VASCO
Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho has said work on phase two of the beautified Vaddem Lake will be taken up after drawing fresh estimates.Speaking to reporters after an interaction programme in Ward 24, Godinho said phase two will make the Vaddem Lake even more beautiful along with connection to tidal waves, thus resolving many of the issues.
"We had drawn estimates of the second phase but all figures will have to be revived because previous estimates were taken three years ago and I want to do a much better job now.”
“In phase two, Vaddem Lake will be connected to tidal waves with water coming in during high tide and going out during low tide, which will clean the lake and prevent fish from dying,” he added.
The minister said he will visit all municipal and panchayat wards in Dabolim constituency and interact with residents to know what issues they face.
“As far as Ward 24 is concerned, we have de-silted the entire Vaddem Nullah ahead of the monsoon to prevent flooding and we have also laid a new water pipeline at the cost of Rs 36 lakh to resolve the issue of water supply to this area.”
“We have also taken up work on the small bridge and we will take repair works on yet another small bridge in this ward," said Godinho.
Social worker Caetano Xavier, who is also the son of Ward Councillor Catharina Xavier, thanked Godinho for having desilted the nullah at his own expense. Sancoale ZP Anita Thorat also spoke on the occasion.
