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OLD GOA
Some panchayats in Tiswadi taluka remained open on Sunday, to facilitate registration of labourers who wish to return to their home states.
It may be recalled that The Goan had highlighted that several panchayats in Tiswadi had stopped the exercise of collecting data of such labourers citing the deadline given by higher authorities.
However, Deputy Collector Vivek H P clarified that no such deadline is given to panchayats and they should continue to collect the same.
When The Goan paid a visit to the panchayats, some were found open while some others were found closed. Among those panchayat which were open included Corlim, Chimbel, Curca and Goa Velha with several labourers registering their names to return to their home States. In Corlim, around 100 labourers registered their names on Sunday, taking the total tally to over 800.
In Chimbel, 30 labourers got themselves registered taking the tally to 530.
In Curca, 8 Indian labourers registered taking the tally to 276, while 40 Nepali workers also got themselves registered to return to their country.
In Goa Velha, 150 labourers registered their names on Sunday taking the total tally to over 450.
