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Will our govt ever get the priorities right?

Our Goa being the smallest State could have been so well managed. The Goan economy is in a muddle bringing no cheer to small businesses in particular. The common man is struggling with rising prices of even essential commodities. We are facing the brunt of endless greed of politicians who are adding more concrete buildings to an already badly battered Goa without caring to first put the basic infrastructure in place and with no respect for our fragile environment. The garbage and sewage discharge has reached a point of crisis with the government having miserably also failed to tackle the stray dogs and cattle menace. Proper healthcare needs to be provided to the poorest of the poor in hospitals and health centres across the State. The government has miserably failed in tackling the issue of potholed roads and more importantly the ongoing very erratic water and power supply. For a State exchequer reeling under acute financial distress, the government should have stayed away from unnecessary extravagant spending.



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Scrapping of 15-year-old vehicles should be opposed

ANSELM BARETTO, Assagao
Published Jun 6, 2023, 9:02 PM IST
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The scrapping of 15-yr-old vehicles owing to pollution by the central government does not hold good for Goa. If at all this legislation is implemented, it should especially apply to the metros where one household has more than one vehicle. Goa is a small state surrounded by natural greenery, mountains and the sea. The pollution level will be very negligible as compared to the large cities. Will the government want to start with their own vehicles, as they are not at all at…

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