Goemkarponn desk
MARGAO: At a time when Goa along with the rest of the country is grappling with oxygen shortage due to the rampaging corona virus that is killing a large segment of the population, it is time that every citizen resolves to take responsibility to protect trees said citizens for democracy Goa.
Speaking for the group, Elvis Gomes along with Sidharth Karapurkar and Ramiro Mascarenhas said that the government was now trying to build oxygen manufacturing factories spending crores of rupees while at the same time cutting off natural oxygen suppliers from the face of the earth in the form of over 60,000 trees at Mopa alone and over 1.5 lakhs trees in Mollem. He said that the rampaging power of the axe wielded by government at Mollem and Mopa would be causing, a colossal loss of 1,500 crores (0ne thousand five hundred) in terms of value of trees lost per year as estimated by the Supreme Court committee of experts in another case, taking into account the benefits it would give to nature and mankind, including the cost of oxygen it would emit to the atmosphere.
Quoting the title of a song by Remo “when will you learn man?” Sidharth Karapurkar said that damage caused to environment in the last 9 years was of the highest magnitude far surpassing the alleged pollution due to rampant mining before the BJP had taken over.“ Destruction of natural trees and starting oxygen manufacturing factories is like breaking a leg and fixing artificial limb. This invisible virus has a lesson for all to learn. People are paying with their lives for being silent when large scale environmental depredation is carried out to satisfy corporate greed. Time to act to save nature”, said Karapurkar
Ramiro Mascarenhas said that there was no reason for government to wait for PM cares fund to start oxygen plants when measures could have been taken earlier.
“Before cutting next tree, think oxygen. PM care cannot compare with nature care,” said Ramiro
