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MARGAO
Politics reigned supreme in the Margao civic body after the Margao Municipal Council refused to accept face masks and gloves offered by the Shadow Council for Margao.
When a delegation of Shadow Council for Margao led by its Convenor Savio Coutinho came to the civic body to hand over 200 face masks and 250 gloves, MMC Chairperson Pooja Naik came out of her chamber and politely turned down the offer, saying they had adequate stock of the masks and gloves with them.
She conveyed her decision to the delegation and returned to her chamber where she was in a meeting with councillors to discuss the pre-monsoon preparedness.
Taking the MMC’s decision in his stride, Coutinho and other members, including Auda Viegas, left the building, saying they have absolutely no regrets and assured that Shadow Council’s assistance whenever needed.
MMC’s decision assumes significance as the civic body had recently accepted face masks and gloves donated by an NGO to cover the entire workforce. Chairperson Pooja Naik, however, sought to justify the decision, saying the MMC has ordered for 20,000 face masks which should take care of the requirements of the workers.
Coutinho said the SCM had handed over the following material to the various government bodies, including ESI Hospital: 200 masks and 1000 gloves to Hospicio Hospital; 200 masks and 600 gloves to Margao Fire Station; 50 masks and 100 gloves and a total of 200 masks and 300 gloves to Police Stations of Margao Town, Maina-Curtorim, Traffic Cell and Women’s Police Station.
