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Goa govt hopeful that Centre will drop 21 villages from ESA

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Nov 22- Goa govt is positive that the Central Committee visiting the state will fulfil the demand of the state to drop 21 villages from Western Ghat Eco Sensitive Areas(ESA), informed CM Pramod Sawant. “We have requested the committee to drop 21 villages from ESA. They are presently doing the inspection. I positively feel that first time all our related demands will be fulfilled,” he said. “The committee has given us a patient hearing. We are hopeful that positive decision will come in this regards,” Sawant asserted. Our demands are genuine and in the interest of the State and the people, he added.