THE GOAN NETWORK
PANAJI
The CCP has formed a flying squad to put the brakes on the rampant road digging work being undertaken without permission by different agencies including government agency Imagine Panaji Smart City Development
Limited.
“The squad will be provided with a truck to seize all equipment used for road digging,” said Mayor Uday Madkaikar in a press conference.
The CCP has also formed a night flying squad to repair potholes on the road, he informed.
The CCP Mayor has earlier requested people to send photos of potholes on the road. Around 15 people have sent photos of potholes to the Mayor. Now the flying squad will repair these potholes at night.
The CCP has already ordered a hot-mixing vehicle which will be part of the flying squad and help undertake immediate repair of potholed roads, the mayor informed.
Madkaikar also said that Smart city projects work is still going on and it should stop immediately as the CCP needed time to repair the roads before the monsoons.
We wanted Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) to complete work before April 30, but they have permission till May 20. I don’t know how the Collector gave them permission to do digging work till May 20, the mayor stated.
“How will we repair the roads before the monsoon. From private parties, we keep their deposits with us but from SMCDL there is no scope for that,” said the mayor.
Madkaikar also alleged that the project under a smart city is not up to the standards. We have achieved nothing by spending Rs 1000 crores on the Smart City
project.
Meanwhile, the mayor informed that important drains in Patto area have been damaged due to construction work on the new Mandovi
bridge.
“The drains are filled with concrete and if not cleaned before the monsoon, there is fear of waterlogging,” said Madkaikar. The mayor also informed that drains in the KTC bus stand will be cleaned in consultation with PWD engineers within 3
days.
CCP yet to recover `10 cr in rent from market complex: Panaji mayor
PANAJI: Around Rs 10 crores in rent is yet to be recovered from shop occupants in the CCP market complex.
“We will recover this rent in installments once the ongoing procedure of official allotment of shops is over,” informed Panaji Mayor Uday Madkaikar adding that the CCP has now officially taken possession of the CCP market complex from agencies like Health and PWD.
The procedure of formation of the agreement is going on and once this is done, shops will be alloted and rent will be collected.
