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By Chaturthi it will be LED street lights only: Madkaikar

Madkaikar promised that the work on installing LED street lights would be completed before Ganesh Chaturthi even as they have served a show cause notice to the agency for failing to install lights within the specified period. "The Central government has undertaken the ` 90-crore work.


PANAJI: ` 1.40 lakh LED bulbs have been installed. We are not only replacing the streetlight but ensuring every pole has a light. 100% poles are being given a streetlight," Madkaikar said adding that there are 1.46 lakh electricity poles in Goa and that as on date 75% of the roads already have LED street lighting.
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State missed out on ` 1500 crore, will spend its own: Power minister

Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar rued the fact that the State lost out on nearly `1500 crore which he said could have been secured from the centre but the power department failed to send the project with estimates. rn"They were under the impression that the money would be sent without sending any estimates or any project," Madkaikar said.

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Published Jul 28, 2017, 4:52 AM IST
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PanajiHe however assured that the state government would now spend `1500 crore from its own funds on upgrading power infrastructure which would mainly be spent on setting up new sub stations. "We have all the power we need. Where we fall short is in infrastructure. Calangute and Candolim are the only areas in Goa which have to deal with load shedding. It is because of the shortage of infrastructure. The permanent solution, he said, lays in the new substation at Saligao which…

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