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21 March 2015
Pisciculture sounds death knell for Khajan fields
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Locals say that on one
hand government says
they want people to turn
to farming and but on the
other hand when people
are urging the government
to protect their cultivable
lands nothing seems to be
happening.
Villagers are demanding
that the breached bunds
be repaired at the earliest
so that saline water doesn’t
enter the fields. They are
also demanding with the
authority to prohibit fishing
activities in Khazan paddy
field.
“Left with no option,
we had earlier confronted
the Ponda Mamlatdarin
her office. The talathi
who visited the site for
an inspection after that
reported that the field
is dry and that, no saline
water is entering into the
field,” said Sankalp Fadte
who has been spearheading the agitation along
with other youth from
the village.
Jayesh Phadte, an architect and villager, said
that the stagnating wa-
ter has become a major breeding ground for
mosquitoes. “During the
evenings and nights, several mosquitoes hover in
the area. The villagers are
living under the threat of
an epidemic like malaria
and dengue,” he pointed
out. He opined that the
water be released after
certain intervals and the
fields should be allowed
to dry.
“Today I am proud
of my people who have
stood united against injustice. Yes, we the people of
Incidentally, villagers
Karannzal Marcaim have
have also voiced their opsuccessfully boycotted
position to the proposed
the ZP election to proMarine Park project on
test against government
the banks of the river
systems which failed to
Zuari . They are conprotect our environHappy Gudi Padva!
ment,” says Sankalp.
The fight will continue using all possible
democratic means until
the problem is brought
to its logical conclusion
vouch Sankalp Fadte,
Advocate Kapil Phadte
, Jayesh Phadte who are
wholeheartedly supported by the villagers
or Caranzal.
A BIG THANK YOU
Pandurang Alias Deepak
Dhavalikar
MLA Priol Constituency
Minister for Co-operation , Factories & Boilers ,
Craftsmen Training
Ramkrishna Alias Sudin
Dhavalikar
Happy
Gudi
Padva!
Lavoo Mamlatdar
MLA, Ponda Constituency
Happy Gudi Padva!
MLA, Marcaim Constituency
Hon. Minister for PWD , Transport , River Navigation
Non Conventional Energy
We thank our beloved voters of Ponda
taluka for giving overwhelming support to
MGP candidates in Zilla Panchayat elections
Mohan Verenkar
Curti
cerned that the project
will have a very long lasting negative impact on
the population of the
a rea .
Shivdas Gavde
Veling Priol
Chitra Fadte
Kavlem
Babita Dattaprasad
Naik Gaonkar
BETKI KHANDOLA
M.G. Party (MGP)
Happy Gudi Padva!