------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | New on Goanet's website's A&E section - http://www.goanet.org | | Book in Review: A Kind of Absence - Joao da Veiga Coutinho | | POEM: SUSEGAAD - Cynthia Gomes James | | http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=216 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT
I called on the Chief Secretary on 7 Dec 05 regarding "Traffic Hazards ,Inaction" after 10 years of futile running around to improve traffic management, where all concerned authorities consulted,even notifications issued by competent authorities after due but lethargic process after dogged follow up, even run around with Director of Public Grievances(He complained they have no powers). There was absolutely no implementation with impunity! On 6/1/06, I sent a reminder to CS office, after the Home Office sat on her recommendations for action.Today I rang up CS office(not sure if she is transferred),SP Dixit of Home Office dealing with the case transferred,Mr Yatindra Maralkar is not in this office but down, and files go to him.Well,he also is not available! In the meantime accidents have killed,maimed, financially ruined people, and traffic Hazards increased manifold. Goa desperately needs to quickly tone up its administration.The three Cs( Corruption,Criminalisation,Communalisation) appear to be strengthenning by leaps and bounds. . Observe petrol tankers operators strike due objection to their illegal activities and incompetent coordination of Police protection/escort, Politicians backing taxi operators objection to go by legal activities and resistance to fixing rates/meters,no proper land reforms or control of illegal constructions, the River Princess saga, Beach illegal activities, more accidents,robberies,rapes,murder,Construction mafia unchecked, PWD illegalities and their absolute waste of water/mismanagement where they compensate by increasing water tariff, and so on . A fourth element,the foreign mafia is gainning a stranglehold. To quote Nandkumar Kamat " The age of greed,socially sanctified corruption and mutual suspicion has begun.Goa is kidnapped by Politicians to settle their personal scores whilst ignoring the mounting problems of the people" John Eric Gomes Alto de Porvorim (Tel 2417837)