[Goanet] The Clean Goa Initiative -

[Miguel Braganza]

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At 5.30 p.m. the Church square seemed deserted, except for the tourists. By
6.00 P.M. the Mermaid Garden began to see some activity. By 6.15 P.M. there
was a good enough crowd to hear Nilkant Halarnkar, the NCP's former
candidate of Tivim constituency [ whom Margaret kept calling 'Haldankar'
though there is a good distance between Alorna/Halarn and Aldona/Haldana],
Sanjit Rodrigues, Roland Martins, Capt. Leo Lobo, Sandesh Prabhudesai and of
course, Margaret Mascarenhas and Wendel Rodricks. It is a good beginning. In
the audience were Ganesh Javdekar of NavPrabha, Joel D"souza of Goan
Observer and Daily Goa News Clippings, the inimitable Alexyz Fernandes,
Vijay D'Souza of the Herald, Floriano Lobo of Goa Suraj Party, Dr.Claude
Alvares, Mathew Pereira, Ana Marie Goswami and a host of other people. It
was a good start to something that may become a movement if the organisers
persist beyond Brownie points in the run-up to IFFI. Garbage, like a shadow,
will always be with us. We need to manage it to get a good picture.

 > - Original Message -
> From: "Cecil Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > The Clean Goa Initiative, which also calls for the State government to
appoint an
> > independent committee of qualified individuals to identify key problem
> > areas and recommend cost-effective solutions for the State at large, has
> > become a growing proactive people's movement, endorsed by numerous
> > Goa-based NGOs and activists, hundreds of Goans and non-Goan residents
of
> > Goa, as well as by a number of film professionals and opinion makers
from
> > all over the country who consider Goa a national treasure and want to
> help.
> >
> > In culmination of the endorsement campaign, there will be a public
> > demonstration of support for the Clean Goa Initiative in Panjim on
October
> > 17, 2005. The demonstration will begin with a solidarity march at 5:30
pm
> > from the Panjim Church square to the Mermaid Garden.
> >
> > This campaign event is co-ordinated by Wendell Rodricks, Margaret
> > Mascarenhas, and Ethel Da Costa, along with Goa-based activists and
NGOs,
> > in the public interest. It is managed by Think Geek Media and
Productions.
> > The theme is Goa Waste Management Issues and Solutions. Speakers at the
> > Mermaid Garden will include Patricia Pinto, Sandesh Prabhudesai, Sanjit
> > Rodrigues, Roland Martins, Wendell Rodricks, etc.
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The timing of the issue happily coincides with the municipal elections. Tha
Mhapsa Municipal Council has, in the meanwhile cleared the garbage dumped
along the NH-17 in village Guirim from Tar to Hotel Green Park. In the
cover-up process it has bulldozed quite a few live trees. Apparently the Goa
Tree Act, 1972 is not applicable here. At least the Forest Officials are not
complaining. Floraino has all the documentary evidence that the Courts may
require.

Warm regards,
 Miguel




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[Goanet] *The CLEAN GOA Initiative*

[Muriel & Mario]

Dear Cybergaonkars,

This is the copy of Press Note announcing the programme for 
Monday, 17 October:

PRESS RELEASE
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The Clean Goa Initiative—began with a petition written by two 
Goans seeking to draw attention at the Central Government level 
to the waste management crisis in Goa and requesting 
intervention, beginning with a rational and responsible waste 
management strategy for IFFI in Panjim this year. 

The initiative, which also calls for the State government to 
appoint an independent committee of qualified individuals to 
identify key problem areas and recommend cost-effective 
solutions for the State at large, has become a growing proactive 
people's movement, endorsed by numerous Goa-based NGOs and 
activists, hundreds of Goans and non-Goan residents of Goa, as 
well as by a number of film professionals and opinion makers 
from all over the country who consider Goa a national treasure 
and want to help. 

In culmination of the endorsement campaign, there will be a 
public demonstration of support for the Clean Goa Initiative in 
Panjim on October 17, 2005. The demonstration will begin with a 
solidarity march at 5:30 pm from the Panjim Church square to the 
Mermaid Garden. 

This campaign event is co-ordinated by Wendell Rodricks, Margaret 
Mascarenhas, and Ethel Da Costa, along with Goa-based activists 
and NGOs, in the public interest. It is managed by Think Geek 
Media and Productions. The theme is Goa Waste Management Issues 
and Solutions. Speakers at the Mermaid Garden will include 
Patricia Pinto, Sandesh Prabhudesai, Sanjit Rodrigues, Roland 
Martins, Wendell Rodricks, Sandeep Jarkis, and others. Chief 
Minister, Pratapsingh Rane, has been invited to address the 
public on the issue. A brief Q and A with the press will follow.

Citizens and villagers from all over Goa who are concerned and 
want to be better informed about this issue are encouraged to 
participate. Those who attend are requested to bring their own 
food and beverages to the event and to take their garbage away 
when they leave.

(ends)

Please be there!

M&M.
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