TUESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Destruction and devastation of our State must be halted

In the current grim state of the basic infrastructure, it would be prudent for the Goa Government not to allow construction of any further residential complexes. With political blessings the real estate mafia has swiftly enriched itself multifold while leaving the common man to face the brunt of their misdeeds.

The colossal environmental degradation that Goa has been witnessing over the years by way of rampant destruction of hills, fragmentation of pristine vegetated verdant landscapes and ruthless chopping of trees and concrete being poured in low-lying fields is finally showing the impact of criminal interference in Goa's age old natural ecosystems. If those in power do not take urgent corrective, well planned and sustainable measures to save the natural ecosystems, the God-gifted landscape, the eco-sensitive beaches, sand dunes, khazans, wetlands, salt pans, the last remaining hills and farms, the orchards, rivers, estuaries, lakes, ponds, springs, fountains of Goa, we will have soon have  a catastrophic disaster. Goa has been a beautiful accident of history endowed with abundant resources. But the rampant greed of those in power has brought our State to a point of grave environmental crisis.


 



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Eight-year celebrations another diversionary tactic?

NELSON LOPES, Chinchinim
Published Jun 12, 2022, 7:50 PM IST
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India is reeling under protests from Islamic  countries the world over.   Many Indians are employed in these countries providing much needed foreign exchange besides providing  employment opportunities.  The BJP  is  rejoicing by celebrating  8 years of rule by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.It is strange and hilarious that 8 years is now considered a new landmark for public celebrations.  This is nothing but a diversionary tactic.…

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