PANJIM: The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on Friday decided to approach the Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai demanding his immediate intervention on various core issues concerning the people of Goa.
After the meeting, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said that the CLP discussed fresh attempts of the Karnataka government to divert the water from River Mhadei. The GPCC President Amit Patkar informed about the memorandum submitted to the Governor urging him to visit the construction sites along with all-party delegation to assess the actual situation.
The CLP demanded that the government must take steps to improve the road infrastructure and also set up effective mechanism to monitor vehicular movement in Goa. It demanded strict action against the National Highway contractor of Patradevi to Mapusa stretch for his gross negligence which has resulted in loss of many lives.
The CLP also decided to urge the government to build a fly over at Chimbel Junction which has now become a death trap. It also urged the government to fully commission Atal Setu by opening all arms and also undertaking repairs by finding solution to the potholes on the bridge.
The CLP opposed any attempt to hand over the jetties to private operators for transportation of coal.
