porvorim
Appealing to people to ensure cleanliness of the service road, Revenue Minister and Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte has admitted that achieving the objective of ‘Clean Porvorim' would be impossible without public support.
He was reacting to incidents of empty bottles being strewn by the side of the service road in Porvorim.
The Goa State Infrastructural Development Corporation had constructed the service road from District Institute of Education and Training to Sai Service at a cost of about Rs 3 cro
Appealing to people to ensure cleanliness of the service road, Revenue Minister and Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte has admitted that achieving the objective of ‘Clean Porvorim' would be impossible without public support.
He was reacting to incidents of empty bottles being strewn by the side of the service road in Porvorim.
The Goa State Infrastructural Development Corporation had constructed the service road from District Institute of Education and Training to Sai Service at a cost of about Rs 3 cro
re.
Besides constructing footpaths and a parapet along the service road, nine artefacts depicting the social fabric of Goa have been installed by the side of the Service Road.
Despite the illumination along the stretch of the service road, these nine artefacts have been installed in between the streetlights, making them difficult to be noticed in the dark.
In recent times, people have begun sitting on the parapets at night and discard empty bottles and other garbage near the artefacts.
When this was brought to the notice of Khaunte, he said the government had spent crores of rupees on the construction, illumination and beautification of the service road. "It is now the duty of locals to maintain cleanliness of the service road. Some people know to fight for their rights provided by Indian Constitution, but conveniently forget their duties. Unless the people cooperate and support this initiative, it will not be possible to achieve the objective of ‘Clean Porvorim'", said Khaunte.
When contacted, Penha de Franca Panch Shyam Kamat said the panchayat had taken all possible steps to maintain cleanliness in its jurisdiction of Porvorim.
"Now, it is up to the people to act and render their support to the panchayat to ensure cleanliness of the village. The police have already begun arresting and penalising people throwing garbage on the road and they should also intensify night patrolling and penalise those found drinking liquor on the parapet of the service road," said Kamat.
"Drinking liquor in public and open spaces is an offence and unless strict action is taken by the police, such nuisance will continue to take place," Kamat added.
Besides constructing footpaths and a parapet along the service road, nine artefacts depicting the social fabric of Goa have been installed by the side of the Service Road.
Despite the illumination along the stretch of the service road, these nine artefacts have been installed in between the streetlights, making them difficult to be noticed in the dark.
In recent times, people have begun sitting on the parapets at night and discard empty bottles and other garbage near the artefacts.
When this was brought to the notice of Khaunte, he said the government had spent crores of rupees on the construction, illumination and beautification of the service road. "It is now the duty of locals to maintain cleanliness of the service road. Some people know to fight for their rights provided by Indian Constitution, but conveniently forget their duties. Unless the people cooperate and support this initiative, it will not be possible to achieve the objective of ‘Clean Porvorim'", said Khaunte.
When contacted, Penha de Franca Panch Shyam Kamat said the panchayat had taken all possible steps to maintain cleanliness in its jurisdiction of Porvorim.
"Now, it is up to the people to act and render their support to the panchayat to ensure cleanliness of the village. The police have already begun arresting and penalising people throwing garbage on the road and they should also intensify night patrolling and penalise those found drinking liquor on the parapet of the service road," said Kamat.
"Drinking liquor in public and open spaces is an offence and unless strict action is taken by the police, such nuisance will continue to take place," Kamat added.
