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Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Those familiar with these parts of Bardez would know of the Maddani area of Pilerne, a road leading to part of the village (at the foothills). It got its name from the fact that, in the past, this road had scenic coconut trees planted on both sides. With the demise of the comunidades, the growth of tenancy claims and the spurt in real estate values, who cares for these simple but aesthetic aspects of Goan village life anymore? Over the years, the trees simply collapsed, fell with amazing regularly during each successive monsoons (sometimes taking the electricity overhead wires with them... whatever happen to plans for underground power cables?). Of late, I've noticed that some patches of the road once again has coconut trees planted on both sides. This is good news... On the Saligao-Parra road however, not much replanting has happened. In a few cases, non-coconut and easy-to-grow plants have replaced the fallen coconut trees. In addition, the anti-public transport motorcar-friendly policies of the Goa government (have you seen any of our middle-classes critiquing this?) means that the Saligao-Parra road is being currently widened, and one doesn't know what happens to the few surviving coconut trees at the sides of the roads. Just sharing a few thoughts. FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/