MARGAO
Power Minister Nilesh Cabral has promised consumers of Cuncolim to fix all power-related issues, including the non-functioning LED streetlights by March 31.
He also issued directions to the power officials to personally look into the complaints brought to his notice by the sarpanchas and citizens. Cabral has also assured the consumers that he would get the office of the assistant engineer shifted from Margao to Cuncolim within the next two months.
The Power Minister toured the entire Cuncolim constituency on Tuesday accompanied by Cuncolim MLA Clafacio Dias with senior power officials in tow to understand and resolve the power grievances of the citizens.
He hopped from the Cuncolim municipal area to Balli, before descending on the Ambaulim village and later to Paroda to hear the grievances on the power situation.
Cabral and Clafacio later descended on Chandor, Guirdolim and Macazana villages in the evening session to complete the tour of the constituency.
The Power Minister said that power issues raised by the consumers during his tour will be fixed by March 31. “The discussions that have taken place at all the places have been noted down and the minutes will be circulated to the officials for implementation,” Cabral said, adding that the government will soon float a tender to ensure that all the problems in Cuncolim are addressed.
“The Cuncolim MLA has been raising issues on power both within the Assembly and outside. During my tour of the constituency, I have not come across major issues. But, whatever issues have been raised will be addressed by March 31,” he added.
On the long-pending demand for shifting the office of the assistant engineer in-charge of Cuncolim from the Aquem Power House to Cuncolim, the Power Minister said the department has set in motion the process to get the premises from the Cuncolim Municipal Council, adding that the office of the AE should hopefully start functioning from Cuncolim in the next two months.
“This government headed by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant believes in taking the governance to the doorsteps of the people. People of Cuncolim have to travel to Margao to meet the assistant engineer because there’s no office in the municipal area. This issue will be resolve in two months,” he added.
Thanking the minister for undertaking the tour of the constituency, the Cuncolim MLA exuded confidence that the power issues will be fixed soon. “The minister has told the officials to ensure that the problems are resolved in a time-bound manner,” Clafacio said, while hoping that there will a turnaround in the power situation in the constituency in the coming days.
