GBA to facilitate People's understanding of Regional Plan 2021 An interactive meeting on Participatory Village Level Planning is being facilitated by the Goa Bachao Abhiyan with Mr. Vinod Kumar from Maitri-Kerala, as the resource person. Members of the GBA Core Group and Taluka Coordinators will attend and participate in the deliberations. Members of Village Committees and others interested in understanding planning are welcome to attend by prior registration. Please reply to "GBA office" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, or SMS, phone on 9767701245 to reserve a seat as space may be a constraint.
The meeting will be held from 4.00 P.M. on Saturday 13 December, 2008 at Institute Piedade hall, Near State Bank of India, Panaji.[entrance near "Cafe Coffee Day" and "Bread & More", adjoining Virani Sales Corporation] If the number of participants is more, a bigger space and more chairs will need to be arranged. Please confirm by 11 December, 2008, so that arrangements can be made. Mr. Vinod Kumar has done Post Graduate studies in Local Administration and has been involved with Village, District and Perspective Planning for the State of Kerala for the last ten years. He will be bringing along plans prepared through people's participation and implemented in Kerala after the passage of the 73rd and 74 th amendments to the Constitution of India. Those who would like to interact with him are requested to do so by appointment prior to the meeting. He will not be available for consultation after the meeting. The above is the official message. The note below is only indicative ....nothing "official" about it. It is proposed to have the meeting structured with a brief presentation of DRP 2021 maps and plans followed by the Keynote address by Mr. Vinod of Maitri [30 minutes] and a Question and Answer Session. The proceedings will be summed up before the adoption of resolutions on the way forward. Time is the essence. Please be on time at 4.00 P.M. An exhibition containing. Taluka level plans as per DRP 2021 of each of the eleven talukas and corresponding Google/ Digital Globe image will be set up, if possible. Participants who have obtained copies of DRP 2021, village maps, etc either by application or through RTI are requested to bring the copies along for discussion and sharing with others. The DRP 2021 Village Plans are quite indicative of what type of land is available and to what uses it can be put. It is for the people to decide on the final land use pattern for their villages in the next five to dozen years. We hope that the interaction will neither lay waste the work put in by the Task Force....nor the land that we love, Goa. This interaction is FACILITATED by the GBA to help reach a common understanding of the WAY FORWARD. The time to score Brownie points is over. It is a time to come together. Together Everyone Achieves More. Let that be our T.E.A.M. spirit. Feedback is solicited. Mog asundi Miguel -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.