NO WATER - NO MILK FOR PORVORIM One might be led to believe that shortage of water is the only major problem facing the people of Porvrim every summer. This is not so. Water which is essential for life is the uppermost priority on everyone's mind. But the essential food for children which is milk also is a scarce commodity every summer.
The booth manangers of the Goa Dairy Coop. have a tough time rationing the milk which is in short supply. Opportunists also use this occassion to make a fast buck. Other brands of milk from neighbouring States are now in demand. No one has certified the quality of this milk. Year after year this problem continues. A startling fact I bumped upon is that in the last one year the Goa government has incurred an expenditure of Rupees 2 crores 19 lakhs on subsidies to farmers under the Kamdhenu scheme for procurement of milch animals. So where is all this milk going? Unconfirmed reports have it that in several cases no animals were procured, whereas in others ordinary animals were procured while claims were settled for hybrid animals. While the PWD officials are accused of promoting tanker culture the Goa, Dairy officials seem to be promoting other brands of milk from neighbouring states by creating shortages. So where has all the boasting of good and efficient governance in the last 4 years brought us to? Nothing seems to have changed on the ground. In fact it is getting worse. soter d'souza porvorim
