MARGAO
The Shankhavali Teerthkshetra Raksha Samiti on Thursday submitted a petition to the South Goa district Collector, Ruchika Katyal, IAS seeking the intervention of the district administration in saving the ruins of the Vijaydurga Temple at Sancoale.
Led by Jayesh Naik and others, the petition stated there is an attempt to damage and destroy the evidences of temple on the site, saying there have been disturbances at the protected site with alleged illegal structures of permanent and temporary nature mushrooming there.
After the meeting, Jayesh told the media that the Collector has given the delegation a patient hearing, by listening to the points raised by them.
He said the Collector has assured to act if the points raised by the delegation turned out to be true. “Since the matter falls in the jurisdiction of the deputy Collector, Vasco, we have been told by the Collector to also submit the memorandum to the deputy Collector’s office”, he said, adding the delegation will call on the deputy Collector, Vasco on Friday to submit the memorandum.
