Weary over the loud and disturbing music, 10 locals
from Pernem protested against noise pollution caused by a resort in January
2015. Little did they know, that instead of their issue getting resolved, the
police would book them for a staged rasta-roko to draw the authorities’
attention to the matter. Since then, two of them have died and the eight
continue to fight a legal battle at the JMFC court in Mapusa, which keeps being
adjourned since then, while the music keeps getting louder.
In January 2015, residents of Morjim and surrounding
areas submitted a memorandum to the government threatening to take to the
streets if the government fails to act on the noise complaints. Despite
repeated complaints to the police and authorities, they failed to act
