Welcome to Marina? My Foot!
Critique of "Marinache Swagat vyhave!" (Marina must be welcome!) in October 21, 2023 edition
And when Journalist turns corporate peddler consequences are blatant as the editorial of 21 October 2023 in Marathi daily published from Goa: Gomantak. Editorial has been reduced by its editor Raju Nayak to peddle same ideas that another former editor of Herald and Gomantak Times attempted few years ago: Ashwin Tombat. Their writings are at the cross roads in Crotia and Marinas in this tiny European country. We respect Crotians fondly for their legacy in Gaudalim village of Goa but advocacy of transplantation of their marina experience is absurd.
Both Raju Nayak now and Ashwin Tombat earlier are wearing terrible biased and prejudiced spectacles to spin out their master's voice. Both of then has opted to ignore not only current fishing status of people of Nauxim but also guarantee of "long term negative irreversible impact" on fishing in chapter five of AHOY Marina.
Raju Nayak celebrates the fact that Expert Appraisal Committee of MOEF & CC has done away with the very need for Environmental Clearance. This hardly a cause for celebration unless one is acclaimed sadist who rejoices at complete destruction of important portion of Goa's Fisheries sector and cultural genocide of people of Nauxim village. It's transformation of Tribal fishing village into gambling sinful den.
One can lead ignorant to the light of wisdom but none can prevent the knowledgeable moving towards intellectual suicide. And so we can do nothing about Raju Nayak except wish him safe journey into the deeper ditch while we keep perenial watch on him from all sides.
Those who genuinely wish to know factual basis for opposing Marina for more than past dozen years they are invited to take online tour at https://bharatmukti.blogspot.com/2022/03/for-urgent-attention-agenda-point-no-35.html.
Nauxim village is already under severe pressure from loss of mountainous land to Aldeia de Goa inhabited by economically powerful elements. One doesn't require ricket science to understand involvement of descion making bodies at various strata of governance from Panchayat to Town and Country Planning Department. After stealing of land what attempted stealing of waters of Zuari: the blue grab. It's brigadands are captained by Editors habitual to peddling of corporate driven ideas. Raju Nayak and Ashwin Tombat are just two of them and we shall wait for more to come on the prowl. In the meanwhile let's be ready with smoke and incense to welcome them!
Dr. S.A. Rodrigues
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