the goan I network
MAPUSA
With a focus to decongest Mapusa, the civic body may very soon tie up with a private land owner to create parking facility in the city.
The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) has received a proposal from a private owner, who has agreed to lease out his land near the government complex for a parking lot.
The owner, Dr Arun Rao, has offered a plan to lease approximately 3,806 sq mt of his land behind the government complex to the council for parking facilities.
“It’s a centrally located place and once developed as parking space will accommodate at least 150 cars. The council is seriously considering the proposal as space for parking is of urgent need for Mapusa,” said MMC Chairperson Ryan Braganza.
The area behind the government complex is agricultural land which has been lying fallow for the last
several years.
In order to create the parking facility, the area will need land filling.
The council, in a recent meeting, has also given a go ahead for the parking proposal under suitable terms and conditions.
“The plan will give us temporary relief for at least five years until we come up with a multi-level parking project in the city,” Braganza said.
Finding space for parking has been one of the major problems in Mapusa. Indiscipline and irregular vehicular parking has been leading to constant traffic snarls in
the city.
In order to bring about traffic discipline in the city, the council has plans to convert additional areas in the city and market area into
pay parking.
However, the council’s plan to convert some lanes inside the market did not materialize after some vendors protested and the council succumbed to the pressure.
The new market committee has vowed to restore discipline in the market and bring about some positive changes in the market and the city.
“We have some concrete plans to create parking slots at various spots, wherever space is available, to decongest the city,” the chairperson of Mapusa Municipal Council said.
