The authorities will be summoning the Architect, Engineer and also the Contractor to ascertain their estimates on the total expenditure incurred on that palacial bungalow recently built by Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar within the prohibited area of the Protected Monument of Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa which houses the relics of St Francis Xavier.
On 14th January 2013 before that bungalow was constructed Pandurang Madkaikar’s engineer had in his letter to the Old Goa Panchayat estimated the construction cost of the bungalow at Rs 1, 42, 46,485. But the massive bungalow which has been built surrounded by a sprawling landscaped area and which was inaugurated on 1st April this year is alleged to have cost around a whopping 200 crores, making it perhaps Goa’s most expensive abode. In his Income-tax returns for the financial year 2015-16, Pandurang Madkaikar had shown his total income for the year as a mere Rs 1, 44,389 and that of his wife Janita, a paltry sum of Rs 24,389. The bungalow built on a plot admeasuring 15252.50 sq mt has a total built up area of 1000.60 sq mts which includes 539.10 sq mts on the Ground floor and 461.52 sq mts on the First Floor besides a total of 152.24 of balcony space and a terrace of 41.42sq mts on the first floor with a 30sq mt car porch on the ground floor. On the ground floor with a Court yard at the centre, the bungalow has a Lobby, a Hall, Guest bedroom, Store room, Puja Room, Pantry room, Dining Room, Living Room and Music cum TV room besides two Toilets. The first floor comprises of a Master Bedroom, three Bedrooms, Kitchen, Dining Room and a Living room besides two Toilets The bungalow which has been fitted with State of the Art imported fixtures and fittings also has an Elevator besides a staircase area of 43.20 sq mts. Various authorities are now probing the illegality of the bungalow’s compound wall and Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar’s disproportionate assets. But with Pandurang Madkaikar hospitalized in Mumbai over the last fortnight, in his absence wife Janita who is the Sarpanch of Old Goa will have to do the explanation as she is the Managing Director of Nititasha Realtors Pvt Ltd, the company owned by Pandurang Madkaikar and in whose name that bungalow stands. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com