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Goa Minister Urges Chief Minister To Drop Plans For IIT At Shel-Melaulim Goa Health Minister and BJP MLA Vishwajit Rane said he has written to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urging him to drop the proposal and withdraw police cases lodged against locals who had staged an agitation at Shel-Melaulim in last week.
Updated: January 12, 2021 7:25 pm IST
Vishwajit Rane vowed that he will not allow the IIT campus to be set up anywhere in his constituency.
Panaji:
Bowing to public sentiments, Goa Health Minister and BJP MLA Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to drop the proposal for an IIT campus at Shel-Melaulim and said he will not allow the construction of the same.
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said he will assess the ground situation at the village which is witnessing protest against the proposed IIT project and seek an appointment with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to discuss the matter. Shel-Melaulim village in Sattari taluka of North Goa district has been the site of the week-long protest against the proposed IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) in the area with local residents insisting they will not part with their land for the project. On Monday, around 300 residents of Mauxi village walked 22 kilometres to reach the protest site. Rane, who is the MLA from the area, tweeted, I shall be assessing the ground situation with our people regarding IIT at Shel-Melauli today and will discuss the matter with CM.
Goa Not Banana Republic, Tourists Must Follow Covid-19 norms: Goa Health Minister
Addressing the media, Vishwajit Rane said despite repeated appeals to wear masks and practise social distancing, people have not been taking precautions.
PTI 02 January 2021 Twitter PTI 2021-01-02T14:47:52+05:30 Goa Not Banana Republic, Tourists Must Follow Covid-19 norms: Goa Health Minister outlookindia.com 2021-01-02T15:22:23+05:30
Predicting a spike in Covid-19 cases in January, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday appealed to tourists to take precautions, as Goa is not a banana republic .
Addressing the media after chairing a high-level meeting, the minister said despite repeated appeals to wear masks and practise social distancing, people have not been taking precautions.