Bharat Mukti Morcha President Maggie Silveira turns down Ozone corporate talk offer

Two operatives claiming to be Ozone corporate operatives today came on the public road outside the home of Maggie Silveira, President, Bharat Mukti Morcha, Goa State on Vanxim Island near Diwar in Goa at 9.15 am. They called out to Maggie from the road. When Maggie came out in the gallery they said that they want to speak to Maggie for two minutes. Then they were asked as to whom they represent. For this they answered "Ozone in Panjim". They were then asked to produce their identity. One of them produced his election identity card that revealed his name as Gokuldas Naik of H.No.43, Capxem, Sanvordem, Goa. Gokuldas also disclosed that he was on the staff in Ozone corporate office in Bangalore. The other person said that he forgot his identity inside the car. Maggie then told them that she is not interested in any talks with Ozone. Gokuldas Naik then told the second person "Come, lets go. If she is not going to talk then there is no need to show your identity card." They then went marching off to their car that was parked at the distance of around 35 meters.

Earlier Ozone corporate Manager - Administration Bruno Ferrao was similarly sent back along with the flower bouquet he came with for Maggie's wedding on January 01, 2014 in Vanxim.

Ozone corporate has filed criminal case through Bruno Ferrao against four women in Vanxin resisting corporate takeover of  Vanxim on 12 November 2011. The case is under trial in magistrate's court in Panjim. Corporate has been drawing up strategies to pressurize the women to surrender their land rights over paddy fields in Vanxim. Maggie Silveira is also included in these four women but she along with her family has refused to surrender. Instead Bharat Mukti Morcha filed objections before Captain of Ports and Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) over proposed construction of floating Pontoon Jetty at Panelim, Old Goa that is allowed with overruling of expert opinion to carry on Environment Impact Assessment (EIA). 

Today morning Ozone corporate sent its representatives to the residence of Maggie Silveira in Vanxim but they were not allowed entry and had to beat hasty retreat. A befitting act on World Environment Day 2015.

Bharat Mukti Morcha calls upon all other communities in Goa to agitate uncompromisingly and resist boldly without any fear of the Corporate.

In the same way today because of the people who were in the upfront at Bambolim they destroyed Bambolim by allowing hotel Grand Hyatt to come up illegally. So let us not allow any corporate body to be illegally growing in Goa when the Sons and Daughters of Goa are fighting for the rights of Goa's mulnivasi freedom. Let us destroy such corporate bodies as the dust particles.

Any attack on Maggie Silveira, Ozone corporate will be held responsible along with Bamon Mahendra Gaunekar and Bharat Mukti Morcha will retaliate accordingly. 

The Pontoon whereby Captain of Ports and Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority have given approvals/ NOCs. Captain of Ports has been renewing the approvals every year for past couple of years. Let there be high level investigation either from CBI or from Vigilance department to get to know how much with fraudulence (fraud) the Captain of Ports and Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority is working.

People of Goa wake up! Let us march to save Goa from this land grabbers and corporate looters. Jai Goa! Jai Mulnivasi! Jai Bhimb! Jai Bharat!

Illegal Sand mining in Mandovi river

Date:18^th May 2015

1 To, The Chief Secretary, Government of Goa, Porvorim, Goa	2 To, Secretary (Mines) Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa
3 To, Secretary (Environment) Government of Goa, Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa	4 To, Secretary (Fisheries) Government of Goa, Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa
5 To, The Director-General of Police (DGP) Police Headquarters, Panjim, Goa	6 To, The Director, Department of Mines and Geology, Panjim, Goa
7 To, The Superintendent of Police (North Goa) Porvorim, Goa	8 To, The Police Inspector, Coastal Police Security, Ribandar, Goa

Subject: Illegal Sand mining in Mandovi river

Dear Madam/Sir,

We urge you to act against illegal sand mining currently ongoing in Mandovi river at different places. We specifically call for your intervention to stop illegal sand mining extraction in Mandovi river between Diwar and Vanxim. The river bed here is getting badly affected and we anticipate that it will have adverse effect on marine ecology. Besides the telephone cable and public water pipeline to Vanxim Island is affected due to sand mining and water pipeline may burst in the river and telephone cables cut through. Both these are necessity and not a luxury to the people of Vanxim as it is an island.

The Konkan Railway Bridge at Malar may be weakened and even collapse in near future as the sand extraction is being carried on in its close proximity. This will lead to disruption of rail traffic in konkan region. 

Sand mining is affecting fishing as river bed is constantly dug and will ultimately leading to changing of shape of river bed from ‘U’ shape to ‘V’ shape.

Please act to stop sand mining extraction in Mandovi River with immediate effect.

Yours sincerely,

          Sd/-

Maggie Silveira

President, Goa Unit

          Sd/-

Sanjay Harmalkar

Convener, Diwar Unit

          Sd/-

Rohidas Andrade

Convener, Bambolim Unit

          Sd/-

Sanjay Pereira

Convener, Cacra Unit

Pontoon approvals in Mandovi a fraud

Date: 15^th May 2015

To,

The Chairman,

Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA),

Panjim, Goa

To,

The Captain of Ports,

Panjim, Goa

Sub:- Objections to Pontoon in Mandovi

Sir,

We have come through know from the minutes of the 113^th meeting of GCZMA held on 26^th February 2015 (case no. 7.5, page 32) that GCZMA has granted permission to M/s Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt. Ltd in order to construct floating pontoon jetty in river Mandovi river adjacent to the plot bearing Survey no. 2/5, Panelim Village, Old Goa.

Site inspection report cited in the minutes points out “Any structure within river is bound to cause upstream and / or downstream erosion and / or accretion. Such activities need an EIA from competent authorities as stipulated in the CRZ 2011 rules.

Thereafter it is mentioned that “after detailed discussion and due deliberations and on considering the report of the site inspection conducted on 10/10/2014 by Dr. Antonio Mascarenhas, Expert member of GCZMA, the authority decided to approve  the proposal for the proposed construction of floating pontoon jetty in river Mandovi adjacent to the plot bearing Survey no. 2/5, Panelim village, Old Goa, Tiswadi Taluka, by M/s Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt. Ltd with a condition that  the applicant should not carry out any land reclamation in the said area and further the Authority decided to direct the applicant to plant at least 200 mangroves in the property in consultation with the Forest Department and Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB)”

Bharat Mukti Morcha considers this approval to M/s Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt. Ltd to construct 18 meters long and 10 meters deep floating Pontoon Jetty in Old Goa as fraud as the observation of Expert Member Antonio Mascarenhas to carry on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under CRZ 2011 rules before construction has been over looked and the transcripts of the “detailed discussion and due deliberations” held during the meeting are not recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

Bharat Mukti Morcha calls for detail EIA report as well as Public Hearing on this and approvals granted to Pontoon Jetty construction by GCZMA as well as Captain of Ports must be revoked with immediate effect as it is nothing more than fraud.

Anticipating your quick action,

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

           Sd/-

Maggie Silveira

President, Goa Unit

            Sd/-

Sanjay Harmalkar

Convener, Diwar Unit

          Sd/-

Rohidas Andrade

Convener, Bambolim Unit

         Sd/-

 Sanjay Pereira

Convener, Cacra Unit