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Urban Development Minister and Mapusa MLA, Francisco D’Souza kick-started works of around Rs 3 crore in the city on Sunday.
The Mapusa Municipal Council took the credit for taking up the works of widening and laying of footpath along the road from court junction to St Xavier’s college, hot-mixing of roads inside the municipal market and
beautification of Miracles Cross in Mapusa.
The widening and laying of footpath along the road from court junction to St Xavier’s college has been taken up at a cost of Rs 2.60 crore out of which Rs 1.30 crore has been received from 14th Finance Commission.
Similarly, hot-mixing of all roads in the municipal market has been taken up at a cost of Rs 40 lakh.
The beautification of the Miracle Cross has been taken up as part of CSR activity
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“The city is congested and it is difficult to find any space for widening of roads. But the council will leave no stone unturned to widen the roads wherever it is possible,” said D’Souza while laying the foundation stone for widening the road from St Xavier’s college to the court
junction.
“Several people along the road to St Xavier’s College have given land on their own for widening and for footpath. Compound walls that are broken will be rebuilt by the council. People should come forward and donate land for road widening,” he added.
Principal of St Xavier’s College, Fr Jeronimo D’Silva blessed the stone laying ceremony.
Mapusa Municipal Council, Chairperson, Rohan Kavlekar, Vice-chairperson, Marlene D’Souza, Vice-Chairman of GSUDA, Sandip Falari, Chief Officer, Clen Madeira, Municipal Engineer, Hussein Shah Muzawar, councilors, Sudhir Kandolkar, Ryan Braganza, Franky Carvalho, Sanjay Mishal and others were also present.
