PANAJI
Over a 100 residents, a large number of them women, of Nunem village in Sanguem attended a meeting in the village with AAP Leaders Sandesh Teleikar Dessai and Gaurisha Gaonkar. The residents told them of how the village lacks basics necessities like water and electricity. Connectivity is a major issue as the residents have to walk at least 6-7 km to the nearest bus stop to get to work. Like many other villages in Goa, Nunem too has long been ignored by their MLAs and the Govt at large. AAP's outreach on development based politics was a resounding success with the villagers.
The villagers of Nunem shared that 24/7 electricity was far from a reality for them and that frequent power cuts were a regular occurrence in the village. Sometimes powercuts lasted for days leaving villagers without access to power. For water, the entire village is dependent on a well and a pump. Recently the pump stopped working and villagers had to manually fetch water for days. It was only after the intervention of AAP Leader and Sanguem Assembly incharge Gourisha Gaonkar that the villagers were able to have the supply restored.
The villagers expressed that while they were mostly illiterate they took great pains to ensure their children were educated but now despite them being educated the children have no jobs. The teaching staff at their local school too is unable to teach students adequately. The job prospects of the village youth are badly hampered by the fact that there is no public transport to the village.
"The residents of Nunem were delighted to hear that it was not only possible to get free 24/7 power but that this was something that AAP had already achieved under Arvind Kejriwal" said AAP Leader Sadnesh Teleikar Dessai. "The villagers have for too long been used as a vote bank for MLAs who have not cared at all for them. Their problems are the problems of all of rural Goa, no public transport, no jobs, days long power cuts and water problems."
'It was shocking that the villagers recently had no water in their homes due to a pump failure. is this the governance that Goenkars deserve? Is the hollow jumla of Har Ghar Jal by the Sawant sarkar?" said Gaurisha Gaonkar.
