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Panch demands Rs 25L compensation

OLD GOA

Stating that late Venkatesh Karapurkar was the lone earning member of his family, panch Sandesh Chopdekar has demanded that the government should compensate the family for the loss.

“Karapurkar lost his life due to negligence of authorities and the government should give a fair compensation to the family as he was the lone earning member,” Chopdekar demanded.

“We demand that the government should provide compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the family,” he added.

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Does it take a death for govt to act, ask locals

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published May 26, 2022, 11:45 PM IST
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OLD GOANot one or two, but several deaths have occurred at the Chimbel junction due to ill-planning and the lack of will by authorities to complete the pending works.And when any death occurs and when the locals block the road, it is only then that government authorities swing into action for a while and then everything is back to square one.It happened in 2019, when a 24-year-old man from Carambolim lost his life in a mishap at the junction.Authorities came, suggested…

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