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Sanguem civic complex misses March deadline

Construction of the new Sanguem Municipal Council (SMC) administrative complex, which was to be completed by March, has been delayed and authorities are now hopeful that the Rs 5 crore project will be ready by mid-August.



All eyes are now focused on mid-August 

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Work on the project began in December 2014 by the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA).   
When contacted, SMC Chief Officer Pramod Dessai said the GSUDA had assured that the new building would be operational by March. But, the complex is not ready as yet. The painting work, interior furnishing and other works are still incomplete,” said Desai.   
SMC Chairperson Suryadatta Naik also admitted that the Rs 5 crore SMC complex is yet to be completed, but was hopeful that the project would be completed by August.   
“More than 80 per cent of the work has been completed. The complex will have facilities for underground parking, shops and toilets. The municipal shops will be given out on rent through an auction,” 
said Naik.   
“I feel that the complex will be operational by August 15. It all depends on the speed of the work by GSUDA,” 
he added.   
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Tags for hand baggage at Dabolim to end soon

Goa’s Dabolim airport will be among the five airports which have been selected to do away with the practice of tagging and stamping domestic passengers’ hand baggage.

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Published May 30, 2017, 7:12 PM IST
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PTI  NEW DELHI   CISF Director General O P Singh said the paramilitary force will begin a week-long exercise at Goa, Varanasi, Pune, Bhubaneswar and Vishakhapatnam from next Monday to see how stamping of handbags can end at these airports.  “The trial will now begin at these five airports,” he said, adding the force proposes to initiate this people-friendly measure at all the airports under its cover, by the year-end.   From June 1, six more…

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