PILLARS OF BROKEN PROMISES: The Rs 2.97-crore project, launched in December 2021 with a one-year deadline, has turned into an unfinished monument to administrative neglect.
Mapusa Council’s Rs 2.97-crore municipal building remains incomplete amid administrative apathy
A Rs 2.97-crore municipal building conceived to ease Mapusa’s administrative congestion has itself become a casualty of administrative indifference, with construction now at a complete standstill and the civic body offering little clarity on when, or even whether, the project will be revived.More than five years after work began, the proposed administrative building of the
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Rs 35-crore Campal sports complex remains locked and unused
In Panaji’s Campal area, where State parades on Republic Day (January 26) and Liberation Day (December 19) were once held, stands a sports complex built at a cost of Rs 35 crore under the Smart City Mission.The Campal Multi-Utility Sports and Commercial Facility has a football turf, academy space, parking,...
File photo of CM Pramod Sawant inspecting the site with MLA Anton Vas in 2023.
13 years, crores spent but zero business at Zuarinagar market
VASCO The foundation stone was laid in 2013, crores were spent, and the chief minister himself visited in 2023, promising that the long-idle Zuarinagar Market Complex would be put to use within six months.Three years later, the
Five months on, Forest Department yet to disclose cause of Dharbandora tiger’s death
Five months after the decomposed carcass of a young tiger was found in the forests of Aglote village in Dharbandora, the cause of its death remains unknown, with the Forest Department yet to make public the post-mortem findings and subsequent investigation report.Post-mortem findings &
Civil Supplies warehouse upgrade remains stuck at evaluation stage
The Goa government’s promise to modernise Civil Supplies warehouses with conveyor belts, forklifts and other material-handling equipment appears to have made little progress, even as the department continues to face controversies over procurement and storage.Earlier this year, the government said the Civil Suppli
