PANAJI
The government on Wednesday proposed a compromise formula to protesting villagers demanding the scrapping of the bandhara at Mirabag during a meeting with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
Speaking to mediapersons after the meeting in Panaji, BJP State President Damu Naik said the government accepted some of the villagers’ demands and decided to drop the proposed barrage and retaining wall at the site. He added that, under the revised proposal, water would be pumped from the pier for drinking purposes. “Goa needs to tap the water flowing into the sea to meet its drinking water requirements,” Naik said.
The agitating villagers confirmed that they had received the government’s proposal and said the plans for the barrage and bandhara had been dropped. They added that any proposal to pump water from a borewell would be subject to their approval. A final decision will be taken after consultations with all those involved in the agitation.
