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MARGAO
Margao Municipal Council Chairperson Babita Angle Prabhudesai has resumed office after a 10-day break, but there's no Chief Officer in the civic body to head the municipal administration since the last three days.
While incumbent CO Johnson Fernandes has proceeded on leave and is likely to resume office only on January 9, the link officer, Mormugao Municipal Council CO Agnelo Fernandes is believed to have also proceeded on leave.
The government has put up a mechanism in place wherein if the CO of Margao proceeds on leave, the CO of Mormugao will hold additional charge of the Margao body as a link.
When The Goan questioned the OSD to the Margao Municipal Council Chairperson over the absence of the link officer, he explained that the link officer too has proceeded
on leave.
Agnelo, sources said, is likely to resume office at the Mormugao Municipality only on December 30, which falls on Saturday, a holiday.
In the given the circumstances, the Margao Municipality can look forward for the link officer to make his presence felt in the civic body only on Monday.
