CM
to woo IITians in USA
Sandesh Prabhudesai
14 January 2003
Manohar
Parrikar, the IIT engineer-turned chief minister of Goa, is
now trying to woo his classmates and collegemates in the USA,
besides other NRIs, to invest in Goa.
Parrikar is leaving for America, to attend the IITians' meet
in California, scheduled on 17 and 18 January, on the occasion
of completion of 50 years of IIT education in India, that
had started in Khadakpur.
"I have many friends from the IIT there in the States,
who are placed in a high position in different fields",
says Parrikar. Besides participating in one of the panel discussions
on value creation in education, he also plans to approach
them with investment proposals.
Though he did not specify what kind of investment proposals
he would put forward before his friends and collegemates,
it is obvious that InfoTech is one of the prime subject on
his agenda.
The Goa chief minister also plans to meet the NRIs, especially
the Goan NRIs settled in the USA, with a similar proposal.
He has already fixed two such meetings with them in New York
and Montreal.
Yet another agenda on his nine-day tour is meeting directors
of the international organisation that deals with safety parameters
of constructing airport, sine Goa is going for an international
airport at Mopa, on the northern border.
"If they agree to conduct a feasibility report for us,
there are more chances of getting good investors for the air
port project", states Parrikar. Goa is planning to have
the airport on BOOT basis.
This is the first time Parrikar is going abroad since coming
to power. Two chief ministers had faced a revolt within their
party while they were on a foreign tour. "I am confident
the history will not repeat", he claims.
Governor Kidar Nath Sahani, in the meanwhile, is also out
of town and will be back sometimes when Parrikar returns.
The chief minister however denies that it is a deliberate
move, not to allow any rebellion activity in the tourist state.
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