the goan I network
MARGAO
An important culvert, linking the areas of Veroda to Sanvorcotto in the Cuncolim Municipal area gave way on Tuesday evening, putting motorists and local residents to hardships.
With the culvert coming down for want of maintenance, local residents of Veroda and Sanvorcotto demanded that the authorities conduct a structural stability test of the remaining culverts along the Veroda-Sanvorcotto road via Buring.
Cuncolim Municipal ward Councilor representing Sanvorcotto, Kiran Naik told the media that she has visited the spot after hearing of the news, only to find the culvert coming down.
“Since this will affect the residents of Veroda, who used to travel on the road to Cuncolim, I request the local Cuncolim MLA Clafacio Dias to take up the matter with the PWD for the construction of a new culvert,” she said.
Cuncolim Municipal vice-Chairperson Shashank Desai informed the media that people of Veroda will have to take the Panzorconne or Batiem road to make it to Cuncolim by covering an additional distance of five kilometers.
He also demanded that since the remaining culverts along the Sanvorcotto-Veroda road via Buring were built decades ago, the authorities should immediately carry out a -structural stability test of these structures.
Locals demanded that the government should prepare estimates of the culvert and commence the construction on an urgent basis and complete the project before the onset of monsoon.
