Sir, Thank you for noting that the work has been satisfactorily done. I would also request you to kindly be sure of the name of organizations, other facts, etc. before making any allegations or otherwise. A citizen like yourself should not indulge in baseless name-calling.
As the MLA of the city, I am always open to receiving your suggestions and feedback. please feel free to get in touch with me. with regards Sidharth On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:19 PM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Sidharth > MLA of Panjim, > > Thank you you very much, and as usual you have taken action immediately. > I have inspected the site near Tonca today, where I had fallen down when my > scooter tyre went in the wide gap cutting for laying the cable. > I am grateful to you that the cabling work was restored and cutting area > cemented in no time. > As you have mentioned that it was Reliance and not BSN, I have noted. > > > However, both of these service providers (BSNL and Reliance) must be > informed in future, that the work must be carried out with the supervision > from both the sides i.e from Goa Government (CCP/PWD) and their side. > Lots of digging is going on in and around Panjim but care must be taken on > safety aspects first, as senior citizens and children are at higher risk. > All the safety measures must be done as per the norms of road > digging/cabling and Traffic Dept must also be informed in writing. > > Anyway, I should not keep you busy for these things because it is not your > job. It is the duty of PWD or CCP. Please excuse me for sending you a mail > earlier. > > I think the CCP Mayor needs to be woken up, he is a bit arrogant at times. > I and Dr. Joe D'Souza were both invitees during the presentation of TEZ > meeting on 1st April at CCP Town hall. You and Mr. Atanasio were also > present at the meeting, but did not say anything. but the Mayor made > allegations that we are NGO's and writing articles which is not his > concern. He told us that we should give him only solutions and nothing else. > > For your information we both are not NGO's and do not receive any funding > from any source to act in such a manner, as our job is to help and guide > the Government on scientific matters when required for the betterment of > our State. > > In this connection, I will just take the liberty to forward a letter from > Dr. Joe D'Sousa who authorized me to forward the scan of the copy he handed > over to me just today. He has already 'inwarded' the letter at CCP office. > (scan attached 3 pages). > > Regards > > Stephen Dias > Dona Paula > > Attch: Copy of the letter of Dr. Joe D'Sousa (3 pages). > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On 18 April 2016 at 15:21, Sidharth Kuncalienker <sidk...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Stephen-bab, >> >> The work is being carried out by Reliance and not by BSNL. >> >> I have instructed their representative to immediately take action to >> complete their cable laying work and restoration of road. >> >> Regards >> Sidharth >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> -BSNL ARE CUTTING ROADS FOR CABLING WITHOUT SUPERVISION? >>> >>> i HAVE observed may a times that the BSNL are found cutting the roads >>> for great size of diameter/width cutting at their whims and fancies >>> without any supervision from the local Government or CCP >>> Municipality/Panchayat . >>> In Panjim main roads , I think the cutting was within the permissible >>> limits. >>> Yesterday, when I was traveling on my 2 wheeler from Dona Paula to >>> Miramar in inner road, I found a cutting done on the road from Menezes >>> Mansion to Hotel Goa International ,Tonca for the purpose of installation >>> of their cabling for telephone connectivity , but fortunately I was saved >>> of my fall from the scooter because the tyre of my scooter went inside this >>> cutting. >>> The photograph shows that cutting spacing is much larger than the small >>> 2-wheller tyre size and definitely the ordinary cycles tyres will enter at >>> all the length of cutting. >>> I do not understated why there was no strip of tape fixed for no entry >>> in this zone as we could have drawn our attention not to enter into this >>> area. There was not even a sign traffic board . Probably they might not >>> have fixed the strip of tapping since this inner road itself was narrow >>> and all the traffic is being diverted from the main Dona Paula junction >>> because of work of sewage is going on the main road Miramar -Dona Paula. >>> Authorities must ensure when such condition exist either the BSNL should >>> not have been given permission or diverted the traffic via Bambolim etc.. >>> Why I have addressed to the MLA of Panjim, Mr Sidharath Kuncolienkar >>> and not CCP, is because Sidharth takes immediate action. Just recently >>> when the issue came of aerator at St Ines Creek, he has taken up with the >>> Goa State Pollution Control board and the person who was given the contract >>> that is Capt Lobo, was questioned and immediately the letter was >>> dispatched to the Board and the feedback is received by me within 2 days >>> time after the publication in Herald dt 13 April 2016 in Citizen Journalist >>> page. >>> The CCP Mayor Surendra Furtado takes issues lightly because I have >>> been telling him quite number of times of some illegalities but he never >>> shows any response. >>> Request MLA of Panjim to gear up such unauthorized digging, if any, by >>> BSNL who are cutting the roads without any permission from the local body, >>> which they should be fine and taken to task. >>> My scooter tyre went into this cutting and luckily i escaped from >>> injuries. Please see the enclosed photographs showing width size of >>> cutting in this area. >>> >>> >>> Stephen Dias >>> Dona Paula >>> 17.4.2016 >>> Mob: 9422443110 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Sidharth Kuncalienker >> >> Panaji, Goa - 403 001. >> >> Mobile: +91 985 046 18 13 >> email: sidk...@gmail.com >> >> Please consider your responsibility with the environment before printing >> this mail. >> > > -- Sidharth Kuncalienker Panaji, Goa - 403 001. Mobile: +91 985 046 18 13 email: sidk...@gmail.com Please consider your responsibility with the environment before printing this mail.