MARGAO
Only one MLA, Cuncolim MLA Clafacio Dias attended the meeting held at the district Collectorate to review the progress of the implementation of centrally-sponsored schemes in the South Goa district.
South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar, Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar, besides some of the Municipal chairpersons attended the meeting held at the district Collectorate on Wednesday evening.
The South Goa MP told the media that the Cuncolim MLA Clafacio Dias was the lone MLA to turn up for the review meeting along with some of the Municipal chairpersons. Margao Municipal Chairperson Babita Prabhudesai was also conspicuous by her absence, but she had deputed a Municipal employee for the review meeting.
After the meeting, Sawaikar pointed out that the meeting has only reviewed the centrally sponsored schemes being implemented in Goa, including the sanitation and water supply programme, road network, construction of houses under the various centrally sponsored schemes, etc.
"This is the second meeting held in the South Collectorate in the last six months. Last time, Navelim MLA Luizinho Faleiro had attended the meeting," he said.
