Plan to re-develop Saligao market gets green signal HERALD NEWS BUREAU (http://www.oheraldteam.com)
PANJIM, NOV 15 -- The Saligao Panchayat Development Committee (SPDC) has felt that the panchayat market re-development proposal in Saligao should go ahead as planned, with minor revisions based on suggestions received from the panchayat and members of the village. This was decided at a meeting on Friday at 4.30 pm, as no alternative plans were received by the panchayat from certain members who had reservations against the panchayat market redevelopment proposal. It was also decided that a registered structural engineers certificate of the market be sought and multiple sources for financing the proposal be examined and listed. The members agreed that notices to tenants of the market be issued to enable them to make alternate arrangements and informing them that the panchayat does not take any responsibility for loss or damage to their articles during the course of the rehabilitation of the building. The members felt that earlier proposal to have a bus parking area behind the panchayat building involves major acquisition of land and could be kept in abeyance. Saligao sarpanch Jack Coelho informed the meeting that a special gram sabha will be convened on November 23 to discuss the panchayat market proposal as well as other development issues. Those desilting of nullahs and repairs to drains found to be necessary owing to flooding during the monsoons include the nullah from Padmanam�s building to the cemetery, the nullah running past Tony Rex�s workshop and shifting in the storm drain in Tabrawaddo (Aquem Vaum) back to its original course as per the survey documents. The members felt that the nullah on the last turn of the road coming down from Pilerne has a dangerously wide open deep gutter and this needs to be covered with concrete slabs. A new drain needs to be constructed in Cotula on the side of the road from Sally Coelho to Bill Cordeiro's house on the main road, while a proper slope needs to be given to the existing drain in Cotula from opposite Jill Lobo's house to Annie Pinto's house, suggested the members. The SPDC also felt the need to repair those water pipes which are leaking or burst owing to the extra pressure of water caused by the new water line. When the water line is not checked, chances are that septic tank water could enter the water lines and then enter consumers taps when water flows through again. Fearing a Panjim-style epidemic, the SPDC suggested that the panchayat needs to identify leakage points and inform the PWD to undertake repairs urgently, while consumers need to be also reformed to repair leakage at household ends to prevent wastage. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
