We need to all applaud our proactive Governor Satya Pal Malik for having personally taken up the crucial Mhadei water dispute issue directly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. May the Governor succeed where Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has failed to protect Goa’s wellbeing.
During my first interaction with him last month, I found our Governor to be very modest, practical and someone who believes in delivering good governance to the poorest of the poor. A gregarious personality with a robust heart who has always been a socialist. He is indeed a good listener with a very clear mind and believes in achieving results. The very knowledgeable and well experienced Governor Malik seems to be a person with a mind of his own and may not sign at the dotted line. A rubber stamp Governor he definitely will not be.
For every Goan the battle for our Mhadei is a do or die, to ensure that every precious drop is saved for the well being of Goans. Posterity will never forgive us if we don’t battle this so vital Madhei battle and allow our lifeline to dry up and our ecology destroyed.
Let us hope that our Governor in discharging his role as the Constitutional head of our State will succeed in getting Goa’s interests secured on Mhadei at the earliest and it would be his gift to Goans on this 25th December when he celebrates his 74th birthday.
