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PORVORIM
Stating that the government has placed an order for 17,000 toilets, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said it is now the responsibility of all panchayats to contact the departments concerned and deliver these to the people who had applied for them within the next three months.
Sawant said these initiatives were part of the State government’s efforts to make Goa an open-defecation free state.
He was speaking at Paithona after unveiling the plaques of three renovated government primary schools in Porvorim constituency.
Sawant said the government has plans to convert closed government primary schools into community centres. “The government shall offer the closed primary school premises at nominal rates to institutions interested in running community centres,” said Sawant.
The chief minister stated that during his visit to Porvorim, he observed that only 30-40 per cent of the fields have been brought under cultivation. “There is ample scope for cultivating fields in Porvorim constituency. The government is prepared to render the required support to farmers interested in increasing their agricultural income. Panchayat members should coordinate with farmers and assist them in getting government schemes so that they are encouraged to pursue agriculture,” said Sawant.
Sawant said as chief minister of the entire State, it becomes his duty to ensure the development of all constituencies.
“The review meeting with the local MLA regarding development works in Porvorim will be held this month and necessary steps will be taken to ensure that ongoing developmental projects are completed at the earliest,” said Sawant.
Former minister and Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said, “Work on some development projects in Porvorim has come to standstill due to paucity of funds while work of some are going on at snail’s pace. Several crores of investment are stuck in these projects. The chief minister should look into this matter and expedite completion of these projects,” said Khaunte.
Penha de Franca Sarpanch Gurunath Vernekar, Salvador do Mundo Sarpanch Sandeep Salgaonkar, Zilla Panchayat member Gupesh Naik and Salvador do Mundo Panch Vijay Dalvi also spoke on
the occasion.
