Team Herald
MARGAO: Goa Forward Party (GFP) criticised the State Government in view of the Mhadei-Prawah authority being silent on concerns of Goa regarding the diversion of water through the Kalsa-nullah.
Sardesai referred to the minutes of the second Prawah meeting, which he said exposed claims of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that the Authority had taken cognisance of the misdeeds of the Karnataka government.
“The minutes gave no mention of what Goa has pointed out. On the contrary, the minutes say that Karnataka provided good hospitality and that Goa has to pay Rs 1.65 crore to the Mhadei-Prawah. So finally, nothing is happening with Mhadei. This shows the effect of the double engine,” said Sardesai.
The Fatorda MLA alleged that the State government and the Karnataka government were colluding with each other to facilitate the diversion of water and lamented that the way things are going, the water from Mhadei River Basin will slowly but surely get diverted.
The Opposition MLA also slammed the attitude of ministers in the BJP-led State government as being the cause of making the government broken beyond repair.
“There are many ministers who deserve to be sacked. A cabinet reshuffle is like a band-aid solution,” Sardesai added.
The MLA also questioned the government’s late response to hill cutting and accused the authorities of turning a blind eye to such activities in the past. He warned that all such talk of ‘development’ by the government could lead to a Wayanad landslide scenario repeating in Goa.
The Fatorda MLA also pointed out that on August 14, the government will be laying the foundation stone for the revamped Fatorda station and police quarters. Sardesai said both were needed as the present buildings are dilapidated. He added soon Fatorda will have its own traffic cell and also a command centre with CCTV cameras to monitor and act on traffic violations.
Sardesai added that the GFP-initiated Sunday Dialogues in Curchorem, which received a good response on Sunday, will be held in all other constituencies throughout the State.
