MARGAO
Virtually kicking-off his campaign for the ensuing civic polls, Leader of the Opposition Digambar Kamat on Friday said that Margao has been his birthplace and he was committed to its overall development.
“I will not keep a single stone unturned to usher in the overall development of Margao city,” Kamat asserted as he inaugurated a culvert linking Margao city to Davorlim village on Eastern Bypass intersection near Gujrati Samaj School for Special Children.
The culvert constructed at a cost of almost Rs 40 lakh was inaugurated at the hands of local resident and senior citizen Sudha Prabhu in the presence of outgoing MMC councillors Deepa Shirodkar, Damodar Naik, Avinash Shirodkar, former councillor Damodar Shirodkar, Rumdamol ZP member Ullhas Tuemkar, Sarpanch Esha Naik, Ex-Sarpanch Sophia Shaikh and Avita Chodankar, Deputy Sarpanch, Madhukala Shirodkar, Ex- Sarpanch Samuilla Fanibandh and panch Member of Davorlim Paresh Naik were present for the function.
Kamat said that Margao will see overall development in the days ahead with the beautification of the road along the northern side of Konkan Railway Station currently in progress. “The work of railway overbridge at Rawanfond will also commence shortly. We have completed illumination of maximum areas in the city with four and 6 arms poles,” he added.
Former councillor Damodar Shirodkar welcomed the gathering. Eminent citizens Mukesh Saglani, Anil Jolapure, Prashant Nadkarni, Anil Pai, Shubhendra Kunde, Gurunath Kenkre, Chandu Acharya, Nitin Prabhu, Savio Mascarenhas and others were present for the inaugural ceremony.
PWD Engineer Prasad Palondikar, Chief Officer of Margao municipality Agnelo Fernandes, municipal engineer Diniz D’Mello, Assistant Engineer Sakhardande and Pai, WRD AE Mario Rebello and others were also present.
