Preserve, not destroy trees: Cuncoli MLA

He also wanted the government to provide support, funds and quicker sanctions to the Biodiversity Management Committees.

He was speaking at the Cluster Meeting of the Salcette Taluka committees held at the Collectorate Building, Margao.

The Cuncoli MLA said that they had an experience on the lack of support issue when they wanted to form the District Planning Committee (DCP).

TCP minister Vijay Sardesai who was also present for the meeting slammed the Salcete MLA’s for not attending these ‘Cluster meetings’.