ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN CANDOLIM.
In my village too much of illegal structures are coming up from the migrants and the village Panchayat under the current Sarpanch looks like ignoring this development. While entering the Araddy road from the main road, there is one BUND which was the traditional way for the people to walk. The owner of this Bund has rented this Bund for one migrant who converted it into a workshop and built small - small settlement there like ZOPOTTPOTTIS. It is now two years that locals in the Gram Sabas raising this issue but the answer of the Sarpanch is “we are going to dismantle it or demolishing it”. Even the local MLA assured that he will arrange to dismantle it but up to now nothing is happening and on top of it the migrant occupying those huts already got water and electricity connections. These connections are not possible without the help of the local Panchayat. People are talking that the migrant must have paid heavy bribe to the Panchayat to get him both the vital connections. If this is the case, can anyone trust the Sarpanch? The truth must come out either from the Sarpanch or MLA who gave "bonddolam" to the villagers.
It is a hard fact that the locals in Candolim have realised that the elected representatives are not to be trusted anymore. They are interested only in filling their pockets. Otherwise, how they become crorepotis within a short time? What was their financial standing at the time of joining the politics and now?
It is a hard fact that the locals in Candolim have realised that the elected representatives are not to be trusted anymore. They are interested only in filling their pockets. Otherwise, how they become crorepotis within a short time? What was their financial standing at the time of joining the politics and now?
Another few more Zopottpottis
One more view of the Zopottpottis.
In Candolim there are many hotels come up. Before issuing licences to these hoteliers the local Panchayat must make sure that there is sufficient place allocated for the car parking. There are hotels in Candolim where the Hoteliers have bypassed this condition, because of this lot of inconvenience are occurring to the commuters and vehicular traffic on the main road in front of these hotels because the Cars engaged with these hotels are parked on the main road.
Because of this lot of accidents are occuring. The two zones where this provision was not done are, one at Ximer and the other opposite to the Azilo. Why and for what reason these hotels ignored the Car Parking provision? The simple reason according to some locals was that the Hoteliers have bribed the local Panchayat to ignore this provision. Bribe money for few and inconvenience for the public? This is the reason that today's Sarpanches are minting money thru bribe taking and thus the Sarpanches build Bungalows and own Restaurant and Hotels. These Sarpanchas and other Panch members are not even ashamed to mix up in society. They are so shameless that even they are not afraid to come to the Church and receive the holy communion.
In the following photos one can see some cars of the hotels parked in the area not belonged to the Hoteliers nor to the Panchayat. It is to be seen who is going to usurp this land - Panchayat or Hoteliers.
A.Veronica Fernandes.