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Poor upkeep, encroachments in Margao's Osia building

Poor upkeep, encroachments in Margao's Osia building

The Osia building at Margao houses many commercial establishments, government offices, eateries and a cinema chain, but many of the shops on the ground floor have encroached upon public circulation spaces including corridors and verandahs which makes it difficult for the general public to conduct their affairs.

The facility management of the complex is extremely deplorable with cats, dogs and assorted rodents having taken up permanent residence there. During rains, the kota stone floored corridors are filled with rainwater making them very slippery and movement dangerous. Garbage is dumped everywhere, the toilets are filthy and the walls are damp and paan spittle stained. I would request the tenants association / building society to look into the matter and improve things as visiting the complex is an extremely unpleasant experience. 



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Save and protect heritage Margao municipality building

RONNIE DSOUZA, Chandor
Published Jul 15, 2023, 9:59 PM IST
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Save and protect heritage Margao municipality building

It is really shocking to see that the heritage buildings in Margao are one by one collapsing due to poor maintenance. After urban health centre, now the famous heritage A class building of Portuguese era the Margao municipality building sees its ceiling concrete falling down. The building condition along with the videos and pictures were circulated in the social media and on the leading newspapers of Goa but neither the Margao municipality office, government of Goa, Margao…

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