------------------------------------------------------------- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN calls on WRD to extend the time limit for registration of wells in South Goa ----------------------------------------------------------
GOACAN has called for the extension of the time limit for the registration of wells in the South Goa District by a minimum of 60 days in view of the non availability of the application forms in the respective Taluka Headquarters and to avoid putting the general public to hardship. In letters to the Mamlatdars of Canacona, Sanguem, Quepem, Dharbandora, Mormugao and Ponda Talukas, GOACAN has sought their intervention so that the WRD makes arrangements to supply applications forms at the respective Taluka Headquarters as well as to receive the completed registration forms. It may be noted that the Water Resources Department Govt. of Goa through its Executive Engineer Works Div. XIII and Ground Water Officer (South Goa) had issued a Public Notice No. WRD / WDXIII / GR / F.90 / 380 / 2014-15 dated 21.7.2014 through an Advertisement in all the major Newspapers on 23rd July 2014 with regards to the registration of Wells and Tankers. The Ground Water Officer (South) by the Public Notice has informed the residents of the Canacona, Sanguem, Quepem, Dharbandora, Mormugao and Ponda Talukas that they need to visit the office of the Asst. Engineer, Sub-Div I & IV WD XIII, WRD at Gogol, Margao to collect the prescribed application form to undertake the registration. The WRD Notice also states that registration must be undertaken within 15 days time and the completed applications again have to be submitted to the same office in Gogol, Margao. GOACAN is surprised that in a time and age wherein other Departments of the Govt. of Goa have co-ordinated with the respective Mamlatdar offices to provide various forms, the Water Resources Dept has again chosen to create hardships for the residents of South Goa District by making them travel to Margao just to obtain these forms. Moreover although the application form is available on the website http://www.goawrd.gov.in/ of the Water Resources Department, the Ground Water Officer (South Goa) has neither mentioned the same in the Public Notice nor provided a Telephone No. or email id for residents to seek clarifications. Earlier in October 2012 the Water Resources Department had issued a similar Public Notice dated 28.9.12 ref. No. WRD/WDII/ADM/F207/ 2012-2013 through its Executive Engineer, Works Division II & Ground Water Officer, (South Goa) as an advertisement in various newspapers making residents travel to Margao to collect the application forms. Copies of the letter to the Mamlatdars have been sent to the respective Deputy Collectors and the District Collector for information and necessary action. ---------------------------------------
