DAVORLIM LOCALS AGAINST LAND FOR KABRASTAN

Villagers of Davorlim came out strongly against any moves of the government to provide land for setting up of a kabrastan in the village at the special gram sabha of the Davorlim village panchayat. Voicing their strong disapproval over the government's move of setting in motion the process of acquiring some 1.20 lakh sq m of land in the village for multipurpose utility projects, villagers resolved to oppose any plans to set up a kabrastan in the comunidade land. Gram sabha member Sylvester Niasso pointed out the comunidade land which was being acquired, was reserved specifically for the farmers of the village considering their housing needs. "The land should be given to those farmers who have been residing in the village for over 50 years or so, to take care of their needs of housing in view of the expansion in their families over the years. Especially, taking into consideration that agricultural lands are being sold by landlords to builders, the mundcars who had been residing on these lands are left in the lurch. The land should be offered to such landless farmers first, before considering any such grandiose projects," Niasso pointed out. The gram sabha supported Niasso's views and a resolution to that effect was unanimously adopted