Says considering shifting of N Goa Collectorate to Porvorim rrthe goan I networkrPanajirrThe administrative headquarters is proposed to come up at the dilapidated State museum building in Patto, which will be demolished soon. rSpeaking to media persons, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said, “In the next two and a half years, Panaji will be decongested from unwarranted load of government offices. Many government offices are being considered for shifting to Patto. Currently, most of the vehicles parked outside these offices are of the people who come to work and citizens who visit these offices. Once offices are shifted, the traffic too will reduce.” rParrikar, however, made it very clear that the entire plan of shifting government offices has not been frozen yet. “Nothing has been frozen as of now. After the monsoon session of the assembly it would be done. But basic planning like documentation, requirements and collection has started,” he said, adding that based on basic planning the tender for the museum building will be floated by October. rHowever, the artefacts which have currently been shifted to Adil Shah Palace, will eventually be shifted to the Entertainment Society of Goa Building (ESG) and ESG will function from the convention centre which will be set up permanently to hold the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). rAdil Shah Palace will however be converted into an art gallery. rNonetheless, the State Government is also considering shifting of North Goa Collectorate to Porvorim. rWhen asked whether a special task force would be set up for execution of all these projects, Parrikar said, “There is no need for a special task force. Once the decision is taken, various agencies will execute them. For example, Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) will complete the administrative building, Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has been given the task to complete the IFFI convention centre on behalf of ITG, among others.” rSpeaking further, Parrikar said, “The convention centre for IFFI will be developed on PPP mode, where ESG will also have necessary facilities. It is being set up as a permanent venue for IFFI. We want to hold the 50th edition of rIFFI there.” rrMakes suggestion of IAS officer for CCPrPanaji: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has suggested appointing an IAS officer to resolve the issue of Panaji municipal market within one year. rHe made the suggestion before all CCP councillors during an interaction at CCP on Monday. r“To solve the market problem, I was thinking of appointing an IAS officer for a period of about a year and after settling all the issues hand it back to the CCP,” he said. r“CCP will find it almost impossible to resolve that issue. You think over it. This is not my final decision, but I think lot of revenue generation should happen from the municipal market. But to do it there has to be a proper system of operation in place,” he said adding, “First of all to put a system in place for revenue generation, old issues have to be sorted out. If one person is given the authority for a certain period it would be better or else issues will not be sorted out.” rrrTender for Bainguinim plant likely by SeptrPanaji: State Government wants to set up the Bainguinim garbage treatment plant by the end of next year and the tender for the same is likely to be floated by September, this year. rSpeaking at an interaction with CCP councillors, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said, “By September, tendering will start for the plant at Bainguinim and Verna. So may be by December 2018 the plant will start. Cacora has already been finalised. It is a degenerated site and doesn’t require public hearing. EIA is notified. All these process will take one or two months and by December the projects should be ready.” r“I am exploring the possibility of using a new technology wherein a special membrane can be used to automatically convert biodegradable waste into compost. There is no leakage or foul smell. It is a new technology where waste is turned into compost in 16 to 18 days. We want to try this technology at the garbage treatment plant behind Heera petrol pump. It can handle around 5 tonnes of garbage per day. NEERI has been appointed to conduct the EIA and in another two months they will hold a public hearing,” informed Parrikar.
Plan to shift govt offices out of Panaji not finalised: CM
Aiming at decongesting Panaji, State government will shift all government offices housed in the capital city to the new administrative headquarters, which is proposed to come up at Patto, within the next two-and-a-half years.
