Only 18 of the 25 South Goa Zilla Panchayat (ZP) members undertook works aimed at improving people’s health or encouraging fitness due to which only 5.75 per cent of the Rs 33.58 crores spent by them was utilized on such projects through the 59 projects undertaken.
The projects aimed at improving people’s health include construction of children’s park, constructing or improving playgrounds, constructing gymnasium or providing gym material to organizations and such works were undertaken in only 18 constituencies in South Goa ZP.
In all Rs 1.85 crores were spent on such projects with the highest amount of Rs 10.23 lakhs was used in Velim constituency on fitting tiles around the Chinchinim ground; followed by Rs 5.47 lakhs worth playing equipment being provided for the Government Primary School at George wado in Carmona, which is part of Benaulim constituency. The least amount of Rs 42,485 was spent on the children’s park in the police Colony at Nagoa in Nuvem constituency.
Most such projects were undertaken in Navelim constituency where seven projects costing Rs 28.74 lakhs were taken up which included construction of children’s parks at Zamcotto and Udega in Dramapur Sirlim, fencing football grounds at Navelim and Telaulim and providing playing equipments for a school at Dramapur and at 2nd Dandio and Baincho vado in Telaulim.
This was followed by Benaulim where six projects were undertaken spending Rs 26.96 lakhs and the works included preparing the basketball court and stand for a school at Orlim where Rs 7.42 lakhs were spent.
In Sanvordem constituency, five projects were undertaken using Rs 24.75 lakhs to construct a gymnasium at Kirlapal and to provide gym equipment in Kalay, Sanvordem and to Balsati Sports Club and Sateri Sports Club in Kirlapal.
The least number of projects were done in Betqui Candola, Davorlim, Usgao Gajnem and Barcem constituencies where only one project was undertaken; while two projects were done in Borim, Xeldem, Sancoale, Colva, Cortalim, Poinguinim, Curtorim and Nuvem constituencies.
