MARGAO
The South Goa district administration has cleared a total of 530 cases for ex-gratia relief for the victims affected by natural calamity during the monsoons, disbursing an amount of Rs 2.52 crore.
Taking a review of the cases with the South Goa district Administration at his Friday darbar at the district Collectorate, South, Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira said the remaining cases filed by the victims of natural calamity will be sanctioned before the year end on December 31.
He said the South district administration had received around 530 cases of which the administration has sanctioned all the cases, disbursing an amount of Rs 2.52 crore.
The Minister said that sanction of the natural calamity cases has fulfilled the commitment given by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on the floor of the House during the recently concluded session of the Goa Legislative Assembly. “I am sure the amount sanctioned by the administration will help the victims to tide over the situation. This is a substantial amount disbursed by the administration,” he said, adding that the government is committed to walk the extra mile to provide relief to the people and resolve issues.
Of the total number of claims, Salcete tops the list with 175 cases, with the administration sanctioning ex-gratia relief of Rs 1.50 crore. Salcete was followed by Ponda taluka, which had received total of 117 claims with the sanctioned amount pegged at Rs 25.26 lakh.
Meanwhile, the Environment Minister told the media that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has approved laying of sewerage network at the South Goa district Collectorate and the SGPDA market to link the two places to the underground sewage line.
He said work on laying the sewage network at the SGPDA market complex will commence soon.
On the sewage issue plaguing Navelim village, Sequeira told the media that a meeting has been convened on December 17 with the Managing Director, Sewerage Infrastructure Development Corporation of Goa to address the issue facing the sewage network in the village.
