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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training 
and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa 
and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: contac...@sangath.com 
or yvo...@sangath.com or ph+91-9881499458
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html

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Dear Rajan,

I usually try to ignore your venom, but you just can't expect to get away with just anything that you rant. I didn't get into the GBA because I didn't have the time for it then, however, a lot of people did put in efforts that have bourne fruit. For over a week, until 2-3am, Patricia, Ritu, Solano and others had painstakingly complied an exhaustive list of land use changes from gazettes. This info practically saved the day when it helped individuals point out discrepancies in the village draft regional plans in Jan-Feb-March-April 2009. The GBA came out with a useful booklet, and conducted numerous sessions educating the villagers on how to identify discrepancies and complying with the formats the plans needed to be submitted to the TCP. Then there's the documentation, the presentations, interaction with media, photo documentation of violations, filing of criminal cases against the offenders, aiding those affected, working with the Government in preparing a new plan. All in all, the GBA did a lot more than simply photograph violations and obtain info through RTI.
The reason why the Regional plan was withdrawn was because of the pressure of 
the people led by the GBA. Getting the government to draw up a fresh plan 
requires both sides to sit at the same table and discuss. That's exactly what 
happened. Now when this happens people want to criticize. Petty issues are made 
large. If the Government want to play dirty, it should be held responsible, not 
the GBA. Oscar may have lauded the chief minster in the past, but that  was 
then, when the government was doing something positive, and not now when the 
Government is going against the people.

This politics of pulling each other down is terrible, and exactly what the 
government needs to get their agenda across. When all was well with the GBA, it 
proved to be a front that the Government could not ignore. Today, what do we 
have? A lot of people that are upset with each other over petty issues and no 
longer have the will to work together just because  of irresponsible 
statements, pulling each other down and comments like these. Right now, it 
appears that there no unified front to fight the Government's decisions? 
Besides the excess dosage of criticism, Do Mr. Rajan or Soter have any 
solutions?

It's strange to see Soter criticize the GBA while being a member of it himself.

Clinton..



Message: 3
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:56:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" <parri...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] GBA's hoax unfurls
To: goa...@goanet.org
Message-ID: <411492.96068...@web30404.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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To Goanet -

Thank you, Soter, for laying it all out.

Sorry, berther, no dice. You have ZERO cred. These rascals have finally been shown for what they really are. But we told you so many moons ago!

The bigger tragedy is that Goa has lost valuable time. Let us once and for all get this right: thank you GBA for NOTHING. You got that? The GBA was one loud stinking flatulent joke on Goa and Goans.
Regards,


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