Team Herald
MARGAO: Locals from Salcete, particularly Benaulim constituency, submitted a memorandum to South Goa MP Captain Viriato Fernandes asking that immediate action be taken to get Google to correct wrongly spelled names of Goan villages.
The delegation said that the changing of names on Google Maps was a great insult to such villages and local residents. They listed out how village names have been changed from Colva to Kolve, Cavelossim to Kavlesi, etc. They lamented that this has been the situation for a long time now, with no corrective action.
The MP agreed that sentiments were being hurt and touched up on how he too shares great attachment with the identity of villages, emphasising that this is a matter of utmost importance.
He added that he would see that the matter is taken up with Google through the concerned channels so the misspelling is addressed on a permanent basis.