Team Herald
ALDONA: People of Aldona have been looking for a good leader who will understand the needs of all villages, preserve the constituency’s natural resources and protect its beauty and authenticity.
Aldona’s great wealth does not come only from the income that the villagers make but it has been a home to a number of notable Goan personalities like singers, tiatrists, bishops and former chief secretaries, authors, Padma Shri awardee Maria Aurora Couto among others.
Whilst describing Aldona the Corjuem fort cannot be ignored. Constructed in 1551, this small island fortress was a Portuguese stronghold, protecting them from the invading forces of the Marathas, Bhonsles and the Rane Rajputs in the 19th century. Today, it is a popular tourist spot even though it is in partial ruins. This fort can be accessed by way of the cable-stayed bridge that was constructed in 2004.
Aldona constituency has many other needs like supporting talented sportspersons and artists/artistes. Aldona requires a market complex and its roads have to be widened for traffic to flow smoothly; have a full fledged library, regularise water supply and prevent power fluctuation. Aldona village is a beautiful place in which we have bridges, springs, lakes, and rivers. There is need for bridges to get new paints, constant repairs with illumination. Pomburpa spring is in a pathetic state.
“Political situation in Aldona appears to be quite bad since candidates think it is a privilege to contest from here which often makes them no end of themselves. I do not think any proper development is done in Aldona. A lot of hot mixing work in underway only when elections are closer. The main issues are the Market complex, and a primary school. Tourism spots, like the Corjuem fort, need renovation. Besides, water supply and electricity are another two issues affecting the locals,” said Sameer Gadekar, a social activist from Aldona.
