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Phone number for plaints on LED lights soon

With the upkeep and maintenance of the LED streets light a major concern expressed by the MLAs and citizens alike, the government is toying with the idea of coming out with a dedicated toll free telephone number to help people register their complaints on defunct lights.


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Power Minister, Pandurang Madkaikar told The Goan that after hearing the woes of ministers and MLAs over the poor maintenance of the LED streets light, the department is working a system wherein citizens may be able to call on a dedicated toll free number to register their complaints. “Since the LED lights are installed and maintained by a private agency, with the department exercising little control over the operation of the lights, the power department will soon come up with a dedicate number which will help citizens to register their complaints,” he said.   
He pointed out that while the department attends to complaints registered on toll free number 1912, the private agency will attend to all complaints relating to non functioning and defunct LED lights.   
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Rage against PWD as sewage water flows onto Pajifond road

Locals claim situation could have been averted

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Published May 8, 2017, 4:11 AM IST
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MARGAO  Officials of the PWD took a break during the weekend, but residents of Pajifond behind Hospicio had to literally breathe foul sewage odour during the last two days for no fault of theirs.   The main Pajifond road behind the BPS Club was literally inundated with sewage water as foul water came gushing down from an interior road leading to the government housing quarters.   While residents of the government quarters had been experiencing sewage…

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