PANAJI
Deputy Chief Minister, Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar along with Minister for Art and Culture Govind Gaude visited Safa Masjid Ponda and inspected the collapsed portion of retaining wall of Tank.
Briefing the media persons after inspecting the damaged portion of the wall Kavlekar said government is committed to protect the historic monument. He said wall collapsed due to torrential rains and will be restored soon as the work has already began to prevent further damage.
He said Safa Masjid comes under Archaelogical Survey of India( ASI) and that their officials has began work on repairs. He said though ASI looks after monuments as a precautionary measure for preserving and protection, Government, he said he has also constituted Coordination Committee to look after historic monuments under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
Minister for Art and Culture Govind Gaude said State Government would make all efforts to restore the collapsed wall of tank at the earilest. He said, the Safa Masjid is famous all over India and in the world as well and it is our bounden duty to protect it.
