------------------------------------------------------- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Email: goad...@bsnl.in ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Beggars keep pace with Volvos! ---------------------------------- The beggars in Mapusa seem to have augmented their skills with the usage of stilts that enable them to compete with the Volvo heights in circus style .
Perhaps unable to come in close contacts with the passengers arriving in Goa from Mumbai and elsewhere by Volvo buses, the beggars have now come out with innovative style of begging on stilts, which bring them, face-to-face with passengers. Having completed with the begging for the day, they coolly walk off carrying their stilts. Considering the terror threats, precautionary measures should be taken by the police as the stilts could be used as a weapon to harm passengers that don't oblige such stilt-toting beggars. Will the concerned authorities clamp down on these beggars who use stilts in order to ensure the safety of bus passengers? ---------------------------- HERALD 29/12/08 page 2 ---------------------------- ==================================== GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto:goad...@bsnl.in <goad...@bsnl.in> ------------------------------------------------------- Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy =====================================
