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Portugal municipality proposes to share projects with MMC


BY HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, JULY 11 — If only the Margao Municipal accord its approval, aid
could flow from Camara Municipal de Oeiras, Portugal to undertake projects
of mutual benefits for both Margao and Oeiras.
If Fundacaco Cidade de Lisboa is to be believed, Oeiras is one of the
richest Municipalities in Portugal and has a substantial population of Goan
origin.
The Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society, Goa through the offices of Fundacao
Cidade de Lisboa, Goa delegation has received the proposal from the Mayor of
Camara Municipal de Oeiras, Portugal to partner with the Margao Municipal
Council to undertake the projects.
A letter addressed to the Margao Municipal Chairperson by Dr Jorge Renato
Fernandes, Delegate of Fundacao de Lisboa in Goa, says the Indo-Portuguese
Friendship Society, Goa will liaison between the two Municipal bodies to
take up the projects.
Dr Jorge says in the letter that there will be no financial cost implication
on part of the Margao Municipal Council should the Civic body accept the
proposal.
In order to foster friendship and better understanding between the people of
the two partner cities, the Fundacao de Lisboa in Goa has suggested the
following projects which could be undertaken in Goa.
One, the beautification of the city, solid waste management and disposal,
storm water and flood management, gastronomy & food festivals, Portuguese
language promotion including online learning through internet, family and
student exchanges for promotion and better understanding of cultures &
heritages and promotion and exchange between the Portuguese and Goan
cultures.
MMC Chairperson Johnson Fernandes told Herald that he would place the
proposal before the Council for a decision. “It’s for the Council to decide
whether to accept the proposal or not”, he said.


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