Capt Viriato takes up three issues raised by Herald/Herald TV

MARGAO: South Goa MP Capt Viriato Fernandes has said the last child in the village should get the benefit of development. He called for focus on education, water, environment and medical facilities and said he would work with the State government on these issues.
Fernandes pointed out the three issues raised by Herald TV – the lack of road for Carla students, the case of 85 year old Bhagirathi unable to get her pension and the lack of facilities at PHC and CHC, where they have to rush to South Goa District Hospital for medical care.
“There was a report (on Herald/Herald TV) in one remote village of Carla, in Sanguem, which people did not know existed. There is an 85 year old woman (Bhagirathi) staying with her (blind) husband. The Rs 1500 pension which they get, she is not able to collect it because there is no road and there is no one to take her to the bank,” Fernandes told Herald TV.
“So I spoke to them. Can we use this money for building a road? It will benefit the whole village,” he added.
In the second incident he mentioned another story done by Herald/Herald TV, “I also came across this village where the parents are not sending the children to school because no bus comes to the village.  This is where roads and school buses are required. We are destroying the entire life of a child. We are boasting of national highway, bridges. Our people should benefit.”
Fernandes also mentioned the third story done by Herald/Herald TV about the poor state of the CHCs and PHCs. “In Sanvordem, Sanguem and Quepem by the time they bring the patient to South Goa District Hospital at Margao, he dies on the way. There are these PHCs and CHCs. How can we upgrade them so that people have a medical facility close to them?” he added.