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Stating that power woes of Mapusa will soon be a thing of the past, local MLA, Joshua D’Souza said that work to place overhead 33KVA power line underground has already been sanctioned and work was expected to start soon.
“The power minister has sanctioned an amount of Rs 131 crore for underground cabling of electricity lines in Mapusa. The work will take at least two years to complete,” D’Souza said.
He said as per the project specifications the high tension line of the entire city and low tension lines only in the market area will be placed underground.
The Mapusa MLA was speaking after inaugurating the second phase of illumination project in the city late Tuesday evening in presence of Aldona MLA, Glen Ticlo, Mapusa Chairperson, Ryan Braganza and city councillors.
Continuing, D’Souza said his father had started the illumination project in the city and he was inaugurating the second phase.
The commissioning of the work of illumination of public streets/places (Phase II) in Mapusa municipal jurisdiction has been undertaken by Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA).
As part of the project, eight arms electricity poles were illuminated one each outside the Dattawadi crematorium and near the North District Hospital, Peddem, Mapusa.
Aldona MLA, Glen Ticlo said a lot of works were being taken up in Mapusa and stressed the need to work as one unit. “We can see how the government is taking up developmental works in the State. We have to collectively work to bring about the progress of the city,” Ticlo said.
Two wards of Mapusa
come under Aldona assembly segment.
