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Better facilities at Vaddemlake for Ganesh Visarjan

VASCO

Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho has said better facilities will be in place at the Vaddem lake during the Ganesh Visarjan.

He was speaking to reporters after carrying out a joint inspection of the Vaddem lake Visarjan site to review the aspects of safety, illumination and cleanliness of the area.

“We will take more steps as compared to previous years to ensure maximum safety to people during Visarjan at this site. The Vaddem lake will be cleaned and we will also undertake painting where ever needed, to ensure the area is bright, clean and ready for the festival with all arrangements in place,” said Godinho.

“We are going to have bright lighting to improve illumination for the Visarjan activity. I have also spoken to Drishti who will place their lifeguards here during the days of Visarjan.”

The minister said Vaddem lake is one of the most used Visarjan sites for immersion of Ganesh idols not only in Dabolim constituency but also from other parts of Vasco area, because the area is considered safe.


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