Goanetters annual year-end meet is on Dec 27, 2010 (Monday) from 4-6 pm at
Institute Piedade (near Hotel Mandovi, opp Bread & More) in Panjim. Do come
along. RSVP via SMS 9822122436, f...@goa-india.org or 2409490 (after 2 pm).
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Hi everyone,
Greetings & Compliments of the Season.
Being on the Noise Pollution (citizen's) committee constituted by the
High Court of Bombay at Goa, we have consistently opposed this festival.
The reasons being many, but the main being that the entire residential
areas surrounding the festival venue is held at ransom with heavy NOISE
POLLUTION. The other reasons being: drugs freely circulated (a
Bangalore girl fell dead on the last occasion from overdose). Poorly
managed with policing missing; No clearance of garbage after the
festival by the organizers, etc etc.
This time over, the licensing authority has been shifted to the Home
Ministry from the normal authority which is the Collector. This amply
shows that money rules and as long as this angle is met, anything goes.
The conscious citizens of Goa have no problem with music festivals as
long as they are conducted in a well organized manner with the authority
keeping an eye on what is happening.
Rupees 10,000/- per ticket is something that is beyond the purse of
music loving middle class Goans. Therefore, the question is: Who is it
meant for?
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
