Many government offices are indeed being relocated to older buildings and quarters due to a shortage of suitable, modern buildings. An example is iconic Junta House building which is facing demolition to make way for modern redevelopment. It is obvious that the reason for demolishing the building is that it was not maintained. So what was the PWD with so many engineers doing all this time? Even today many government quarters maintained by the PWD are in poor condition. Over the years, some of the departments that were housed at Junta House were Forest, Panchayat, Transport, Water Resources, Civil Supplies, Planning, Statistics & Evaluation, Block Development Office Tiswadi, Consumer Redressal Forum, Civil Registrar cum Sub Registrar and others. Even some of the buildings like Social Welfare department, etc, have continued to be at risk of collapse, exposed to the vagaries of nature. The public buildings have suffered from neglect, lack of regular maintenance and clear responsibility. PWD are supposed to check bridges before and after the monsoon, but these checks are often poorly done. It seems like Goa's PWD is facing challenges in finding qualified engineers and staff.
