The Goa government would consult the Church to get their response on the better preservation of the World heritage monuments in Old Goa, which are protected by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and attract visitors from the world over. The State Archives and Archaeology Minister Vijai Sardesai highlighted that the state will ban all kind of illegal constructions around these monuments since it has been a priority for the state government.
As reported by ucanindia.in, Minister Sardesi remarked that “We will be drafting a master plan for the World Heritage Monuments at Old Goa and will take into confidence Archbishop of Goa for that.” Further, he added, “There may be some international mafias who try to destroy the archives and it has happened in the past in other places and we cannot allow this to happen in Goa, we cannot allow history to repeat itself.”
The minister also emphasized that Goa has the distinction of having world’s one of the oldest archives and it is the duty of the state government to preserve it.
