I suggest the Goa government change their rabies notice from "Goa Free from rabies" to "Goa Get Rabies free of cost. On my visits to the prominent Colva Beach, not only has the number of dogs increased in the past few months but I have noticed quite a few pups that have just been littered ! So what has happened to the sterilization campaign. At an earlier Colva Gram Sabha (sometime last year), I recall that a Colva resident offered to do it free of cost as a public service and all he needed was official approvals with some space. The Colva panchayat as well as its related government departments/ministers seem to be sleeping on the issue. The only area they are super efficient at is to issue licenses to big hotels and many swimming pools; against the carrying capacity of the village. Is the Goa Chief Minister, Tourism Minister, Health Minister waiting for another health emergency like for example the cholera surge at Cutbona before they in a reactive mode take some action?
