SATURDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2026

Practical solutions needed to ease congestion

This is with reference to the Editorial: Porvorim flyover brings wave of relief, but….. -  The Goan Everyday - September 10,  2026. That was a thought provoking editorial. Flyovers are being built in Goa and other cities supposedly to ease traffic congestion. But, sadly, the reality seems different. Your editorial has raised several valid points like the congestion at both the ends of the flyover, impact on the roadside businesses, etc. And, what about the quality of the flyover? It seems like a familiar story. So, where do we go from here? The editorial rightly points out, while the road has risen over Porvorim, some of its traffic problems have merely moved elsewhere. As we are witnessing in Mumbai, no amount of flyovers can help ease traffic congestion in the city. The authorities must come up with some realistic, practical solutions.



MELVILLE X D'SOUZA, Mumbai


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Colva being destroyed to feed greed of select few

The Goan Network
Published Sep 10, 2026, 7:47 PM IST
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Specific landlords in Colva who have inherited vast areas of land which were carefully preserved by their ancestors, seem to have now gone berserk and selling as much as they can mainly to 'money bags' from outside the state. One can argue that it's their land but one main concern here is various environmental laws are being violated including filling of lands (illegally), cutting of heritage trees including banyan trees etc. and these landlords with connections to top Goan…

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