Cavelossim gram sabha resolves to disallow borewells in village

Margao: The gram sabha of Cavelossim on Sunday passed a resolution to the effect that no borewells be allowed in the village, and that the panchayat would take the initiative to clean all the wells in the village under a clean water programme.
A resolution was also passed unanimously by the gram sabha demanding withdrawal of the approval for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) granted to Karnataka by the Centre for its Kalasa Bandura project that would divert the waters of the Mhadei.
The gram sabha also saw a heated discussion over the issue of bringing unassessed commercial units in the village under the tax net so as to generate enough revenue to undertake development of the village.
It was decided that the panchayat would grant three months’ time for such shops to register with it or face action.
It was also decided to take up construction of breakwater at the mouth of River Sal on an urgent basis in view of the massive erosion that took place lately.
Sarpanch Dixon Vaz, who chaired the meeting, proposed the annual 2023-2 budget. A significant portion of the outlay has gone towards disaster management, garbage collection, waste management and pre-monsoon works, Vaz said.
“We will also focus on tackling the issue of roadside parking by tourists which creates inconvenience to the public,” Vaz said.
The gram sabha also urged the government not to impose the services of Goa Electronics Ltd (GEL) on water sports operators and suggested that the panchayat monitor their queue system instead.