Goa Legislative Assembly

“This House strongly recommends the Government to enact a legislation to vest in itself the excess and unutilised land admeasuring about 17 lakh sq. mtrs. at Sancoale Village in Mormugao Taluka granted to then Birla Gwalior Pvt. Ltd. by the Sancoale Communidade for setting up of fertilizer plant and to utilize it for much needed housing needs of economically weaker sections in Cortalim Constituency and other purposes.”

“There is fear and anxiety in the minds of the people of Sancoale Village in Cortalim Constituency because the water which flows in the nullah which originates from Zuarinagar and passing through Sancoale Village and flows in the River Zuari near Cortalim Junction is emanating a very bad and foul smell. The Goa State Pollution Control Board officials inspected the site and took sample of water at 4 different spots and the report proved that the water in the Nullah is polluted and contaminated. The steps of the Government to resolve the same.”

There is fear and anxiety amongst the people of Cortalim and the whole of Goa as 6 students of Bits Pilani- Goa Campus have lost their lives in less than one year. It is alleged that they had died due to mental depression and also overdose of narcotics. It is also informed that the students consume alcohol at the Wholesale liquor shop which is in close vicinity. The government  should do  thorough investigation in this matter as the college management is refusing to give any information/justification.

There is fear and anxiety amongst the people of Sancoale and the whole Cortalim Constituency because the water of the age old natural lake( water body) at Zuarinagar  is being drained out for construction of the Mega Project by Zuari Industries Ltd.. There is amove to convert natural reserve/orchid area into settlement zone at Sy. No.110/1 &189/1 in V. P. of Sancoale. Water from the lake can be supplied to the whole of Cortalim Constituency whenever there is water shortage. This lake is also proposed to be declared as wetland as per th draft notification issued by the Goa Wetland Authority dtd. 08/02/2024 ( Conservation & Management) Rule,2017.

I request the government to kindly preserve this water body and stop from converting the same to settlement zone for mega projects. 

This is to inform you that one person by name of Mr. Ashley resident of airport road Chicalim whose operating in the name of Ms. Team SA has trespassed into the property of Communidade of Cortalim Village of Mormugao Taluka. The said illegality needs to be immediately stopped along with immediate action against the said person as well as the contractor for carrying out the illegal encroachment in terms of the provision of the Code as well as the term of Goa Land Prohibition Act.

I thank the Hon\'ble Chief Minister of Goa and the Hon\'ble Social Welfare Minister for re-starting the Mukhyamantri Dev Darshan Yatra Yojana sending the devotees to Vailankanni by a special train on 9th January,2026. All the arrangements were made nicely and the devotees were very happy and satisfied. But only 450 devotees went to Vailankanni though the arrangements were made for 1200 devotees. This may be because no sufficient time was given to the devotees to plan and make arrangements to travel because only 3 days notice was given. It is requested that another journey be organised under the Dev Darshan Yatra with sufficient advance notice to enable the devotes to make proper arrangements to travel for pilgrimage to Vailankanni

There is anxiety amongst the ST Community of Goa because the Central Government has approved reservation for ST Community for the Goa Legislative Assembly Elections but the Goa State government has not taken any further action as yet. There has been a demand by the ST Community to reserve seats for the Legislative Assembly Elections for the last many years . Will this wish of the ST Community be fulfilled ? Will the Government take action at the earliest ?  Will the seats  be reserved for  ST community  at the next   Goa State  Assembly Elections in 2027 ?