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Terming the heritage structures as “essence of Mapusa”, Mapusa MLA Joshua D’Souza said old buildings in the city have to be maintained come what may.
“We need to identify the multiple heritage buildings there are in Mapusa and restore them so that we can maintain the essence of the city,” D’Souza said.
He referred to the old Asilo Hospital building which was has been recently restored by the government at a cost of Rs 10 crore.
The government has plans to start a college of physiotherapy & training centre in the newly restored Asilo premises.
“We have restored the current Mapusa municipal building too. Likewise, the building from where the North Goa Administrator of Communidade operates is also a very old building. It is a heritage structure. If we can renovate that, we can also use it for some good purpose,” he said.
The Mapusa MLA further said there was need to identify such heritage buildings so that they can be restored and put to use for a good cause.
“They are basically historical landmarks of Mapusa and they look very nice and presentable and give the city the old look that it has,” D’Souza said.
He said there were multiple buildings of this sort in Mapusa which can be used for various other purpose in future.
