To Goanet - Read the letter reproduced below from today's Herald. The migrants are taking Goa down from one end, the builders & miners from the other. The politicos and activists are playing both sides.
r ps: Samir Kelekar will no doubt convince them to return to the spotlessly clean paradise of Karnataka. ***** http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=6331&cid=13 Discard encroachers Maria Dias, Porvorim Adjacent to the Catering College Porvorim, is a plot of land, enclosed by a compound wall. As usual, the migrants are quick to sight lucrative spots for putting up fruit or tea ‘gaddas’ or erect sheds and huts for housing. One early morning as we drove past the Catering College onto the NH17, we were alarmed to find tin sheds which had sprouted overnight. We wonder with whose blessing these migrants have erected these shelters for themselves? In reality these slums are vote banks for politicians and malaria bank for common citizens. If, it’s for some construction purpose within the enclosed area than, after completion of the work, will these shelters be dismantled and occupants sent back to where they belong? In addition to seeing the ugly sheds, we will also have to witness a race with water bottles early morning towards the thinning greenery to further contaminate the atmosphere. Similarly, the incomplete structure behind the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Education is once again teeming with squatters. More kiosks near teen building bus stop have mushroomed up. It would be a blessing to us, common citizens, if the authorities take stringent action against all owners and builders of structures lying incomplete for years. These places have become eyesores. Further these illegal kiosks affect the smooth flow of traffic and are a cause for frequent accidents. ********
