THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO: Saying that a big responsibility is placed on the shoulders of everyone to celebrate the ensuing Carnival Festival in a grand and successful manner in Margao on February 14, Chairman of the Margao Carnival Celebration Committee, Margao Municipal Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes has said that the organizers will ensure strict implementation of the MHA guidelines at the float parade.
After a review meeting with officials of various government agencies, the Chief Officer said that every effort will be made to celebrate the carnival parade keeping all Covid aspects in mind.
“We have to adopt all the precautions and necessary guidelines. SOPs towards prevention and spread of Covid will be enforced. This festival being a major festival attracts people from all over. As such, it should be celebrated in a most successful manner,” he said.
When the media sought to know how government agencies intend to implement the MHA guidelines at the parade attended by thousands when the Municipality has failed to ensure wearing of masks in the municipal markets, the Chief Officer assured to deploy adequate number of people from Health and other departments to implement the MHA guidelines.
As usual, he said, the route of the Carnival parade will be from Colva Circle to Borkar Super Store near Fatorda Stadium. The parade will be flagged off by Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar at 3 pm.
“We will put in place a screening committee comprising of the South Goa Police Department, representative of the district Collector, an official from Health Department, Hospicio Hospital, MMC, and tourism department,” he said, adding that the main task of this panel will be to monitor the quality and suitability of the floats and to maintain strict discipline and proper decorum during the float parade.
A separate room would be kept ready to isolate Covid cases or showing symptoms of Covid, he informed.
