The dust has not settled down against the much delayed CZMP even as the government has failed to implement the proposal of Goans. One of the very important issues was about the removal of the Port limits (under MPT) on the rivers of Goa.
Taking cover of the pandemic Minister for Ports Michael Lobo has gone ahead and placed orders for these floating jetties against the wishes of the local fishermen.
The government has already floated another jetty on river Chapora (Siolim) and says it plans to start ferry cruises. Is this not a back door entry for casinos by promoting hinterland tourism?
Today the unemployed youth who want to start cage fishing will not have permission from MPT. Fishing community and unemployed youth must take up cage fishing on war footing if they want to earn a decent living.
The five star hotels built along the coastal belt have denied common man to go the access to beaches, thereby making it their private property.
Is this the development that Goa needs?
