Digital Goa, May 4- A total of 1725 polling stations have been set up across the state, with 863 in the North and 862 in the South for voters to exercise their franchise on May 7. Among these polling stations, 43 model polling booths have been set up in North Goa and 45 in South Goa.
▪️ Medical camps for senior citizens at 8 model polling stations
Medical camps will be set up for senior citizens at 8 model polling stations in urban areas where there is a higher percentage of elderly voters. After casting their votes, senior citizens can avail basic facility of health checks provided by doctors from the Directorate of Health Services.
▪️ Selfie with tree: Planting medicinal & fruit bearing saplings
At the designated booths, voters after casting their vote will be provided with vehicles to go at the identified locations (highway) to plant the saplings of medicinal or fruit bearing tree and take a selfie.
▪️ 7500 trees to be planted by poll officials at polling station locations
The polling team will plant at least 5 plants in each polling station with a target to plant 7500 plants. The plantations drive will be conducted by polling team immediately after setting up the polling booth.
▪️ 40 Green polling stations – Eco-friendly booths are decorated using environmental sustainable materials such as bamboo and coconut leaves etc
▪️ 40 pink booths exclusively managed by women officials
▪️ 8 PwD friendly polling stations – Divyang Polling Stations have been established in both districts, with 5 in North Goa and 3 in South Goa. These booths will be managed exclusively by PwD officials and equipped with AMF facilities such as wheelchair access (ramp), Braille features in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Volunteers, wheelchair and other amenities to facilitate easy accessibility for PwD voters without any hassle.
▪️ Two polling stations managed by youth, one in each district
▪️ Booths with traditional fishing theme – Special theme-based Polling Stations have been set up in both North and South Goa. In Panaji, the unique booth at Part 3 Admin Block No.G5, old GMC Ribandar, and at Cumbarjua at 01-Govt Primary Vanxim Sao Martins will have a theme centered around Traditional Fishing.
▪️ Polling booth in heritage building – In South Goa, the unique booth at polling booth No 36, Margao Municipal Council, will be housed in an old heritage building. The historical theme of the building will be highlighted through decorations such as slide shows, posters, banners, and other decorative items. Additionally, the traffic island adjacent to the building will also be adorned accordingly.
