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Blockades not a solution to mishap issue, says Mickky

Expressing concern over the accidents along the Verna bypass, ex-Nuvem MLA Mickky Pacheco on Thursday said that he has been promised by the PWD and NH officials of erecting speed breakers on the bypass within a rnfortnight.


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Briefing the media, Mickky said though he is not against  road blockade, such blockades is not a solution to the problem facing  the people and motorists. 
“After the tragic accident on the Verna  bypass which claimed two lives, I immediately called up Chief Minister  Manohar Parrikar and other senior PWD officials, who have assured to  take necessary action on the question of erecting the speed breakers,” he  said.  
Saying that road blockade is not a solution to the problem,  the outgoing Nuvem MLA said that such action only affects the public at  large, including office goers and even patients being transported to hospitals. 
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Will govt foot `480 crore additional burden?

Will the Parrikar-led government yield to the demand of Salcete villagers for a western bypass on stilts for a whopping cost of Rs 480 crore when the entire 11.9 km project cost is pegged around Rs 202 crore?

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Published Apr 21, 2017, 5:11 AM IST
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MARGAO With Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar promising Navelim villagers to build a kilometre-long bypass on stilts along the Salpem lake at a cost of Rs 160 crore, questions are being raised in neighbouring Benaulim whether the government would sanction a two-km long bypass on stilts passing through the flood plains of the village, at an additional cost of Rs 320 crore, taking into account that a kilometer of stilts is estimated to cost Rs 160 crore.   Senior…

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