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For things not to happen henceforth, The head of the architect who has lent his name to the New Market Plans along with that of the Civil Engineer, must roll. And that is the responsibility of the government, no matter what. Precedents must be set to severely penalise incompetency in governmental planning. There is the case of the Panjim Market not having a staircase to the first floor. And all our Montris and MLAs for the last couple of decades have gotten fat by doing just this. Floriano. Today's Topics: > > 1. Toilet tales from Margao. (Goa Desc) > Surprising but true, Margao New Market yet to have toilet > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- > > If the unhygienic conditions in Gandhi market here prompted > social activist Deepa Murkunde to urinate in the market inspector's > office, the situation in the adjoining crowded New Market > is not anything better. > > Unlike Gandhi market, however, what sounds strange about > the New Market is the total absence of a single toilet in this > municipal market. On the contrary just consider this: > New Market has 450-odd small shops and establishments, > spread across an area of 6,000 square meters. Over 250 women > are believed to be employed in the small shops dotting the > narrow lanes of the congested market. For these hapless women > who earn just a few hundred rupees after hard work and toil, > they have to track to the nearest pay-toilet located on the passage > connecting the new market to the Pick-up stand road. > > An open urinal adjacent to this pay toilet comes in handy > for the men-folk or simply the passages connecting the new market > to relieve themselves. Surprisingly, the civic officials never bothered > to rectify the situation all these years, despite the fact that thousands > of people pour in the New Market everyday for shopping. > > Says Vinod Shirodkar, the president of the Madgaum New Market > Traders Association: "The Association had been after the civic body > for construction of new toilets in the market surrounding but to no avail". > He says that the municipality finally repaired the toilet on the passage > three years ago after the Association persistent demand for the same. > > According to him, women employed in the market flock to nearby houses > and even a beauty parlour to relieve themselves. Besides, the market lacks > the basic facilities such as a wash basin and potable water to drink. > > When contacted, MMC officials confirmed that the lone six-seater > pay-toilet at the passage caters to the needs of public, and admitted > that it is inadequate to meet the demand. It's not uncommon to find > womenfolk gathered outside the lone pay-toilet waiting for turns to use > the facility. But, MMC officials say that they have taken cognizance > of the difficulties faced by the people and are in the process of > construction a new toilet block. > > "The council has proposed to construct a 12-seater toilet with two > bathrooms at the pick-up stand", a senior official informed. > In a way, the city totally lack abundant number of pay toilets. > For instance, the nearest toilets available from the pick-up stand > is the Gandhi market, which mostly remains closed and are used > by the business community than by the people. > > Malbhat is another area which has pay toilets but is far away > from the markets. The old bus stand houses another pay toilet > and an urinal and believe it or not, it caters to the entire heart > of the city. Truly, this toilet has been the most frequently used one > in the city given that government offices located in the vicinity > do not entertain outsiders to use their toilets. > ---------------------- > HERALD 1/11/02 > ---------------------- > > ======================================= > GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE > Documentation + Education + Solidarity > 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 > Tel: 252660 mailto:goadesc@;goatelecom.com > website: www.goadesc.org > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy > ======================================= > > > > --__--__-- > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > What's On In Goa (WOIG): > Nov 06 Children's book exhibn starts, Walkabout, Anjuna... 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(all weekdays) Nov 06 ArtHouse, Calangute: Chaitali's acrylics on canvas till 19.11 Nov 07 Revision of electoral rolls (till Nov 30) See schedule. Nov 07 Creative science, for children, Goa Sc Centre (till 16.11) Nov 10 Corporate summit on IT and biotechnology, Intl Centre (till 11.11) Nov 17 Goan Engineers and Assoc meet, at Pickering, Canada. Nov 20 Fr Agnelo's 75th death anniversary, Pilar Dec 01 Two day conference, Goa Agenda. IT For Society. (Ends 2.12) Every Sunday: Music therapy sessions at Moira, 5 pm. 278, N.Portugal ----------------------------------------------------------
