Committee on temples gets extension

Panaji: The state government on Thursday granted a 10-month extension to the expert committee to submit the report on the recommendation of sites for reconstruction of temples that were destroyed during the Portuguese regime.
The department of archaeology has granted the extension from February 12, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
“The expert committee shall submit the interim report of the findings periodically,” Nilesh B Fal Dessai, director, department of archaeology said.
The Portuguese ordered an inquisition in 1561, under which more than 300 Hindu temples were demolished.
Chief minister Pramod Sawant had recently stated that in the 60th year of Goa’s Liberation, he wants to initiate the reconstruction of temples that were destroyed by the Portuguese.