6.4.2024. 10 pm IST
Mamlatdar of Sanguem Taluka, picks up an elderly Goan man Mr Santan Dsouza, who was living on the main road @ Bendwada, Sanguem in a total unhygienc condition on 4.4.24 @ 11am .
Sir Pravind Gawas , is the Mamlatdar of Sabguem Taluka & being a kind man , he noticed this dirty and unclean man living right on the main road without food and sanitation.
The Mamlatdar , stopped his car , put Santan into his car , took him to his office, cleant him up and got him a bath with decent clothes and wrote an official letter to The Sanguem Police to place him in a shelter home.
Sir Pravind Gawas called me and requested to help which we agreed on the spot.
Last few days, I know that many people saw him but non stopped even The Police saw him but due to no official Government notified homes, Mr Santan was just ignored and left to fend for himself.
It's good for all Government officials like Talathis, Mamlatdars , Deputy Collectors, Police Inspectors to learn HUMANITY from this Mamlatdar Mr Pravind Gawas and to come forward when such poor goan people or homeless people are seen living in miserably condition.
Its also a good eye opener for The officials @ :
☆ 1. Women & Child Department,
☆ 2. Social Welfare Department &
☆ 3. Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department,
to have notified shelter homes because non of the above are having designated shelter homes for the homeless either with disabilities or without.
It's very strange that after 48 hours no one has come forward from Santan family to search him or to lodge a missing report.
For Many who say ” goans are not homeless ” please smell the coffee as the no of goans on the streets today will be between 500 to 1000.
The Government of the Day is not addressing this issue in the way it should be handled and my fear is that in the coming year or two there will close to 10000 to 20000 poor people living on the streets of Goa.
SANTAN is okay last 2 days , quite , not speaking much which might be due to mental disabilities or shock of being unwanted from his family.
We appreciate The Mamlatdar of Sanguem for all his support towards picking up an unclean man in his car from the streets and using his power to see that this old homeless man reaches a shelter home in quick time.
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes
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