MARGAO
Two occupants of a car escaped with minor injuries after tree came crashing down on their vehicle at Dandeavaddo-Chinchinim on Thursday night.
While the injured occupants were shifted to the hospital by an ambulance, the incident brought to the fore the in action by the PWD to trim branches hanging dangerously on the roads.
Chinchinim Sarpanch Valentino Barretto cried foul over the incident saying the authorities, including the district disaster management agency had failed to respond to the calls by the panchayat body to cut down or trim branches of old trees.
On the contrary, the Sarpanch said the district Collector, South has decided to sanction funds to the tune of Rs 25,000 to the panchayat body to take up the work of tree cutting or trimming of branches, saying the amount sanction is pittance compared to the huge cost involved in tree cutting.
