Pressure from the Centre and allies is telling on the chief minister.
As he heads towards completing a year as Goa chief minister in March 2018, Manohar Parrikar appears to have lost his way. In complete contrast to his earlier three tenures, his performance on the economy, environment and law and order is raising questions across Goa this time around. Many believe the pressure from Delhi and coalition partners is telling on the chief minister.
At a presentation to legislators on December 11, the chief minister tried in vain to convince his audience that the Centre’s plans to nationalise Goa’s rivers as well as increasing the coal-carrying capacity of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) were in the state’s interest.
Vehemently opposed by locals, both projects—nationalising rivers and upping coal-carrying capacity—are incidentally being pushed by minister for road transport and highways, shipping and water resources Nitin Gadkari. But activists point out that the transport ministry’s plan to use the Chapora, Sal, Mapusa, Pomburpa, Mandovi and Zuari rivers as part of its national waterway project would effectively end the state’s rights over its rivers and eventually impact fishing—Goa’s third largest enterprise. As many as 60 gram sabhas have cited environmental concerns to oppose ferrying more coal.
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