On 5th June being World Environment Day let us hope we have all firmly
resolved that each one of us does our share in protecting
Goa’s environment from further devastation.
As the Government has been ruthlessly expediting the degradation of
our environment, let us vow to expose the current political trash while
also not sparing those government officials who are conniving and colluding
with their rabid political masters in the rampant destruction of Goa.
It is so very appalling that even the current pandemic has not deterred the
rampant hill cutting and land filling of low lying fields going on across
Goa with political patronage with the authorities continuing to be mere
spectators to all this blatant land use violations. The concretization of
once green, lush and peaceful villages and towns without proper and
adequate infrastructure or respect for the environment is unacceptable and
destructive. It reduces the quality of the air we breathe. It destroys
thousands of plant and animal species and significantly increases air and
noise pollution.
Where our politicians and government officials have consistently and
blatantly failed us and our environment with disastrous consequences on
climate and nature, the Global Pandemic has in a small way come to our
rescue. The air is cleaner, and breathing is easier, birds and other
wildlife are showing signs of revival and hitherto hidden structures due to
smog and fog have become more visible.
Pope Francis in his encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ correctly highlights and warns
each and every one of us of the effects of the escalating environmental
destruction and its effects on climate and pollution. He laments how the
exposure to atmospheric pollutants produces a broad spectrum of health
hazards and causes millions of premature deaths. He urges us to all work
together to protect our planet.
We owe it to posterity to Save the remains of Goa by conserving
the Environment. Protect our environment for our children’s tomorrow. We
do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.
Aires Rodrigues
Advocate High Court
C/G-2, Shopping Complex
Ribandar Retreat,
Ribandar – Goa – 403006
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