MARGAO: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday reiterated that the IIT campus will be set up in South Goa. “Search for the land is ongoing. The IIT campus will be set up in South Goa,” he said. However, he declined to comment whether it would still come up in Sanguem. Protesters in Sanguem had rejoiced after the Union education ministry said in November 2022 that the land identified by the state government at Cortali, Sanguem, will no longer be considered to set up the IIT campus.The Union ministry had informed Goa that the land identified in Sanguem was not suitable for IIT and that it had decided not to send a site selection committee to inspect the same. The 7 lakh sqm land was found to be insufficient.Following this, Sanguem MLA Subhash Phal Dessai had said more land adjoining the identified site would be added to the property to make it suitable for a permanent campus for IIT. IIT Goa became operational in 2016 and ever since the Goa government has been trying to find suitable land for a permanent campus for the institute.It is presently operating from its temporary campus at the Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi.
Search for the land is going on, he said. (File photo)Panaji: A campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will come up in South Goa and efforts are on to identify a suitable land for it, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said.The state government had earlier identified a land for setting up the IIT campus at Shel-Melaulim village in Sattari taluka of North Goa district, but the project was then scrapped following violent protests by locals in 2021.Later, another piece of land was identified at Cotarli in Sanguem taluka of South Goa district but as it was insufficient, the project was dropped last year.The issue was discussed during the recently held winter session of the Goa Assembly.Talking to reporters on Monday, Mr Sawant said, "The IIT campus would be set up in South Goa. Search for the land is going on." The CM had earlier said in the state Assembly that some people were going around opposing the land acquisition for the IIT Goa campus.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comHe had refused to reveal the area where the land was being identified, fearing “unnecessary protest". During a discussion in the House on the issue, Congress MLA Altone D'Costa, who represents Quepem Assembly segment in South Goa, had asked the state government to set up the IIT campus in his constituency.He had said land was available at Betul in Quepem constituency to set up the institute campus.Featured Video Of The DaySonu Sood Sings 'Dil Chori', Soldiers Love His Desi Swag
PANAJI: In order to minimise the economic impact of the outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) and to control its spread, the directorate of animal husbandry and veterinary services (AHVS) undertook two rounds of mass prophylactic vaccination against the disease on healthy animals.In addition, deworming tablets were distributed to dairy farmers free of cost and emergency medicines were procured and supplied to field establishments for judicious use in healthy and infected animals.The AHVS said that it has requisitioned the central government for additional vaccines.Previously, all LSD vaccines were purchased by the state government.Various measures to combat LSD such as the formation of a dedicated rapid response team for the North and South Goa districts, were also initiated. All affected animals were treated by the area veterinary officers, and a district level monitoring committee was formed for both districts under the chairmanship of the collectors.The health authorities also undertook fogging and disinfection of affected areas under the supervision of the collector and village panchayat authorities. Area veterinary officers sensitised locals and dairy farmers about LSD, both individually and at the village panchayat level. “Surveillance is also being undertaken, and the animal population is being monitored. The state is awaiting the centralised plan for LSD ,” the AHVS said.Besides LSD, a mass vaccination programme is under way for brucellosis, and vaccination will commence shortly for foot and mouth disease (FMD). Till date 18 rounds of mass vaccination have been undertaken for FMD.
Panaji: In order to minimise the economic impact of the outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) and to control its spread, the directorate of animal husbandry and veterinary services (AHVS) undertook two rounds of mass prophylactic vaccination against the disease on healthy animals.In addition, deworming tablets were distributed to dairy farmers free of cost and emergency medicines were procured and supplied to field establishments for judicious use in healthy and infected animals.The AHVS said that it has requisitioned the central government for additional vaccines.Previously, all LSD vaccines were purchased by the state government.Various measures to combat LSD such as the formation of a dedicated rapid response team for the North and South Goa districts, were also initiated. All affected animals were treated by the area veterinary officers, and a district level monitoring committee was formed for both districts under the chairmanship of the collectors.The health authorities also undertook fogging and disinfection of affected areas under the supervision of the collector and village panchayat authorities. Area veterinary officers sensitised locals and dairy farmers about LSD, both individually and at the village panchayat level. “Surveillance is also being undertaken, and the animal population is being monitored. The state is awaiting the centralised plan for LSD ,” the AHVS said.Besides LSD, a mass vaccination programme is under way for brucellosis, and vaccination will commence shortly for foot and mouth disease (FMD). Till date 18 rounds of mass vaccination have been undertaken for FMD.
