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The Santa Cruz panchayat decided to retain the same Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) panel which was elected by the panchayat earlier.
"The members felt that since a Biodiversity Management Committee has already been constituted, the panchayat should continue with the same committee," stated Sarpanch Mariano Araujo.
However, in Merces panchayat, it was a different story altogether as a new committee was formed as the people felt that the earlier BMC committee was
non-functional.
"Since the earlier committee was non-functional, it was decided to appoint a new committee," informed a villager Jerry Vaz.
