Louis, Thanks for bringing us up to date on both the issues. It's good to know that there are some of you still there in the village to 'keep an eye on things'.
There must be some way to issue a stay order against furthur construction until an investigation into how this construction was allowed so close to our hallowed 'zor' has been conducted. Also, the sale of water from a few private properties in Saligao MUST BE STOPPED. Water is a common commodity, access to which is beginning to be considered to be a basic human right. The plundering of this natural resouce does affect surrounding properties by dropping the water table unnaturally and beyond the natural recharge processes. The thirsty tourist belt must be prepared to invest in the long term resolution of this problem. If water is to be sold from Saligao, it should be done under the auspicies of the local government (Communidade?) with input into the process from the villagers with a view to investing the proceeds into watershed management. This would include a concerted plan to dig retaining ditches on the hill, damming up the 'toye' and other efforts that can be ascertained by local geologists. A few private individuals cannot profit from this resource just because they have installed efficient extraction equipment. As we all know, pushing these matters legally takes time and money. We value all the efforts being put into these projects by those on the ground (ie. in Saligao) and we can only help remotely with ideas and money. Is there a fund for these matters to which we can contribute? Kevin Original Message: ----------------- From: Louis Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:02:56 +0530 To: saligaonet@goacom.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [saligaonet] Salmona, the next casualty! Didn't mean to undermine the valiant efforts to stop it. But like it or not, even a prolonged flash, soon extinguished, is still a flash! The sale of water soon resumed & continues in full swing while my well already has just about a foot of water left. The piped water is released in fits & starts of late. Perhaps being rationed for drier times! Anyway, back to Salmona - Up to our eyeballs with the kids exams, cashew plucking, Easter egg orders & so I don't have the time to take up the Salmona crusade right away. Since these sort of constructions have a history of mushrooming almost over night, perhaps Ricco (strictly from the angle of being a media person) or any other volunteer could at least stall it till I can get involved. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--W-E-B--S-I-T-E--=-=-=-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from Saligaonet | http://www.goacom.com/saligao_tinto/ ============================================================================ * Send e=mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT saligaonet@goacom.com) * Leave SUBJECT blank <--- Commom Mistake !! * On first line of the BODY of your message, type: subscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL OR unsubscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL Questions/Problems? Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
