NT Staff Reporter
Panaji April 25: The former chief minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar today expressed anguish over the delay caused in releasing the financial assistance to the recent squall-affected people across the state and demanded that the assistance be released within 48 hours.Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, here this evening, Mr Parrikar said nearly six days have passed after the squally winds accompanied by rains lashed Goa creating unprecedented destruction.
He said if the relief was not provided within 48 hours, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be forced to launch agitation. Stating that his government had promptly provided financial assistance in the past, Mr Parrikar demanded that the concerned secretary and the chief secretary should immediately take steps to release the assistance to the affected farmers, fishermen and others. He said it was unfortunate that the government machinery had not taken any steps on the issue.
Without naming anyone, Mr Parrikar said just merely taking darshan of the �trawlers� would not solve the problems and demanded that the state administration to provide assistance to the fishermen, whose trawlers were damaged. The state calamities fund has a sufficient amount, he said and various authorities have power to provide funds immediately.
Referring to the matter over releasing nearly 8,000 cheques under Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS), Mr Parrikar said his government had assured the beneficiaries that the cheques would be released by February and the necessary formalities were completed accordingly. However, he said till date the administration had failed to release these cheques through post. Mr Parrikar said if the DSSS cheques were not posted immediately, the BJP would launch agitation forcing the state administration to post these cheques.
Referring to the allegation leveled by the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mr Luizinho Faleiro over the high cost incurred on the Rawanfond bridge, Mr Parrikar said the Congress leaders should first check the records with the administration before making allegations. Mr Parrikar said the total cost on the construction of the Rawanfond bridge was Rs 1.90 crore and not Rs 2.38 crore as being alleged by Mr Faleiro.
Mr Parrikar said Mr Faleiro had protested over the construction of the bridge and in view of this agitation the GSIDC was forced to construct the by-pass. On another allegation over the IFFI-related projects, Mr Parrikar said the Congress government had stopped the payments to the contractors, who were supposed to complete their works. Denying that the cracks had developed at certain places, Mr Parrikar said the Congress leaders were showing the expansion joints as cracks. He said for any new project the expansion joints were filled at a later stage and during the time of IFFI there was no monsoon and the contractors were supposed to fill these joints during February-March. The contractors had not completed the works as the Congress government had stopped the payments.
Over Ribander by-pass, Mr Parrikar said after receiving a complaint from two tenderers, his government had sought re-quoting the tender again to clear any doubts. The Congress leaders should ask the administration to institute the vigilance inquiries into the IFFI-related projects. To a question, Mr Parrikar said the government has power to give extension of work to the same contractor, if the work needed to be carried out in the same periphery. In view of this provision, Mr Parrikar said the contract of the secretariat annexe was awarded to the contractor of the secretariat at the same rate. The state BJP spokesman, Mr Govind Parwatkar was present.
(Courtesy: The Navhind Times)
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