THURSDAY, 27 AUGUST 2026

Trim bushes along school road to ensure safety

I request the panchayat of Siolim-Marna to trim the bushes that have been growing wildly along the internal road near Shri Vasant Vidyalaya High School. This road is becoming a busy road and due to wild Indian jujube bushes, the tourist riders and car drivers tend to drive dangerously which is risky for the school children and their parents. We should not wait for accidents to happen. We are in the National Road Safety month and its time to check all our village roads for safety improvement.




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Panchayat's enthusiasm seems to favour builders?

ARWIN MESQUITA, Colva
Published Jan 11, 2026, 7:22 PM IST
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To start with an example and I would say an environmental assault on wetland/paddy fields at First Ward Colva, the Colva Panchayat gave approvals to a Haryana/North Indian builder;  to proceed with the destruction of said place. All this despite adverse facts that the Panchayat should have been aware off and with which, they should have denied permissions. When villagers approached the Colva Panchayat and secretary to withdraw/cancel the permission they quote all type…

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