Categorise Calangute-Candolim, and Porvorim as cities: GFP president Vijai Sardesai

Porvorim: Given the jump in population and the urban amenities available, govt must categorise Calangute-Candolim, and Porvorim as cities, said Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai on Monday.
Speaking in the Goa legislative assembly, Sardesai said that if Fatorda can be brought under the Margao Municipal Council jurisdiction, the same rule should be applied to Porvorim and the Calangute-Candolim belt.
“Calangute-Candolim are no longer villages. They are cities. If they are villages, then Fatorda cannot be called a town. We come under the municipality; why not for Calangute and Candolim? The population and growth are huge,” said Sardesai.
He said that govt has already shown a strong inclination towards converting the state’s villages into cities by converting forests into settlement areas.
“Porvorim has reached a stage where the minister Rohan Khaunte wants to create a town square. Is a town square supposed to be in a village?” said Sardesai. He made these remarks in his official reply to the motion of thanks for the governor’s address.