Dear Surenndra Furtado, Mayor of CCP Panjim Let me tell you that Master plan which is called Holistic Plan presented by LKS Consultants,Spain recently at Marquinez Alva hall, was not in tune with our Goa system. That plan will never work in Goa. Now coming to the point which the Mayor says that GSIDC is not competent to do that job which is indirectly hinting to Sanjit Rodrigues MD's capabilities. As you all know well that CCP, has no qualified engineers and with negligible technical engineering staff. How the Mayor can say that he can take up this job when CCP has no technical background for such a Holistic Plan. The problem rises when both of them have difference of opinion among themselves as they have own interest for this huge project to earn the revenue for their own Dept. and we all Panjimtes know that CCP neither GSIDC will be able to take up this gigantic project. Why PWD engineers and Architects are not taken into confidence. When Furtado was present during the presentation by LKS consultant Ms. Maria at Marquinez Alva some weeks back, why he has not given his comments during question hour at that point of time? It appears that these people are fooling the Panjmites.
Stephen Dias D.paula Draft master plan, ‘Imagine Panaji’ has never been approved by CCP: Furtado Published on: August 16, 2013 - 01:27 More in: Goa News PANAJI: CCP Mayor, Surendra Furtado, on Wednesday, stated that “CCP is objecting to the draft master plan, ‘Imagine Panaji’ and the plan has never been approved by it.” Furtado was speaking at the panel discussion, which was held at Imagine Panaji Expo, Old GMC Building, Panaji. He stated, “The CCP has sent a detailed plan report (DPR) of comprehensive mobility plan worth Rs 1,000 crore to Delhi for approval. I am also planning to meet Kapil Sibal to discuss the same in two to three months.” He also assured that the CCP is in better position to execute this comprehensive mobility plan than the GSIDC, which has appointed LKS India Consultants to plan out the draft master plan for the Panaji city under ‘Imagine Panaji.’ The Mayor elaborated that the CCP is not restricted to do job of garbage collection and cleaning drains, but has a capacity to implement a master plan. He, however, declined to give a timeframe to implement it. He further alleged that, “around 90 per cent of our DPR is copied by them.” The discussion was also attended by MD of GSIDC Sanjit Rodrigues, who is also the Commissioner of CCP. He maintained that this is a strategy document and not a DPR. “We should now freeze a policy and every citizen should work towards it. There is a need for notification of the plan. Let us not keep on tempering it,” he stated, as there were arguments during the discussion that there were number of plans on the Panaji city, but none got implemented. Manguirish Pai Raiker, past president of GCCI, who is also a resident of Panaji, informed that “there are 3,370 parking slots in the Panaji city and out of which 1/3rd are allotted to taxis.” “These taxis are supposed to be parked in yards. So, if we remove these taxis, there will be enough spaces for parking in the city. Also, we need to look at the pedestrian roads, like how it will tackle the issue of emergency. If an ambulance has to enter this zone, as it covers many houses, it may lead to commotion,” he observed. He further stated that “citizens are ready to give it a try, but not at their cost.” Chief Town Planner S T Puttaraju suggested to bring in both the plans and “work on it to save the Panaji city.” Architect Ameet Sukhthancar mentioned that people are desperate and there is a need for proper planning. Architect Tallulah D’Silva stated that there is a need to look at larger picture of what is good to city and thus people should take ownership of this plan. “We need a common idea through public participation” she concluded.
