Candolim village is
very famous in many respects. In this
village there is one world famous Vaddo known as “Pintos” Vaddo made known worldwide
by the world famous son of this Village and Vaddo, Abe Faria the world renowned Hypnotist. Also, Pintos Vaddo in Candolim gained
worldwide publicity because of the Pintos revolution initiated by the Pinto
people from this Vaddo “Pintos” in Candolim.
Attached to this Vaddo is a small hamlet like place called Araddy touching
the Hill and where there were very few houses.
Earlier this place was inhabited by the locals only but recently due to land
price rise there is a big demand for this place even tempting the big builders to
hunt for land there. The infrastructure is
very thin there for building mega projects where only the non Goans
occupy these projects thereby upsetting the demographic structure not only of this are but
also of Goa as a whole.
Picture 1 of the Site
According to elders,
the Candolim Church in the beginning was to be built in Araddy Vaddo and even
preliminary work for this job was conducted and the first phase of excavation
was done. However, to due unknown reasons,
this project was shelved at Araddy and shifted to a place where the present
Church is majestically standing now.
Picture 2 of the Site
Earlier because of
small local population it was only one Araddy but now it is devided into two
Araddys, original Araddy is called Old Araddy and the other is New Araddy where
new settlers mainly the Migrants built their settlements with the blessing and
nod of the local authorities. This is one
method by the local politicians to create a Vote Bank for them.
Picture 3 of the Site
In Old Araddy one mega
project was already built there and occupied by the non-Goans, the second one is
under construction and the third one is about to begin where the area is
readied for putting a fence. In this
area there are lot of productive trees and plants which naturally will be cut to make way for
the new construction. By cutting these
Trees and Plants there will be negative effect on ecology which is to be
protected by all means. The local authorities
has already cleared this project without realizing the bad effect on ecology
which by all means has to be protected.
Picture 4 of the Site
It is right time now for the social activists and the protectors of Ecology in Goa to intervene in this matter. Also, it is imperative now for reviving Congress Party under its new Boss Luizinho Faleiro to find out from the local authorities the genuineness of this case because local authority owes its allegiance to Congress Party.
Picture 5 of the Site
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Araddy,
Goa.
