Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the proposed third district in the state will be called ‘Kushavati’, named after a river that flows through the region.
It will be an aspirational district in the country, he said.
At present, the coastal state comprises two districts – North Goa and South Goa. Talking to reporters, Sawant said the new district will comprise four talukas – Dharbandora, Quepem, Sanguem and Canacona – that are currently part of South Goa. “All the administrative works of the new district will be run from South Goa district till the infrastructure required for the new district is made available,” the CM said. The new district will be named as Kushavati, a river that flows in these parts of Goa, he said. Till the time a full time collector is appointed in the nwe district, the responsibility will be handled by the collector of South Goa district, according to him. Quepem town will be the headquarters of the new district, which will be connected …​Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the proposed third district in the state will be called ‘Kushavati’, named after a river that flows through the region.
It will be an aspirational district in the country, he said.
At present, the coastal state comprises two districts – North Goa and South Goa. Talking to reporters, Sawant said the new district will comprise four talukas – Dharbandora, Quepem, Sanguem and Canacona – that are currently part of South Goa. “All the administrative works of the new district will be run from South Goa district till the infrastructure required for the new district is made available,” the CM said. The new district will be named as Kushavati, a river that flows in these parts of Goa, he said. Till the time a full time collector is appointed in the nwe district, the responsibility will be handled by the collector of South Goa district, according to him. Quepem town will be the headquarters of the new district, which will be connected … ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
