MARGAO: The members of the Biodiversity Management Committee of Curtorim have written to Panchayat Minister Rajendra Arlekar and the former chief minister Manohar Parrikar demanding the reinstatement of Dr Nitin Sawant as member secretary of the Board.
The committee said that lot of work has been initiated in the formation of Biodiversity Management Committees in many parts of the State; and in some villages, the preparation of People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBR), undertaken by him, are in advanced stages.
The committee said that it was of the opinion that Dr Sawant should be given an extension of one more term to see that the work assigned to the BMC’s are completed during this time.
“We have observed that, being a Goan, Dr Sawant has immense love and knowledge of the biodiversity of Goa and has passion to work towards the betterment of Goa’s biodiversity,” said the committee.
