Colva gram sabha presses for modern health centre
Published on: March 22, 2010
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MARGAO: The Colva gram sabha on Sunday announced the setting up of a
five-member committee to convince the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat
and the Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Pacheco to expedite the process
of granting a suitable land of at least 600 square meters on the
beachside for setting up a ‘modern health centre’ for the village of Colva.
The sarpanch, Ms Angela Borges who chaired today’s meeting disclosed the
names of those in the committee as Mr Alexandre Fernandes, Mr Jose
Fernandes, Mr Jovek Cardozo, Mr Rayon Vaz and Mr Menino Fernandes. Mr
Alexander Fernandes, residing on the outskirts of Colva, had set the
ball rolling by meeting the NRI commissioner, Mr Eduardo Faleiro, who is
also keen to set up such a health centre in Colva with some NRIs willing
to fund the same. Another local, Dr Robin D’Costa had also pledged
support to such a project.
It was also announced that the committee should not waste any more time
in getting the government coaxed in granting the land following the fact
that the political situation is quite volatile in the state. As a matter
of fact, this was very much stressed at the gram sabha even though a
lady gram sabha member harped on the point that 600 square meters of
land would be a pittance for such a project adding further that the
panchayat should think 50 years ahead for such grant projects keeping in
mind the parking and other facilities.
The gram sabha also deliberated on the allotment of land for the
panchayat ghar wherein the sarpanch announced that the file of this
project is moving quite speedily and that the panchayat ghar would be a
reality. The gram sabha was of the view that the panchayat has done well
in taking follow up action regarding the resolutions and proposals
adopted at the last gram sabha.
Villagers also felt that though four speed breakers have been put up
on the main road leading to Margao, there is a need to put speed
breakers on the interior roads since it was held that youngsters have a
habit of driving or riding too fast nowadays, leading to accidents.
The question of maintaining sluice gates near the two main lakes of the
village was also discussed at length wherein it was mentioned that the
panchayat has not taken enough steps to maintain the sluice gates which
result in destroying the paddy fields.
The gram sabha also debated on the question of release of dirty water by
a star hotel in the paddy fields and occasionally the sewerage stink too
is felt at this particular spot. Villagers felt that the panchayat
should conduct an inspection to monitor the nuisance and punish the
hotel by taking legal action,if found guilty of causing nuisance to the
villagers by such acts of omission and commission.
There was also a debate on the naming of a interior road wherein a gram
sabha member objected to such a proposal and accordingly the gram sabha
decided to hold back in naming this interior road. So also some
objections were raised regarding a house and a building that is coming
up in the jurisdiction of the panchayat on the question of procedures.
The gram sabha also debated on the question of a water reservoir and a
power sub-station for the village.
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