Chandor's way
Frederick Menezes
put together by Chandor villagers has prompted an editorial
in today's Herald. I'm trying to get a copy of the plan. -
FM
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from www.oheraldo.in
Chandor's way
This may sound like the title of a movie but if people are
praising the mass movement that saw the denotification of
the RegionalPplan 2011, then what can one say about the
Chandor Development Forum which over the last six months has
drawn up a plan, titled Chandor Ganv Vhodd Zaum offers a
roadmap for development in the village over the next five
years and covers all aspects of life of the village,
including its economy, infrastructure, amenities and social
structure. The first part of the plan identifies the malaise
afflicting the village and then goes on to suggest remedial
steps to be taken with a set time-frame. What is unique
about this plan, Chandor's Way, is that there is total
involvement of all villagers in the well being of their
village and they are willing to sink their differences in
order to ensure that nothing happens to their village. Can
any villager or for that matter any resident of Goa has
remembered when they have collectively come forward and
collectively decided to solve a problem. Doubtful because if
many cases there are always some selfish souls who are just
willing to talk and not take any action. But assuming if all
villagers and residents of the towns were to come together
and collectively reach decisions without considering each
person's selfish needs then would the state be in such a
disastrous state.
This is what is lacking in Goa and that is that nobody is
willing to sit down and discuss issues or for that matter
are willing to listen to criticism or suggestions. Consider
once again Chandor, which has chosen to revive its
agricultural past. Surely if each of the 185 villages in Goa
were to each accept one such plan, individually, then what
could be the outcome for Goa. Or for that matter if groups
of villages were to come together and collectively reach a
decision consider how beneficial it would be. Consider the
problem of garbage - if two or three villages come together
and select a site for garbage disposal then one of Goa's
main problem can be solved. More heads are better than one
and if people could just sit down and try and solve these
local problems like Chandor did and set down some goals for
the future, then there would be no need for the people to
keep on muttering about those '40 chors and those Alibaba's.'
Yes, Goa should follow Chandor's way then we can be fully
accountable for our village, state and future, rather than
depending on some minister and then lamenting later.
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Fred Menezes
http://fm-gazali.blogspot.com
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Dexter
copy of it in the files section. A lot of good ideas that are do-able.
A good brainstorming is in order, to put ideas to action...
On Feb 16, 11:56 am, "Frederick Menezes" <fred.mene...@gmail.com>
wrote: