[Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

2008-09-09 Thread Philip Thomas
<1) The efficient airports in the world are run by companies that are established to make profits. All that any govt should be concerned about is providing basic health, education and utility services for its residents. Every time the govt tries to use taxes to run what should be for profit enterpr

Re: [Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

2008-09-09 Thread Mervyn Lobo
>> 1) Let the contractors (and not the people of Goa) bear the >> burden of making the new airport profitable. >> 2) Two civilian airports is the dumbest of all ideas. >> 3) It's time the Indian Govt took a clue from Cuba who >> turned eight air force fields into international airports. >Phili

[Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

2008-09-09 Thread Philip Thomas
Mevyn say: 1) Let the contractors (and not the people of Goa) bear the burden of making the new airport profitable. 2) Two civilian airports is the dumbest of all ideas. 3) It's time the Indian Govt took a clue from Cuba who turned eight air force fields into international airports. Confucius s

Re: [Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

2008-09-08 Thread Mervyn Lobo
h one of those airports receives more flights per day than Goa does. Mervyn   - Original Message From: Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:36:36 PM Subject: [Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride   Mervyn, isnt it ironi

[Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

2008-09-07 Thread Philip Thomas
Mervyn, isnt it ironical that on the one hand you pour scorn on politicians' reliability while at the same time you subscribe fully to their presription for Mopa -- viz hand things over to contractors! Where exactly do you stand? Pls clarify. While you are at it pls spare a thought for the fate o

Re: [Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

2008-09-07 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Philip, Goa will never get a proper airport if the decision is left to local politicians. The centre knows that if India is to develop, it requires massive expenditure on infrastructure. India desperately needs to build roads, airports and ports. Thankfully, the centre is not opposed to BOT (Bui

[Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

2008-09-07 Thread Philip Thomas
The double barrelled headline of a 100 col.cm report in TOI (7/9/08) is a dead give-away: "'Let investors decide on viability of Mopa airport': Centre's nod to Sindhudurg project will not affect Goa, say politicians". The first part shows that the govenment is not 'in control' while the second part