Keri: Although it has been more than two weeks since rapid floods and landslides in Sattari and Dharbandora Talukas, the Department of Water Resources (WRD) has not formed the committee of experts finding facts to date.
WRD has not yet conducted any investigation with the help of Safety Panel Dam members, experts in hydrology, good scientists from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).
Likewise, while the WRD has been allocated by World Bank (WB) funds to build a job cyclone protection unfinished.
The agreement between the Goa government and WB set a date to complete work in October 2019.
However, it was studied that not even 50% of the work was completed.
The provisions of the agreement between the State and WB state that funds will be available as loans and the Goa government must pay this starting from November 2020 to March 2040.
Similarly, 75% of the cost of Typhoon shelter has been funded.
by WB as a loan – the remaining 25% must be borne by the state.
If the implementation authority that WRD failed to complete the work of building a shelter in the specified time, then all costs must be borne by the state.
The source shows that if the Goa Government has completed work at the cyclone shelter in accordance with the agreement, this shelter can be used as a homeless / quarantine / insulation center during the current pandemic and during the recent floods for people affected by flooding.
The Chief Engineer WRD Pramod Badami told Tii, “I took over when the Chief Engineer I looked into this project and held a WRD official meeting and contractor.
I have issued direction to complete the work before December 2021.
Also at the end of August we will inaugurate the place Cyclone shelter, which is in the process of settlement.
We are investigating the provisions responsible for floods and landslides recently, as well as mitigation measures.
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