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It’s up to them to complete projects and submit utilisation certificates for them. Chief minister Manohar Parrikar would coordinate with tourism minister and MGP MLA Manohar Azgaonkar in this regard,” said Nilesh Cabral, chairman, Goa Tourism Development Corporation GTDC ), adding that initiative has taken a hit after the CM’s ill health.GTDC received Rs 200 crore under the Centre’s Swadesh Darshan scheme for projects in the coastal belt. However, GTDC must pursue all projects with proper zeal,” Azgaonkar said. PANAJI: The state tourism department, which received sanctions for projects worth Rs 200 crore from the Union tourism ministry in the last two years, has not sent a single project proposal to the Centre for approval this year.“We haven’t sent any new proposals to the Centre due to lack of coordination. Cabral said not only have they not sent any fresh proposals this year, but, in some cases, they have also been unable to obtain utilisation certificates for projects for which central funds had been obtained earlier.Azgaonkar, on the other hand, said, “Infrastructure development is in GTDC’s domain..