Panaji: March 18, 2018 … Tourism Minister, Shri Manohar Ajgaonkar handed over cheque amounting to Rs 20 Lakhs to 5 families from the Dhangar community displaced by the Mopa International Airport at a function held at Pernem recently.
Also a cheque of Rs 5.84,16,111 was given to Shri Devi Satteri Devasthan at Casarvanem in Pernem for having acquired their land by the government to rehabilitate dhangar families.
Shri Ajgaonkar on the occasion thanked the members of Devasthan for giving land to the Dhangar community .Providing Rehabilitation has been a big relief to the families of Dhangar community he added.
Deputy Collector, Pernem, Shri Sudhir Kerkar informed that 36,800 square meters of land has been acquired at Casarvanem for 14 families belonging to Dhangar community.
Present on the occasion were Shri Vaibhav Vaze,Technical Officer, Directorate of Civil Aviation , Shri Sagun Naik,President of Satteri Devesthan .