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MARGAO
Margao MLA Digambar Kamat on Saturday unveiled his report card, saying he has managed to take up development works to the tune of Rs 55 crore in the constituency during the first year of the current term, including the commissioning of new 10 MVA transformers and the replacement of the an old pipeline from Monte Hill to Gaylin restaurant.
Addressing the media on Saturday, the Margao MLA said that a host of development works are either completed or underway all across the constituency. He said the certain works will bring perceptible changes in certain areas such as the area behind the Konkan Railway station at Malbhat.
“Two major works estimated to cost around Rs 28 lakhs will be spent to spruce up the area near the railway footbridge by rehabilitating the gaddas and improvement in the parking lot cum multipurpose area,” he said.
Similarly, he said that work costing Rs 25 crore is underway for the conversion of 11 KV LT overhead lines to underground network in the left out parts of Margao.
“Around 350 LIG families will get free individual house water connection in the city. We have taken a decision to connect all Sulabh toilets to underground sewerage. Tender has been floated to give sewage connections to households by October,” he added.
Kamat said that all roads, including the roads in the Colmorod area of the city will be hot-mixed around November.
When asked to shed light on the burning issue of parking in the city, the Margao MLA said his government had given Rs 3 crore to the Margao Municipal Council, which the civic body had decided to take up multi-storied parking project in the city. I have been told that the contractor had decided to back out of the project because of the GST,” he said, and hoped that the municipality will take up the project to solve the issue of vehicular parking.
Projects on the anvil includes the improvement of the ring road from Apollo hospital to Power house junction, including construction of footpaths, at a cost of Rs 4.16 crore. The work will include development of the Davorlim junction, he added.
Kamat pointed out that work on the laying of a pipeline and fire hydrant arrangement at the Margao market costing Rs 42.81 lakh will be taken up in the next phase.
