--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa
http://goanvoice.org.uk/miningpetition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is good, that Benaulim MLA Mickky Pacheco has taken a stand against Mega-Projects, recently at the Betalbatim Gramsabha. I request that he takes this one village further and puts in some sense into specific corrupt Colva Panchayat Members, who are blinded by huge incentives via Mega-Projects, at the cost of destroying my beautiful village. Also, I would like to remind Mickky, that he had taken a similar stand in 2007 at the Benaulim Gramsabha and would like to know, if there was any positive action taken by him on the same. Finally, I wonder if the MLA from the Neighboring Constituency of Navelim i.e. PWD Minister Mr. Churchill Alemao has done anything to stop the Mega-Projects; surely as a person who once formed the Save Goa and also reportedly is concerned about Global Warming, he should have done something!! Arwin Mesquita, UAE -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. For the Love of Konkani: http://www.radiogoa.net/ 6. Goa's Identity Movement website: http://www.goamag.net/gim 7. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 8. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/