PANJIM, NOV 14
The Moira Civic and Consumer Forum in tandem with Goa Bachao Abhiyan and on the occasion of Children’s Day kick-started its postcard campaign “Save Goa for us children’ with a message to the leaders concerned at the Centre to impress upon the State Government to finalise the Regional Plan 2021 at the earliest.
Even though the Government has assured the whole plan will be ready by March 2011, a meeting of the MCCF today expressed little faith in the Chief Minister with a suggestion coming forth that they should address the postcards only to All India Congress Committee President Sonia Gandhi.
Convenor GBA Sabina Martins said after the Diwali vacation ends the campaign will spread to schools and colleges where students will be asked to send postcard messages to Sonia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Youth Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other key decision-making leaders.
Martins reiterated besides the demand for finalisation of the RP their major thrust is upon saving the eco-sensitive zones and restriction of constructions to 50 FAR (floor area ratio). She appealed to the people to approach their MLA with the demands and see his response and spoke on bringing a change in governance.
Representatives of other neighbouring villages like Nachinola and Aldona also supported the call given by the GBA at the meeting. Local leaders like Sunita Rodricks, Vigilia D'Sa, Venita Coelho, Oscar Lobo, Floriano Lobo and Rupesh Mahambre spoke at the meeting.