Sabotage of PMSSY implimentation in Goa

 11.03.2026

Sir/Madam,

Please find attached NFDB - Administrative Approval cum Sanction order - Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV) under PMSSY 2024-25 two Coastal villages for State of Goa.

All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union (AGSSRFU) which is affiliated to National Federation of Small-Scale Fishworkers (NFSF) had welcomed this project in the selected two Goa villages specially in Cacra.

Today we write to you as we have received information from reliable sources that Goa Fisheries department is attempting to sabotage the inplimentation of the project. We have come to know that two officers of Goa Fisheries department C. Velip (Director) and Sunita Pawaskar are trying to do away with installation of solar fish dryers and emergency rescue facility but putting undue pressure on those Responsible for inplimentation threats to withhold the payments to work in progress under thus scheme.

Emergency rescue facility in the project included rescue boat to be stationed at Cacra in Zuari river waters. This is under active sabotage process for the reasons best known to the Director of Fisheries. C. Velip and the junior officer Sunita Pawaskar. We failed to understand this behavior that is sabotaging central government project in Goa.

We also don't understand as to why these officers should oppose solar fish dryers proposal from implimentation.

Fishermen and Fishewomen are very dustrubed about above mentioned conduct Goa Fisheries Director C. Velip and the junior officer Sunita Pawaskar and are feeling insulted and betryed. 

We bring this to your attention to ensure your timely intervention to implement the project as sanctioned without any deviations. 

Thank you.

Regards,

Shaila D'mello

President,

Laximan Mangueshkar,

Secretary 

All Goa Small-Scale Responsible Fisheries Union.

This letter emailed to National Fisheries Development Board, Government of India who has sanctioned PMSSY scheme in Goa, with copy to Director of Fisheries, Government of Goa

illegal para sailing in Zuari river

06.03.2026

To,

Director of Tourism, 

Government of Goa,

Panaji, Goa.

Subject: illegal para sailing in Zuari river

Sir,

This is to bring to your attention continues instances of para sailing in Zuari river from Dona Paula to Cacra. We have already informed about this situation to your office earlier too beside personal meetings with you as well as concerned deputy director.

Non-action from your office of those operating illegal para sailing boats is deeply disappointing and we draw the meaning from all this experience that your office is as committed is disrupting zuari river Small scale fishery as illegal para sailing boats and illegal trawlers operating in Zuari inspite of contrary verbal assurances when we called on your office on 08 January 2026.

We hope at least now you will act decisively with impact to stop illegal parasailing in Zuari river conducted from Dona Paula.

Thank you.

Yours truly,

Shaila D'mello 

(President)

Laximan Mangueshkar

(Secretary)

Rampant illegal trawling in Zuari river

05.03.2026

To,

Director of Fisheries, 

Government of Goa,

Panaji, Goa.

Subject: Rampant illegal trawling in Zuari river

Sir,

This is to bring to your attention rampant illegal trawler fishing in Zuari river specially during might time over past one month.

Members of All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union and other fishermen on Zuari coast have repeatedly brought this to your attention with phone calls to Fisheries Control room. 

We however are disappointed over continued instances of such illegal trawler fishing in spite of all our phone calls to the fisheries control room.

Kindly initiate stringent actions against such marauding trawlers immidiately as their act also constituted Contempt of Court in Goa Bench of Bombay High Court judgment in All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union VS Government of Goa.

Thank you.

Yours truly,

Shaila D'mello 

(President)

All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union 

Laximan Mangueshkar

(Secretary)

All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union