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MARGAO
A rusted electric pole fell on a car parked on the road close to an old age home, opposite Hospicio hospital, throwing up questions on the upkeep and maintenance of such poles that endanger the lives of motorists and pedestrians.
The car’s rear windscreen and door were damaged. The car owner had just parked alongside the road and was waiting to pick his child studying in a school adjoining the Hospicio. In fact, people who rushed to the spot after the electric pole came down with a bang, said the road going towards Dr Archanj hospital is always busy with movement of parents coming to collect their children studying in the nearby school.
The local residents claimed that many an electric pole along the are all corroded. “It appears that the department has been found wanting in carrying out the upkeep and maintenance of the poles at regular intervals,” lamented a senior citizen, while demanding that the government carry out an audit of the iron electric poles, which were erected at the time of underground cabling over a decade ago.
