Shantaram pleads for Disaster Management Institute for Goa

Mr. Shantaram Naik M.P. has said that he will take up the issue of establishing a Disaster Management Institute with the state and also central government as, natural disasters requires modern, scientific and technological solutions to give relief to the victims in times of need. Mr. Naik was addressing a press conference at Mapusa after having a tour of the Asnora village in north goa , where on account of incessant rains on Friday several houses belonging to poor and weaker sections of the society collapsed. Mr. Naik was accompanied by Secretary of GPCC Shri Gurudas Natekar, Vice President of Khadi Board Dr. Ulhas Parab, District Chief Organiser of Seva Dal Shri Dnyaneshwar Kambli, Mamlatdar Shri G.K.Sakwalkar, Sarpanch of Assnora Shri Ulhas Mapari, Talathi Shri Santan Borges, Vice President of Thivim Block Congress Committee and Shri Dilip Chodankar.

Shri Shantaram Naik M.P. at the sight of the collapsed house of Smt.Premavati Mukund Asnodkar. Also seen in the photograh are Shri Gurudas Natekar, Dr. Ulhas Parab, Shri Dnyaneshwar Kambli, and Mamletdar Shri G.K.Sakwalkra.

Mr. Naik further said that Central Government has recently released exhaustive Disaster Management guidelines framed under Disaster Management Act 2005, and therefore Goa Government should train all the personnel involved in disaster management, to effectively implement the legislation and the guidelines. Mr. Naik said that the reports of the Talathis , are key documents in the matter of assessment of natural disasters and, if Talathies are not properly trained in drawing Panchanamas in minute details, victims of natural calamities suffer on account of their not getting due compensation due to shabby reports ofTalathies.

In all cases of floods, in the past, specially in the North Goa, victims have not been able to get even 30% of the compensation on account of faulty Panchanamas made by Talathies. Another vital factor which is the cause for victims of natural disasters not getting proper compensation is that higher officials in Goa administration have not been able to successfully present the case of Goa during the past incidents of disasters.

Mr. Naik said that the Government of Goa have to request the central government to fix a special liberal formula in smaller states like Goa whose total demand during natural disasters does exceed even one hundredth of what is given to the bigger states like Bihar, Gujarat, Andra Pradesh or Orissa when these states face natural disasters. Mr. Naik instructed the Mamlatdar of Bardez Shri G.K.Sakwalkar, to get proper and detailed Panchanamas from Talathi done with respect to each of the houses collapsed and damaged caused to the crops of each and every person.