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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for New and Renewable Energy Sudin Dhavalikar today informed the house that there is no specific plan to promote Solar Lighting. “There is no specific plan to promote Solar Lighting; no consultant is appointed to carry out the work phase-wise,” said Dhavalikar. He further said that Goa Energy Development Agency has empanelled 70 nos of vendors for installing solar panels on a residential rooftop. “The Average cost for installation of solar panel on the residential roof is Rs. 50,885/- per KW,” he added. Dhavalikar said that there no particular time frame has been set to complete…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today assured to notify Lohia Maidan, Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim, Martyrs Memorials at Assolna and Patradevi, Azad Maidan and others as Places of Historical Importance. Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao raised the issue during the question hour in the assembly. “I assure to notify Lohia Maidan, Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim, Martyrs Memorials at Assolna and Patradevi, Azad Maidan and others as Places of Historical Importance,” said CM Sawant. He further said that government intends to reconstruct places of worship and the procedure for a survey of all archaeological remains and antiquities is under process.…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar today has assured that the tender for the Verna Sub-Station would come after August 15, 2022, while the work for Thivim Sub-Station will begin anytime soon. “Nobody quoted our department’s previous tenders as the rates were very high during that period. Such works cannot be done without tenders. Tender for the Verna Sub-Station would come after August 15, 2022, while the work for Thivim Sub-Station will begin anytime soon,’ said Dhavalikar. He further said that when the industry faced issues with power, we purchased additional power, but then the cost of operating a…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar today assured to refloat the tender to set up a 220 KV station in Saligao. Opposition MLA Michael Lobo raised the issue that the people of the Bardez have to face frequent power problems. “I assure to refloat the tender to set up 220 KV station in Saligao in the next three months; a consultant will be appointed; we have to conduct re-estimate as the cost of material has been increased by 30 per cent,” informed Dhavalikar. He further informed that the tender was issued to Siemens but was cancelled in the Cabinet…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – The Beautified ferry wharf/ramp at Galgibaga and Maxem has become a home to anti-social elements in Canacona. According to fishermen of the locality, late nights booze parties are held on either side of the Galgibaga river even during late hours, and empty glass bottles, including beer and other alcoholic beverages, are not only left broken all around but are also thrown in the river. This poses not only a risk but a great danger to the fishermen who also uses the sides/banks alongside the ramp for stationing their boats and offloading their catch (fish). “Many times,…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Following a delegation of vigilant youths of Canacona under the leadership of Janardhan Bhandari met KTCL MD on Friday, a team of KTCL officials inspected the delipidated but still prestigious Canacona Bus Terminus for Canconcars on Saturday. Bhandari submitted a memorandum to the Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited MD Derick Nato at Porvorim demanding immediate commencement of KTC bus stand maintenance at Chaudi, Canacona, giving an ultimatum of 14 days to repair the steel grating covers of the drainage/guter system at the terminus. As the deteriorating condition of KTC bus stand Canacona is increasingly getting accident prone,…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA – After a month-long gap, Goa Tourism has finally repaired the defunct High Mast Lamp on Saturday at Agonda. According to sources, the high mast installed by Goa Tourism just across the village Church ground, centrally providing illumination all around the locality, has been non-functional for about a month now. The lamp, besides lightening up the main 3-roads junction point, also illuminated the surrounding residential areas. Villagers, as done in the past, have dialled the numbers provided at the foot High Mast tower base but to no avail. The maintenance contract party Nanutel however, landed on Saturday…