The iconic Margao Municipal garden will get a big face lift as part of the beautification plan. Captured by : Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO
The stage is finally set to give the iconic Margao Municipal garden and the over century old Municipal heritage building a major face lift with the government agencies “ the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) and the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) setting in motion the process to shortlist agencies to execute the work.
The long-pending Multi-level parking project, pending for the last one decade, is also set to finally take off at the old fish market behind the Margao Municipal building.
Briefing the media, Margao Civic Chief Damu Shirodkar informed that while the GSIDC has finalised the plans for the municipal garden beautification, the GSUDA is expected to take the heritage building renovation project to the logical conclusion in the near future.
“GSUDA’s tender to renovate the heritage municipal building has evoked response from two bidders. The agency is on the job to shortlist the bidder, saying work on the Rs 8.5 crore project is expected to commence soon”, he said.
As far as the iconic Municipal garden is concerned, he said the GSIDC consultant has prepared plans for the beautification. “The consultant has given a presentation on the draft plan. We have suggested a number of changes to the plan. The consultant will hold a presentation for the benefit fo the Councillors in a week’s time”, he added.
On the multi-level parking project, Shirodkar said that the multi-level parking lot will have a provision for 70 car parking slots and will be set up on land admeasuring 400 square metres. “The facility is not a conventional RCC parking lot, but will be operated hydraulically”, he said.
When asked whether the 70-car capacity multi level parking facility will resolve the burning parking problem plaguing the commercial capital, the Margao Civic chief said “the MMC is implementing a pilot project and can go in for more parking lots depending on its success”.
