Goa, Oct. 28 -- PLASTINO D'COSTA

Goa this year faces a rain deficit of around 31%, so as a knee jerk reaction, the first thing the government will do is cut the water supply by 31%. Understandable, but hold on: why should Goans be the only ones to bear the brunt of adverse water supply? To add salt to our wounds, the government has already proclaimed to Goans that we should stop using drinking water to wash our cars or water our private gardens; a diktat to stop bathing altogether will perhaps come later. This signals to the peo ple of Goa that politicians now consider Goans sec ond-class citizens. Don't be furious reading this, but saving water has become the prerogative of Goans only. Water rationing is the logical thing to do in a rai...