Minister for Art and Culture, Govind Gaude was recently heard giving his own silly justifications for going ahead with the ongoing so-called 'renovation' work of the iconic Kala Academy structure at a estimated cost price of Rs 50 crore in Goa.He was also heard saying that the Kala Academy structure was ill-conceived, faulty, had water logging/leakage problems everywhere and due to which he was forced to take up the ongoing renovation work. Well such problems are faced by even some of the newly constructed government/private buildings in the state due to the annual 4-5 month-long monsoon season in Goa. And, what is the guarantee that the above mentioned structure will not have any leakage problems in the near future?
I think that our elected politicians have made it a fashion today to start doing all types of renovations of many such iconic historical structures/monuments in the state by spending just 25% of the allocated funds on the actual renovation and the balance 75% to fill their own pockets to officially enjoy their own 'ache din' in Goa.
