The island is closest to the estuary's southern banks and is connected to the mainland via a bridge with a motor-able road named "Silver Gate." The island is home to an abandoned lighthouse that is passionately protected by the locals. Close to the lighthouse, on top of the São Jacinto hill, stands a rebuilt St. Dominicks Peter & Paul's Chapel which was first built in the late 50s. A church in the name of St. Hyacinth, the patron saint of the island, overlooks the waters of the river towards the east. On the last Sunday of September, the villagers hold a feast in honour of the church.
The local residents of São Jacinto, who are a fishing community, have been living there since the Portuguese times in beautiful little houses located in the South-West of the island consisting of both native Goan and typically Portuguese Goan architecture. Earlier, there used to be a causeway that would connect São Jacinto to the mainland.
The island is home to a number of species and is considered a biodiversity hotspot, where species like the window-pane oysters, plate corals, clams, and crabs are found. The islanders, being protective, have taken the responsibility for ensuring a balance between species conservation and fishing for a livelihood. Having disallowed commercial use of the island and obstructing the advances of industrialization, San Jacinto remains a well-conserved treasure trove of nature and natural beauty.
A report on the Coastal Zone Management Plan was released in 2021 and displayed at the Chicalim village Panchayat. The report failed to show any of the approximately 200 houses on the island, also stating that it hosts a chapel that dates back to 1771 and thus should be cleared off. The people of São Jacinto were upset with the draft and took measures to reach out to relevant persons to protest the ignorance of the management. Before releasing the document, the political leadership had even assured the inhabitants that all houses on the island will be included in the draft before having it scrutinized it for final publication.
The draft further listed the island under the Port Limits of Mormugao Port Trust. The reason behind this move is feared by the locals as it could allow the islanders to be at the mercy of the MPT which may transfer the serene land to industrial lobby groups and displace the people of São Jacinto in its stead.
The villagers have refused to accept the injustice meted out to them, strongly resolving to protect their homeland at all costs.
Salyut
The Salyut program was a space program by the Soviet Union to create space stations. There were seven stations with the name Salyut that made it to orbit. An additional two stations failed during launch and were not given names starting with Salyut.
Three of these were part of the Almaz program instead of the Salyut program. They used the same name series in order to try to hide their military use.
Part of the design of the Salyut stations was later used as the basis for the core module of Mir. It was also used in the Zvezda (ISS module) module of the International Space Station. Part of the design of the Almaz stations was later used as the basis for the Kvant-1 module in Mir and the Zarya module of the International Space Station.
Tara Sutaria
Tara Sutaria (born 19 November 1995) is an Indian actress, singer and dancer who works in Hindi films and television. She started her television career as a child artist in 2010 with Disney India's "Big Bada Boom" and went on to star in the channel's sitcoms "The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir" (2012) and "Oye Jassie" (2013). In 2019, Sutaria made her film debut in the movie "Student of the Year 2", which also starred Tiger Shroff and Ananya Panday. The latter also made her debut. She played a college student in the teen drama for which she won awards for her debut. Also in 2019, she played a mute girl in the action film "Marjaavaan".
Ananya Panday
Ananya Panday (born 30 October 1998) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is the daughter of actor Chunky Pandey, She made her film debut with a leading role in the teen film "Student of the Year 2," along with Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria. The latter also made her debut in films. She acted in the romantic comedy "Pati Patni Aur Woh". For Student of The Year 2, she was credited well for her performances and she won multiple awards for that film.
Budigere
Budigere is a town located in East Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is situated in Hoskote Taluk, Devanahalli block, Bengaluru Rural district. It is just off Old Madras Road. It is an upcoming real estate location in Bengaluru.
Budigere is located at the border of the Bengaluru Rural District. The post office of Budigere is Budigere B.O. The pin code is 56129. The police station is Hoskote Police Station. Budigere is 25.9 km from Bengaluru city. It is 8.8 km from Kempegowda International Airport. The nearest railway station is Whitefield Railway Station, which is 5km away. The closest bus depot is Hoskote bus depot. Budigere Cross is a neighborhood in Budigere. It is also connected to the Chennai-Bengaluru Corridor, KR Puram, Whitefield, Hoodi and Hoskote.
There are several lakes in Budigere. One is the Bommenahalli Lake. The lake is mostly dried up. Its coordinates are 13°4'40"N 77°44'41"E. Manchapanhalli Lake is 4.3km away. Hoskote Lake is 6.1km away. Its coordinates are 13°4'28"N 77°46'6"E. The lake is famous for its bird sightings. Birds such as pelicans, kingfishers, strokes and yellow-billed blabbers can be spotted here. It is popular among bird watchers.
The Lok Sabha constituency is the Chikkaballapur parliamentary constituency. The member of parliament is B.N Bache Gowda.
Nimbekaipura (English: Lemon Town) is a village situated in Budigere Cross, Budigere. It is located close to Mandur. It is believed that about 200-300 years ago, a lemon tree used to grow here. This tree was the only one closest to the neighborhood. As the village expanded, it was named Nimbekaipura after the tree. The tree was uprooted about 30 years ago due to a major storm. Due to the loss of the tree, surrounding villages do not travel to Nimbekaipura frequently. Today, several real estate properties have come up in the village.
There are several temples in the area. Some of them are Sai Baba temple, Sri Sankashtahara Ganapati Devalaya and Sree Darmaraya Swamy Temple. Jamia Masjid, Madina Masjid and Makka Masjid are a few of the mosques in Budigere.
The schools in Budigere include Vibgyor High School, Sterling English School and New Baldwin International School. The colleges nearby are Surya Nursing College, Eat Point College of Engineering and Technology and Srinivasa College of Pharmacy.
Mission Hospital, Sakra Hospital, Global Eye Foundation, East Point Hospital And College Of Medical Sciences are few of the hospitals in the area. There are no local parks in the area.
Orion Uptown Mall has opened up in the neighborhood. Several builders such as Brigade, Prestige, Salarpuria have built gated communities here.
A railway project has been announced, which will provide connectivity to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), via Budigere Cross. Bus priority lanes will be set up on the KR Puram - Budigere Cross.
A community organization called Budigere Raising is present. It consists of residents from the neighboring gated communities. They organize events such as cardiac health camp, free eye camp, blood donation drive, and free covid testing.
Moti Daman Fort
Moti Daman Fort is in the Union territory Daman and Diu, i.e. Daman. It is 112 sq.km. in size. Daman has a little more than 243,000 people. The union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been combined into one unit. There are two forts in Daman, Moti Daman Fort and Nani Daman Fort.
Moti Daman fort was built by the Portuguese. They began in 1559.