FARMER PROTEST FERTILE LAND ACQUISITION FOR PLAYGROUND

Farmers protest land acquisition for playgrounds
The Goenchea Xetkarancho Ekvott (GXE) held a peaceful dharna outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Fatorda on the occasion of the concluding day of the national school games being held at the venue.
The farmers' organization is protesting the "indiscriminate acquisition of fertile agricultural lands by the government to construct football grounds”.
"At present there are more than six football grounds in the village of Navelim, while there are, on an average, more than four grounds in each village. The grounds, invariably, lie unutilized, as no sportspersons frequent them. Some of the grounds, which need permission and a fee to be paid, are fenced and the gates are locked. There are fertile fields in Nuvem, Fatrade and Raia on the verge of acquisition for constructing football grounds," a GXE spokesperson said, justifying the stir.