Bambolim Battlefield - II

This is a road (dug) to Gauns family home in Bambolim

Gauns house in Bambolim. This property is eyed by real estate sharks. First step is to cut off the access. So typically military style! Warfare on the residents over the traditional untarred road.

All his life Krishna Gauns walked on this road. And now real estate agents are forcing him to believe that there was never a traditional road here. You believe it or no!

Gauns has a cattle with him along with 8 member family of human beings. But Real Estate agents has robbed this family of dignity by digging their access to the main road.

Portion of the traditional road used by Gauns family. The family has demanded that those responsible for digging their road be arrested.

Small team of people offering solidarity to Gauns family on Saturday, 07 February 2009.

Here is another traditional well packed and ready to buried in Bambolim. Goa's traditional water bodies are under threat for sure but not just by miners and industry but also by these type of builders and real estate sharks.

Here you have constructions even on top of traditional drains.

Banyan tree in Bambolim facing threats from the Real estate incursions. Will it be cut down too?

This is a development (?) in place of the traditional road to Gauns family.

This is no drinking water well but one dangerous water hole on side of main road in Bambolim. This is a juncture from where traditional road to Gauns house passes by. And its dug this deep!

A sign board of destructive construction in Bambolim.

Inside traditional well of Gauns family in Bambolim. There used to be plenty of water in this well but due to the bore wells dug by real estate agents ground water is depleting here. Natural springs too are drying up and access is closed for public that used to go for bath annually after the annual salt water dip in Arabian Sea on Bambolim shores in April-May months. This is a well known practice in the State of Goa.

Gauns family in close proximity to that of the builders.

Construction of compound wall by real estate company right inside the traditional drain in Bambolim bordering Gauns property.

Real Estate - Goan by name and anti-Goan by deeds! Gauns family is Goan family. Of course the money has no state allegiance. So who cares for Goans any more? At least not the real estate parties as this is the case.

You are welcome to visit Gauns family. You will have to visit to belive what is happening. In case you think of coming just call Rahul Gauns at his cell number 9850816084.

Pravin Sabnis and Sebastian Rodrigues with support from Rahul Gauns