Big football event planned at Campal on Sunday TEAM HERALD
Surendra flays change in Panjim ODP plan [email protected] Panjim: CCP corporator, Surendra Furtado flayed the Government and the Town and Country Planning Department for changing the space opposite Campal Stadium from residential and recreational zone into a commercial zone as per the new ODP plan. “High rise commercial complexes will now come up opposite the stadium and this will entail traffic congestion due to parking of vehicles of the owners of the large complex to be built,” explained Furtado. “Assuming that nearly 200 flats will come up in the new commercial area and if each flat has two cars each, it would mean 400 cars causing perennial traffic congestion, whereas the traffic problem due to the football activity would be in all for just one hour and that too mostly on Saturdays and Sundays,” remarked Furtado. Furtado voiced his concern that the building of the stadium is being sabotaged to allow for commercial ambitions and appealed to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to clear the file for the construction of the stadium as already designed by GSIDC. “Noted architect Milind Ramani has conceptualised the plan for 2500 spectators with options for quick and smooth traffic disposal. So, what is just needed is the Government’s signal,” added Furtado. “The objections of a few Campal residents for Kala Academy Annexure can be solved if the Government transfers the Forest Department office land adjacent to Kala Academy which is not being used,” stated the Mira Mar corporator. Meanwhile, the momentum for rebuilding the Campal Stadium got further boost with Panjim Football Lovers planning to host a big five-a-side football event on the ground in support of the proposed rebuilding. Dr Rufino Monteiro has appealed to football lovers to field teams and participate in the event as a mark solidarity for rebuilding the stadium, which is long overdue. “I expect a huge turn out, more so as it is a Sunday. We need to have visibility now and send a loud and clear message about our healthy goal,” said Dr Rufino. He added, “Even if one is not part of any team, one needs to be present at the venue to express the explicit desire of Ponjekars.” Source: http://oheraldo.in/news/Sports/Big-football-event-planned-at-Campal-on-Sunday/49177.html
