PANAJI
The Goa cabinet on Friday approved the transfer of 10,000 square meters of land from the District Rural Development Agency to the Tourism department to execute the ‘Unity Mall’ project, a Central government initiative to promote unique products of each State.
Styled the ‘One District, One Product’ project to boost handicrafts and other traditional handicraft products, such initiatives are being promoted by the Centre across the country.
Meanwhile, in another significant decision the Cabinet decided to approve a proposal to outrightly sell the shops to the highest bidder with first
preference to locals, the shops at the Cansaulim sports complex.
This proposal is a departure from the past policy of leasing such premises rather than ‘selling’ the shops.
The shops at the Dr Tristao Braganza Da Cunha Sports Complex at Cansaulim have been lying unutilised for several years. It was built back in 2006.
Preference will be given to the local village residents and only if there are no takers, it will be sold to others, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.
In other decisions, the Cabinet has approved a proposal to hike stipend for SC and ST trainees at the Labour Welfare Centre and another to introduce a single-file system in the Directorate of Public Grievances.
PWD GETS NOD TO REPLACE PANAJI’S OLD SEWAGE SYSTEM
PANAJI: In a surprise move, the Goa Cabinet granted its approval to the Public Works Department (PWD) to wholly replace the underground sewerage system of the capital city, which has already gone through nearly a year of sewerage augmentation and other work under the ‘Smart City’ project.
The old sewerage network, according to PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral, gas “completely deteriorated” and has to be replaced.
“This work (replacing sewerage network) was not included in the ‘smart city’ work. We will now do it under the PWD. Then, the Universal Walkway over it will be executed through the Smart City project,” Cabral said.
