ALDONA SHOWS THE WAY We should acclaim the Aldona villagers with a whoop
They have now got together to form a core group To demonstrate that they wish to reject >From their village a mega housing project Which they fear will land them all in the soup. It is a shining example that loudly cries For emulation as one sorrowfully eyes Such eyesores rising in other villages too. Such grassroots reaction is long overdue To discourage other builders from doing likewise. - SHANTI DHOOT RE: News item in the HINDU by Prakash Kamat in which he wrote: Date:14/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041455001200.htm QUOTE Residents of Aldona, a sleepy village of north Goa, are up in arms against a proposed mega housing project. The Aldona Bachao Abhiyan (ABA), a core group formed by the villagers, is gearing for a struggle armed with a fresh government notification on March 13 on the role of the ward development committees, village panchayats, gram sabhas and the zilla panchayats in the planning process.