MARGAO
Will the proposed Fatorda police station take shape from a fortnight from now on Independence Day on August 15?
After a meeting with senior police officers, including district police chief, SP Arvind Gawas, Fatorda MLA and TCP Minister, Vijai Sardesai on Saturday set August 15 as the deadline for the new police station to start functioning from Fatorda from Independence Day.
The police station is proposed to be set up in a makeshift premises at the police residential quarters, Arlem, with directions to the PWD to compile a report on the status of the police quarters.
After the meeting, the TCP Minister told the media that he has told the district police brass to start the Fatorda police station from August 15.
"I have discussed the issue with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and he has promised me to rope in GSIDC to get the police residential quarters repaired and renovated to house the proposed Fatorda police station," Sardesai said.
The TCP Minister further said that he has requested the Chief Minister to send additional police reinforcement to the Margao police station to intensify night patrolling in Fatorda and Margao. "It has been agreed that the additional policemen will arrive in the city during night time for patrolling and leave for the headquarters next day," he said. The Minister reviewed the crime situation in Fatorda, especially the spate of burglaries and thefts reported in the constituency over the last two months.
Besides SP Arvind Gawas, Margao Police station in-charge, PI C L Patil, DySP, Traffic Prabodh Shirwaikar, senior PWD officials, including Executive Engineer, Buildings, Franco Fernandes and others attended the meeting with the TCP Minister on Saturday morning.
