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On 31 May 2015 at 22:28, Stephen Dias <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Editor > Arun Sinha > Navhind Times > Panjim > > > Dear Sir, > > Unfortunately my below article sent to you on MY TAKE COLUMN earlier > failed to appear in your paper, Sir. I do not know what could be exactly > the reason. > Anyway this messy road work is still going on for the last nine days and > the public is made to suffer. The traffic going through this narrow > stretch of road finds difficult to pass through this 2 metres wide road > as it is congested. Please see the fresh three attachment photos taken > today.( 31.5.2015) You can send your photographer and the reporter to > see this MESS. > First attached Photo showed that the highway road is blocked /closed for > vehicular traffic going to Miramar and it is diverted to this old road near > the Kamat supercentre and the road is seen cut across to get into other > side of the old road at the building name Ascoria from Gera construction > builders. > I am surprised none of the print media could report this news. I am sure > if your news reporters comes to this site they would be able to give the > exact picture as it is very important for the public. > Next two photos are from other side of the road after diversion which > reaches to Ascoria Building where the septic/sewerage connection is > likely to be connected to the Ascoria building, allegedly with > the authorization from Court and Collector. Earlier photo attachment was > shown details on the board that the permission is obtained). I feel that > CCP or PWD might have given their consent to the Court otherwise this > MESSY situation should not have happen. > > Stephen Dias > D.Paula > Mob: 9422443110 > ============================================ > > > > To, > The Editor > Arun Sinha > Navhind Times > Panjim > > Dear Sir, > > Kindly treat this article on MY TAKE column and you may please publish it > with at least with one nice photo enclosed ( 3 photos) and also displaying > a board having NO details of High Court and Collector order numbers. Any > blind men will agree with me that work should not have been approved just > before the monsoon. > Thanks > > Stephen Dias > D.PAULA > MOB: 9422443110 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > MESSY ROAD AT CARANZALEM > > > > The High Court upholding citizen’s right recently to well maintain roads > and footpaths should empower the common man. > > It is significant that the High Court has recognized well maintained roads > as a fundamental right and opened the door for citizens to seek > compensation in the absence of the same. > > The court order touches also on digging of road for utilities. > > Now, the vehicular traffic passing from D.Paula via Caranzalem to Miramar > has become messy. This road is the only short cut road to reach Miramar. > The new road which the work is in progress has stopped for vehicular > traffic at the mid way and diverted via Kamat Supercentre. > > Now a new problem has cropped up, for the last two to three days that the > digging is going on and the old road of 6 metres wide is being cut across > to get access the Ascoria building for sewage work connection near Kamat > Supercentre itself. (See photo). > > The board displayed (see photo) near the digging site shows that the Order > from High Court and the Collector is obtained by the owners of the building > Ascoria which is built by Gera Construction. > > The board has no Order no. but generally the CCP while permitting any > construction for approval, the board displays their order numbers and other > survey details etec. The Aam Admi or general public feels that the Court > might not have issued the order as there is no number in it. (as it appears > suspicious) > > I was told that the building is been constructed a low splint which is > below the road level, and that could be the reason probably they are in > need of water supply and sewage connectivity very badly. I do not > understand how the traffic dept and CCP has given clear signal to the > Court if any, since the court has issued the orders. > > Now, the whole difficulty is that the traffic which was plying on the 6 > metre asphalt road is now made to pass on 3 metre road on account of > digging work and there is no guarantee when this will be completed as the > contractor feels that the bottom having heavy concrete structure, and the > pipelines also comes on their way and because of that the JCB’s could not > be used for the digging. Contractor also complains that there are no plans > with CCP nor with PWD about the road mapping. > > Heavy traffic passes through this old Caranzalem road and the road is > fully congested and now it has become worst due to size of road cut into > half of the size. > > The Order from Court is not known whether the display board is genuine as > there is no order displayed in it. Generally the CCP when they approve > building construction the Order No with date and survey number is > displayed. It is necessary in future that any Court or Collector orders > should be displayed with their Orders Nos. if any so that the public is > satisfied. > > Hope we will not have any casualties until the work is completed. > > > > Stephen Dias > > Senior citizen and resident of D.Paula > > Date: 24.5.2015 at 23.50 hrs > ------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7e9ef40b4e&view=att&th=14d87277c4010a7d&attid=0.3&disp=safe&realattid=f_ia2s1trc2&zw> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > E.C.A. DIAS > Retired as TO (E-1) > Former Scientist A-1 and Leader of GOD/INSTRUMENTATION Group > CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography > Dona Paula-Goa 403004 > Email: [email protected] > Tel" 0832-2452915 ( Res) > Mob: (0) 9422443110 >
