PONDA: Curti locals residing around the Animal Husbandry guest house on Thursday were taken by surprise with the sudden decision of National Forensic Science University Board to convert the guest house into a forensic science university, near Goa Dairy, at Curti-Ponda.
According to the sources, the Animal Husbandry guest house is likely to be the temporarily shelter for holding classes of forensic science university.
It is learnt that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be arriving in State on October 14, to lay the foundation stone for forensic science university at Dharbandora and on the same day he is likely to visit the premises of the Animal Husbandry.
It is given to understand that till the forensic science university project gets ready at Dharbandora, the government is preparing to conduct classes for providing training to the students at the guest house.
However, the government has not yet officially announced about this. Ponda MLA Ravi Naik was not available for comment when Herald tried to contact him.
It may be recalled that Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant had inaugurated the guest house on January 31, this year in presence of PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar, Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude and Ponda MLA Ravi Naik, which was constructed at a cost of Rs 4.70 crore.