the goan I networkrVALPOIrrThere are over 100 houses and about 600 population in Khotoda village. rThe Department of Women and Child Development is running this Anganwadi with over 20 children, who are struggling for necessary facilities. rEarlier, this Anganwadi was operating from its own building, but due to lack of maintenance, the condition of the building deteriorated and it became risky to operate from the building. The authorities shifted the Anganwadi to the nearby community hall and since last four years, children are studying in the hall, where there are no proper water and electricity facility. rFollowing repeated demands from the villagers for a new building for the Anganwadi, former minister Dilip Parulekar along with MP Shripad Naik and the then local MLA Vishwajit Rane laid a foundation stone for new building on March 13, 2013. However, the work is yet to start on the new building. rThe residents complained that the hall where the children are presently studying is unsafe because the hall is very old and is in dilapidated condition. rVillagers said earlier over 40 children were studying in the Anganwadi, but due to the dilapidated condition of the premises, many parents were forced to shift their children either to Valpoi or Usgao-Tisk. rWhen contacted, Khotoda Sarpanch Omprakash Barve said a new building is very much essential for the Aganwadi and also the basic amenities.r“It’s very risky to run this Aganwadi in present situation,” he said.
Sattari anganwadi unsafe for children
The Anganwadi in Khotoda-Sattari is in urgent need of basic amenities like proper building, water and other facilities, as the present building where the children are studying is unsafe.
