Goa Health Minister Requests CM To Drop IIT Campus Proposal

Opposing Goa government's proposal for establishing an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Shel-Melaulim, the state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has written a letter to CM Pramod Sawant on January 12. Rane pleaded the CM to revoke his proposal and withdraw police complaints filed against the protesting locals. Besides, he assured an alternative place for the site. Reportedly, Rane represents the Valpoi constituency where the IIT-Goa campus has been proposed.