Another city, another fountain....quiet magical this one and not intentionally.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectedgar Cheers. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Domnic Fernandes <domval...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > The following related article appeared in today’s O Herado: > > > > SHAKUNTALA FOUNTAIN REVIVED, FINALLY > > > > HERALD CORRESPONDENT > > Porvorim, Feb 9 > > > > The Shakuntala Fountain in the Mapusa market was finally > revived after almost a decade. > > > > Chief officer of Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) and MMC > Chairperson Sudhir Kandolkar restored the Shakuntala fountain on Monday > evening. > > > > The Shakuntala fountain is an important landmark of the > Mapusa Municipal market. > > > > The fountain, which is at the entrance of the municipal > market, was inaugurated in 1962 by Indian Military Governor Major General K.P. > Candeth. The beautiful scene of non-stop water flowing from the Shakuntala’s > pot is a treat to the eyes of the young and old. > > > > The fountain had lost its beauty to lethargic attitude of > the municipal authorities. It has been years now that the Shakuntala fountain > has stopped functioning, but MMC did not bother to make it functional and > restore the beauty of the Mapusa market. > > > > The issue of Shakuntala fountain was highlighted by the > media several times. Shiv Sena had also submitted a memorandum to MMC chief > officer on December 1, 2010, requesting the council to make the fountain > functional and restore the pride of the monument. > > > > Speaking to Herald, Chairperson Sudhir Kandolkar stated that > MMC incurred Rs.15,000 for the restoration of the fountain. > > > > “Since nobody bothered to restore the fountain, it remained > non-functional all these years. Except for electricity charges, no maintenance > expenses as such are required to keep the fountain functional,” said > Kandolkar. > > > > Moi-mogan, > > > > Domnic Fernandes > > Anjuna, Goa > > Mob: 9420979201 > > -- "Explanation Destroys Art."