MARGAO
Saying that the creation of Third District is part of Congress manifesto, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Friday expressed his happiness that the BJP government headed by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has taken steps to implement one of the Congress’ vision for Goa.
He said the Third District will help citizens of Ponda, Dharbandora, Sattari and Sanguem talukas.
Reacting to the decision of the government to constitute a committee to examine various aspects of creation of Third District, Yuri said that BJP is finally realising importance of policies of Congress.
“Our promise of creating Third District in Goa for effective administration and providing ease to citizens was criticised and ridiculed by top BJP leaders in the past. Finally, they have realised that Congress thought correctly for betterment of Goa and Goans, claimed Yuri.
He added: “It is important that proper resources of infrastructure as well as manpower are provided to district administration by the government. This will help in effective delivery of various services to the citizens. People from Ponda and Dharbandora as well as part of Sattari and Sanguem talukas will get benefits from the Third District.”
He said the Congress had constituted a committee of experts under the Chairmanship of Scientist Dr Raghunath Mashelkar to prepare Goa Vision 2035 Document.
“Sadly, the report of the said committee is shelved by the BJP government since 2012,” he said, while making an appeal to Chief Minister to read the document and implement the recommendations which will help in revival of economy of the State.
