MAPUSA
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the file of the new bus-stand for Mapusa will be cleared within 10 days and preliminary work on the bus-stand will begin immediately.
Pouring cold water on Mapusa Municipal Council’s plans, Parrikar further said that Rs 20 crore earmarked for Mapusa in the budget was meant only for development of the Mapusa market.
“The new bus-stand will resolve a lot of parking problems faced by the people of Mapusa. At the moment, I am going through the file which has become thick with all the documents. Within 10 days, I will clear it and work on the bus-stand will begin in earnest,” Parrikar said.
The chief minister was speaking at a function to celebrate 32nd Founders Day of Mapusa Merchants’ Association in Mapusa.
Before arriving at the function in the market, Parrikar paid a surprise visit to the Mapusa ITI building which is in a dilapidated condition.
Speaking further, he said when he inquired about the file on the new bus-stand he was told that the file was lost. “The transport director told me that the file was lost. When I warned him that I would file a police complaint, the file immediately came to my table,” he said.
Promising to bring glory to Mapusa market within two years, he said his government will do all within its might to bring development and progress in Mapusa.
“We will develop Mapusa market in such a way that better services are made available to the consumers,” he said. He sought cooperation of all residents in Mapusa to work for the betterment of the city.
“Nothing is more important than public pressure. People should come out and put pressure on the administration for better service,” Parrikar said.
He said if necessary the government could revive the task force for development of Mapusa which was set up around 15 years back.
Mapusa Municipal Council, Chairperson, Sandeep Falari informed that the council had taken up almost Rs 1 crore works for improvement of Mapusa city.
“Rs 45 lakh work on repair of drains and cross drains will be completed before the onset of monsoons to avoid flooding in the market,” Falari said.
Council has also taken decision to install CCTV cameras and provide insurance cover to the premises of the Mapusa merchants.
He said pay-parking in the market has been tendered to prevent people from other villagers from parking for free.
WiFi to encourage youngsters to visit the market and Rs 10 lakh mini-STP in the market were some other plans, the chairperson added. Mapusa Merchants’ Association President Ashish Shirodkar also spoke on the occasion.
MMC, Vice-Chairperson, Marlene D’Souza, councilors and members of MMA were also present.
