Chairperson Usha Nagvekar chairs the first meeting of the new Pernem Municipal Council. Captured by : Nivrutti Shirodkar
PERNEM
Different committees were formed and a number of issues were discussed at the first meeting of the newly elected Pernem Municipal Council (PMC) on Thursday.
Nine of the 10 councillors were present at the meeting which was chaired by PMC chairperson Usha Nagvekar.
Nine different committees for various purposes were formed at the meeting.
The council decided to fill up vacant posts of a clerk and 2 other officers in the PMC on priority.
Other issues discussed included the Sopo tax, while a resolution to build a new complex at the old post office through the Golden Jubilee Fund was also passed by the council.
The chairperson also informed that the process to request land for a municipal office near the KTC bus stand is in progress.
Besides Chairperson Usha Nagvekar, others present at the meeting included Deputy Chairperson Manoj Harmalkar, councillors Siddhesh Pednekar, Shivaram Tujoki, Ashwini Palienkar, Trupti Sawal Desai, Rakhi Kashalkar, Vishakha Gadekar and Chief Officer Sandeep Gaude. Councillor Madhav Shenvi Desai did not attend the meeting.
