The site for a parallel bridge at Bendwada-Sanguem has been progressing at snail's pace.
SANGUEM
With little progress on construction of the parallel bridge at Bendwada-Sanguem, unhappy residents in Sanguem have now appealed to authorities to expedite work and complete the parallel bridge at the earliest.
Residents are worried that the existing bridge could collapse at any time and cause severe hardship to them.
“The Bendwada bridge serves as the sole connecting link for people from Sanguem to proceed to nearby towns and there is no other alternate road,” said a villager, Uday Deikar.
“If this dilapidated Portuguese-era bridge collapses, people from Sanguem town and other nearby villages will be disconnected from Curchorem and Margao areas, unless the State government decides to open the road via Selaulim Dam for public access.”
He informed that work on the Bendwada bridge was restarted in April this year after a break of almost two years due to Covid pandemic.
Josinho D’Costa added that the work was restarted only after residents had staged a road blockade agitation earlier this year.
“There are hardly any workers and machinery at site. Going by the slow pace of work at present, it appears that the contractor will take three more years to complete the bridge,” said D’Costa.
“I have brought this issue to the notice of South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha and he has assured to visit the site and inspect the status of construction work.”
