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एकाबाजूने शासनाने सिंधुदुर्ग जिल्हा हा 'पर्यटन जिल्हा' म्हणून घोषित केलेला आहे. दुसऱ्या बाजूने पर्यावरणालाच सुरुंग लावणारे प्रकल्प सुरु करण्यासाठी परवानगी दिली जात आहे. फक्त परवानगी देऊन न थांबता असे प्रकल्प लोकांच्या गळी उतरवण्यासाठी हरप्रकारे प्रयत्न चालू आहेत.
या अशाप्रकारच्या खनिज प्रकल्पामुळे पूर्णच्या पूर्ण डोंगर नेस्तनाबूत करून टाकले जातात. आणि ते पण अगदी दोन ते तीन वर्षात! यामध्ये फक्त डोंगरच नाहीसे होतात अस नाही तर त्याबरोबरच गावांचे पाण्याचे स्त्रोत, निसर्गसंपत्ती नाहीशी होते.
एकाबाजूला पर्यटनाला चालना आणि दुसऱ्याबाजूने अशा अनेक गावांमध्ये असे डोंगरच्या डोंगर आणि त्याबरोबरच त्यातील निसर्गसंपत्ती नाहीसे करण्याचे प्रकल्प सुरु करणाऱ्या शासनाला काय म्हणावे? आता या मागे नक्की काय 'गणित' असते हे सुज्ञ नागरिकांना खोलात जाऊन सांगण्याची आवश्यकता नाही.
हे प्रकार आता सिंधुदुर्गातील एक दोन गावामध्ये मर्यादित राहिलेले नाहीत. खरुज वाढत जावी तसा हा प्रकार वाढतच चालला आहे. असेच चालत राहिले तर 'हिरवाईने नटलेला सुंदर कोकण' हा पुस्तक आणि फोटोमधेच पाहायला मिळेल. काही गावांमध्ये तर शासनाचा निर्णय म्हणून म्हणा, पैश्याची गरज म्हणा किंवा एवढी जमीन नुसती ठेवण्यापेक्षा एखाद्या धनदांडग्या कंपनीला दिली तर पैसे मिळतील म्हणून अशा प्रकल्पांना नागरिकांकडून जमिनी स्वखुशीने दिल्यापण जातात.
सध्या निवडणुका नुकत्याच होऊन गेलेल्या असल्यामुळे आणि पुढची पाच वर्षे 'गरज' नसल्यामुळे कोणत्याही राजकीय पक्षाने हा विषय नागरिकांच्या बाजूने सक्षमपणे उचलून धरलेला नाही. आणि तो त्यांचा राजकीय किंवा व्यक्तिगत स्वार्थ असल्याशिवाय उचलून धरलापण जाणार नाही.
या सर्व पार्श्वभूमीवर असनिये गावकऱ्यांनी घेतलेली भूमिका आणि ते देत असलेला लढा हा निश्चितच कौतुकास्पद आहे. त्यांच्या या लढ्यास मन:पूर्वक शुभेच्छा!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Chanakya quotes
(Something Nice from Internet)
Chanakya (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC) "A person should not be too honest.
Straight trees are cut first
And Honest people are screwed first."
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"Even if a snake is not poisonous,
It should pretend to be venomous."
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"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. If you cannot keep secret with you , do not expect that other will keep it. ! It will destroy you."
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"There is some self-interest behind every friendship.
There is no Friendship without self-interests.
This is a bitter truth."
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"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions -
Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply And find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."
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"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
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"Once you start a working on something,
Don't be afraid of failure and
Don't abandon it.
People who work sincerely are the happiest."
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"The fragrance of flowers spreads
Only in the direction of the wind.
But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."
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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."
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"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years.
For the next five years, scold them.
By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend.
Your grown up children are your best friends."
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"Education is the best friend.
An educated person is respected everywhere.
Education beats the beauty and the youth."
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Who said car names don't have meaning?
BMW: Brings Me Women.
FIAT: Failure in Italian Automotive Technology.
HYUNDAI: Hope You Understand Nothing's Drivable And Inexpensive....
VOLVO: Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object.
PORSCHE: Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything.
KIA: Kills In Accidents
OPEL: Old People Enjoying Life
TOYOTA: The One You Only Trust, Always.
GOLF/GTI: Girls Only Love Fun / Get Them Inside
HONDA: Hanged Over, Now Driving Away.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thankful .....
Thursday, November 26, 2009
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION
(Something Nice from Internet)
Jack and Max are walking from religious service. Jack wonders whether it would be all right to smoke while praying.
Max replies, "Why don't you ask the Priest?"
So Jack goes up to the Priest and asks, "Father, may I smoke while I pray?"
The Priest replies, "No, my son, you may not! That's utter disrespect to our religion."
Jack goes back to his friend and tells him what the good Priest told him.
Max says, "I'm not surprised. You asked the wrong question. Let me try."
And so Max goes up to the Priest and asks, "Father, may I pray while I smoke?"
Jack and Max are walking from religious service. Jack wonders whether it would be all right to smoke while praying.
Max replies, "Why don't you ask the Priest?"
So Jack goes up to the Priest and asks, "Father, may I smoke while I pray?"
The Priest replies, "No, my son, you may not! That's utter disrespect to our religion."
Jack goes back to his friend and tells him what the good Priest told him.
Max says, "I'm not surprised. You asked the wrong question. Let me try."
And so Max goes up to the Priest and asks, "Father, may I pray while I smoke?"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Split Milk (Beautiful Story)
(Something Nice from Internet)
This is a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor—a veritable sea of milk!
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work," we usually learn something valuable from it.
This is a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor—a veritable sea of milk!
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work," we usually learn something valuable from it.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Where to Tap?
(Something Nice from Internet)
Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster.
He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer.
He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life.
He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer .. $ 2.00
Knowing where to ......... $ 9998.00
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Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.
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Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster.
He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer.
He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life.
He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer .. $ 2.00
Knowing where to ......... $ 9998.00
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Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.
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