Iam a regular visitor to the Mapusa vegetable municipal market which was inaugurated with great fanfare a few years back. The Modi government has been on an overdrive to see the Swachh Bharat campaign in every public or government offices, but sadly, these are mere photo sessions they undertake.
While vendors are paying taxes, cleanliness and other amenities are ignored at the Mapusa market.
The MMC officials should periodically check on the electrical maintenance of the complex. There are more then a dozen wall-mounted fans which no longer work and the walls are filthy and covered in cobwebs. Vendors inform that these fans were out of order within a week after the inauguration. It looks like the officials are practicing power-saving methods to reduce the electricity bill.
The hot summer season is almost over. Will the officials kindly act now?
Gregory E D’souza, Siolim
