NT News Service
Poinguinim Sept 25: Politicians of all parties have focused their attention on Gaondongri and Cotigao panchayat areas in Poinguinim with just one objective � to garner the maximum number of votes from these areas. They are intent on quenching their thirst for votes while caring two hoots about the struggle of the locals to quench their thirst for water.
These areas with a population of over 5000 has been reeling under a age-old problem of drinking water scarcity. For the last 30 years, the locals have had to depend on natural water sources like springs to quench their thirst. During the summer, these springs run dry, adding to the woes of the villagers. The concerned authorities were intimated time and again but to no avail.
The villagers inform that former MLAs had tried to solve the problem by formulating a scheme to construct a dam at Gavnem but it remained merely on paper. In some areas, water pipes have been installed, spending lakhs of rupees but water is yet to flow in these pipes. �A mere five or six tube wells cannot meet the needs of this population,� say the villagers.
�They come once in five years to meet us and make lofty promises,� says an elderly villager from Cotigao. The locals of Babrem ward, when contacted, revealed that the water in their wells turns saline in the summer season which leading to a drinking water problem.
It is sad that people in the so-called progressive state of Goa are still deprived of a basic amenity like drinking water.
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Willy fears communal trouble ahead of Poinguinim by-polls
NT News Service
Mapusa Sept 25: The state unit president of Nationalist Congress Party and the Saligao legislator, Dr Wilfred de Souza, has called for deployment of central forces in Poinguinim for smooth conduct of the bye-election in that constituency.
Dr de Souza informed The Navhind Times, this morning that he has received information that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh cadres were planning to create communal trouble in the constituency ahead of polls scheduled for October 13.
He said that he has already made this request to the Governor, Mr S C Jamir, and the Election Commission, earlier and that he was again requesting them to deploy central forces, for peaceful conduct of elections and to prevent any untoward incident ahead of the election.
The NCP state unit president further said that the Bharatiya Janata Party was banking on money and muscle power for victory of their nominee and as such the Election Commission should prevent this. Dr de Souza alleged that the Town and Country Planning Minister, Mr Atanasio Monserrate, has openly declared in Poinguinim that he will pour in money to ensure victory of the BJP nominee, Mr Isidore Fernandes. He said any such attempt to ensure victory of any candidate through corrupt practices should not be allowed by the authorities.
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BJP to open poll office on Sept 27
NT News Service
Poinguinim Sept 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party will be inaugurating the party election office at Poinguinim on September 27.
According to the party sources, the top leaders of BJP will be address a gathering soon after the inauguration. It may be recalled that a few days ago, the Congress party opened its election office here which was followed by a marathon meeting which was addressed by top politicians in the state.
Both the major political parties have begun holding corner meetings in the remote areas of the Poinguinim.
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