the RTI act, to forming a pressure group they did their work very well. Credit must be given to Vizillia D'Sa and her team (sorry, I don't know all your names). Congrats on a job well done! Sorry also to be a damper after the euphoria, but there is still the little matter of seeing that Acron stays down. With their influence in the TCP (spouse works there), will the mere revoking of the license stop them? MCCF has to be alert and effect a counterstrike. -- Tony de Sa Ph: +91 832 2470148 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] M: +91 9975 162 897 ----------------------------------------------------------- It may be that all games are silly, But then so are humans - Robert Lynd ------------------------------------------------------------