Theres a saligao connection in the below mail of the moira GS -
question - where is the center mentioned in the mail for stray dogs here
in saligao???
kind regards
Ashley
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Subject: [Moira-Net:6271] Moira Gram Sabha of 10 November 2013
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:11:38 +0530
From: augusto pinto <pinto...@gmail.com>
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The Gram Sabha which was held on Sunday was full of excitement and drama
and I'm surprised that more people did not attend. Maybe people feel it
is all talk and no action.
It started with the reading of the Minutes of the last meeting. Sarpanch
Oswald Cordeiro intervened immediately after the reading by pointing out
that after the last meeting where the Gram Sabha had demanded that more
vegetables should be sent to Moira to the Goa Horticultural outlets, he
said that he and his Panchayat colleagues had managed to convince the
Govt. to send a truck of vegetables exclusively to Moira twice a week. A
round of applause was given to this announcement. However the fact
remains that the amount of vegetables sent to the shops in Moira are
still insufficient.
Then there was a long hungama regarding the survey that had been asked
for by the last Gram Sabha to determine who exactly were the residents
of Moira. Sarpanch Oswald was a bit tongue tied regarding this issue and
said that more time was needed to complete the survey. But Marshall
D'Mello, Agnelo Lobo and others demanded to know what exactly was the
problem. They stated that if one did not know who were the residents it
was possible that criminal elements would be entering the village.
The Secretary Arjun Velip had to explain that a circular had been sent
out asking for people to carry out the survey but even after the last
date of the call for applications there were none. (I remember Venita
Coelho had at the last GS said that she would get people to do the
survey but I didn't mention this as I didn't want to embarrass her. It's
more than I could expect from her.)
Anyway Secretary Velip was forced to admit that a group of youngsters
with 10th to 12th Standard pass qualifications were recruited and they
did present a report but since it was found to be faulty it has not been
tabled. He said that according to Panchayat records they expected a
population of some 4500 to be shown but the survey results showed only
some 3500 which suggested that a lot of people had not been recorded.
The GS was quite annoyed with this but the Sarpanch was allowed another
opportunity to present the survey results at the next GS.
Daniel Lobo brought up an issue at this stage itself that on Republic
Day, 26 January, a public holiday, Secretary Velip was seen conducting
an inspection on an illegally constructed garage. Velip angrily replied
that he was not on official duty, and it was his right to go wherever
and whenever to whichever place he wanted to.
A lady from Calizor Sandra (I think D'Mello's) mother pointed out how
she was ready to give land and demolish an illegal construction on her
own property, near Lourdes's Chapel and at the same time requested that
the Panchayat see that she was given access to her property.
The next item of the agenda were the development projects proposed by
the villagers. There were the usual claims made by people usually for
their own interests.
_*There was a long discussion on the issue of the stray dog menace which
evoked strong emotions. To cut it short, a woman from Sataporio whose
name was Adeline Whitaker, if I heard right, said she was a founder of
International Animal Rescue and had started a centre in Saligao, and she
was a member of PETA and so on said that she was willing to take on
strays and neuter them and put them up for adoption.*_
Florian Lobo (FL) started screaming that these NGOs take money from
Govt. agencies and after neutering left them back in the same
localities. Ms Whitaker explained that she would take a lot of trouble
catching the strays and after the dogs she would neuter them and then
put them up for adoption. FL screamed that she would just be leaving
them back into the same places and that they should be shot.
In some ways what FL says seems sensible. But what he does not
understand is that if dogs are shot (which is what he wants) then a new
set of dogs and bitches quickly come to replace them because the
buildings which spawn them like Shambhuraj Apts and Lobo Residency have
residents who have waste food which they want to feed to strays.
What FL also does not understand is that if strays who have been
neutered and vaccinated for rabies are left in the same environment then
the risk of dangerous rabid dogs are reduced and also that the neutered
dogs and bitches do not allow any further breeding in the area. Anyway
the Whitaker lady's passionate pleas for support which included
assertions that dogs were God's creatures and we had no right to kill
them were accepted.
The proposals which Pio Sequeira had suggested and which I had forwarded
to the GS also came up. These were:
1.
Road Markers/Speed Breakers or Rumblers – with increased traffic it
is very difficult to cross from one side of the road to the other at
Anant Raikar House as also near the St Xaviers High School
The response to this was that it was acceptable but provided that speed
breakers with a gentle slope and not rumblers (which damage vehicles)
were installed. A lot of other wards also pointed out where speed
breakers were required.
2.
Drainage – With rain waters gushing down from higher levels of
ground to lower levels need for gutters to connect to existing
gutters so that the water flows to Borvond Waddo which is supposed
to be ground water reservoir. At Pirazona with the new construction
on the hill facing Panarim a lot of water and mud gushes down on to
the road with no control
Response: Borvon Vaddo is in Nachinola and hence there is a question of
jurisdiction. I said that there is a need for coordination between Moira
and Nachinola Panchayats for good drainage systems to be constructed.
I'm not sure if they understood the problem regarding the big house
opposite George and Mathilda's house in Pirazona which is
beingconstructed for quite a number of years now.
3.
1.
Market for farm producers sitting near the Moira Soppo – a lot
of vegetables/fruits is sold by small farmers sitting by the
roadside with no shade during summer/rainy season.
Request – proper sitting arrangement/shades so there is no traffic
congestion The response to this was that the Panchayat was agreeable
but I think they had problems wrt funds.
4. Ramps for Tractor/Small Vehicles to collect Paddy from the fields on
either side of the roadfor the tractor/vehicles to get into the
fields on either side some ramp arrangement needed also to enable
transport vehicles to load the paddy after harvest
The response was that this was agreeable and several other villagers
pointed out that such ramps were needed in different parts of the
village. Sarpanch asked villagers for places where the ramps should be
constructed and proposals would be sent to the authorities.
Perhaps Pio or Benito Maciel could help identify the places for the
ramps in Pirazona and Novo Portugal so that the information could be
supplied to the Sarpanch
5.
"Garbage – perennial problem everywhere that needs resolution
Request – Panchayat to arrange collection/picking up of garbage/plastic
by placing garbage notified areas for dumping of garbage which needs to
be collected regularlyTest Case – check the garbage bins provided by Goa
Suraj Party near the Xaviers High School which seems to be working
as a private initiative to be replicated in other areas"
I couldn't quite follow what the response was in this case.
6.
Grass/Weeds overgrown over the monsoon period with no
cutting/cleaning that it becomes difficult to walk through these areas
The Sarpanch said that the grass was already cut once but it had grown
again and there was no provision to do it again. Floriano Lobo said that
people should try and at least clean the areas around their houses.
Among the other items discussed were the problem of thefts of vehicles
and petrol pointed out by Vizilia D'Sa. Also that at some places like
behind the Moira Primary school and the Sataporio chapel, youths would
gather there and drink alcohol and possibly take drugs. The Sarpanch
said that police was informed and they would patrol the places for a
week or so and then stop. After this the activities of the youths would
start again.
There was a discussion about the auction of shops in the Panchayat
building but I didn't wait for it.
Cheers
Augusto
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