Bambolim (Goa): The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) on Wednesday issued notices to various state government authorities seeking report within four weeksover the chaos and lack of proper facilities at the Cujira Educational Complex.
GHRC comprising of A.D.Salkar and J.A. Keny issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Director of Education, Chief Town Planner and the Director General of Police in a complaint filed by social activist Adv Aires Rodrigues, wherein he drew the attention of the GHRC to the utter chaos and lack of infrastructure at the complex.
Hours after the notice was served, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar along with the authorities conducted the inspection at the educational complex and issued necessary directions for streamline the traffic and providing basic necessities to the students.
In his complaint Rodrigues has stated that in flagrant violation of the Human Rights of the students and their parents, many Panaji based educational institutions have been shifted to Cujira in a very haphazard manner without proper planning.
He has stated that it was very distressing that some of the schools have been compelled to shift in incomplete buildings without even the proper infrastructure in place while the authorities have allowed occupancy in unfinished buildings.
Drawing the attention of the GHRC that the move to shift the educational institutions to Cujira was initiated in the year 2000, Rodrigues in his complaint has stated that it was horrendous that despite 17 long years the authorities have not been able to plan even the basic traffic management including access roads.
The complainant has also stated that with thousands of students now studying at the Cujira Complex it was imperative that for the safety of the students and their parents there should be a fully manned police outpost on site operating at least during school hours.
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