Twin Villagers join protest to protect Mhadei waters
Nearly 115 people from the twin villages of Guirdolim and Chandor-Cavorim participated in the rally held at Sanquelim on 16th January 2923 to protest against the attempts to divert waters of River Mhadei to Karnataka. While 105 travelled to the venue in the three buses hired for the purpose, others travelled in their own vehicles. Founder member and former President of Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott John Douglas Coutinho was up on the stage twice. Once for symbolically putting water in a bann kept on the stage to symbolize waters of all the rivers of Goa and secondly when the motion opposing the water diversion was being adopted. GBE General secretary Francis Coutinho along with members Jose Coutinho, Menino alias Minush Gomes, Gidwan D’Costa, Savio...
Read MoreJohn Fernandes’ success in composting kitchen waste
As garbage management is emerging as a major problem all over the State with even the Chief Minister of Goa Dr Pramod Sawant admitting that his administration has failed to find a solution to this problem as funds allotted by the government are being misused or manipulated, Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott President John Fernandes, has successfully created over 100 kgs of compost over the last two years by only using the vegetable and fruit waste generated in his house. John shared his experience in preparing compost at home and it was published in the January edition of the Chandor Church bulletin titled Prokas, under the heading “Home Composting”. “I find people throwing their wet waste by the roadside and in open space which is such a waste and trouble for the...
Read MoreChandor Celebrates famed Feast of Epiphany
The feast of Epiphany more popularly called the feast of the Three Kings or Three Wise Men was celebrated with solemnity at the Church of Our Lady of Bethlehem with the associated pomp and grandeur. Three youngsters from the village, representing the three wise men from the East who visited Baby Jesus after his birth at Bethlehem descended from the chapel at the mount to reach the church at 10 am where the solemn high mass was celebrated with Parish Priest of Sancoale Church Fr. Kenneth Telles as the main celebrant. The three riding horses hired for the purpose from Goa itself this year, came down from the Mount in a solemn procession led by members of the confraria and accompanied by their family members and well wishers. The three youngsters were Maverick Dias...
Read MoreTwin villages cleaned to welcome Baby Jesus
The twin villages of Guirdolim and Chandor-Cavorim look clean and pristine all ready to welcome Baby Jesus for Christmas thanks to a massive cleanliness drive undertaken by all the organisations operating the villages including the elected panchayat bodies and the Basic Christian Communities more commonly known as Somudais, of both Chandor and Guirdolim. How it looked before cleaning How it looked after cleaning This first of its kind cleanliness drive initiated by Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott was held on 21st...
Read MoreChristmas Party for Senior Citizens in 2022
Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott held its annual Christmas Party for Senior Citizens on 19th December in the Chandor Club premises which was attended by 230 senior villagers from the twin villages of Guirdolim and Chandor-Cavorim. This programme had Jose Coutinho as the project manager with Gidwan D’Costa and Francis Hanchik Peixoto assisting him as joint project managers and went on smoothly without any bumps or hiccups. The party commenced at 9:30 am and Francisco D’Souza from Modemwado in Guirdolim, who was the first to come to the venue was given a special gift to honour him for his respect for time and being the early bird. The party was extremely enjoyable and went about smoothly due to the outstanding compering by GBE’s in house minstrel...
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