Yet another front has opened in opposition to river nationalisation in Goa with the All Goa Fishermen's Cooperative Association saying the nationalisation which will involve dredging, cutting of mangroves and turning rivers into shipping channels will "affect marine ecology, which is the main source of income of fishermen.
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"All the rivers of Goa are being polluted by barges, coal carriers and so on. This has led to the depletion of fish production in inland rivers. Hence the fishermen whose livelihood fully depends on inland fishing are facing economic crisis as they find it difficult to make ends meet," Chodankar said. "We request the government to bring out a white paper on this, so that the fishermen community will have knowledge of the project. Before initiating the project they should take into confidence the fishermen community of Goa... to get details about what will the impact of dredging be on the ecology of the area," Ex-Minister Chandrakant Chodankar said while speaking to the media. The Association also declared its opposition to the minister's statements that he would discontinue the subsidy being given to fishermen saying that such a move would only push fishermen into economic hardship. They also raised demands including relaxation of CRZ provisions for the traditional communities.
The capital city experienced a major traffic jam in the first half of Friday after a bus broke down on the new Patto bridge.
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Published Nov 11, 2017, 7:27 PM IST
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PANAJITraffic police and Panaji Police personnel worked through the day to clear the traffic and to ensure a smooth flow into the city. It was later learnt that the road block was caused due to the breakdown of a tourist bus on the new Patto bridge. Panaji police informed that the tourist bus was carrying 48 schoolchildren from Porvorim to the Children's Park at Campal. However, fumes began emanating from the engine of the bus. At around 10 am, the bus broke down on the…
