PANJIM: Government’s decision to ask the Centre to confer Special Status on Goa, will go a long way in preserving the state’s natural heritage, Minister for Environment and Forests Alina Saldanha said, while speaking at a seminar on ‘Biodiversity in Goa to sustain Goa’s needs and holistic ecosystem development’, organised by Clube Nacional Panjim, Thursday.
Alina said she would do her best to provide sustainable livelihood to the people. “Our government is committed to protect the interest of the state. But the task of protecting our biodiversity cannot be left to the government alone, people have a role to play.