Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) today has issued directions to officials to ensure that the project timeline is adhered to while causing minimal inconvenience to the general public.
CCP Mayor Rohit Monserrate along with other officials conducted a routine inspection on the ongoing development works on the DB Road- footpaths, parks, etc together with concerned officials.
During the inspection, directions were given to the officials to ensure that the project timeline is adhered to while causing minimal inconvenience to the general public.
Additionally, vulnerable flooding points were inspected to identify ongoing works that aim to eliminate the risk of flooding.
“We would like to assure the people of Panaji that measures have been taken to alleviate any inconvenience caused by the ongoing development works,” CCP said
The Smart City officials have been making haphazard attempts to finish the works ahead of G20 meetings in March-April. The entire capital city is in a mess due to unplanned works undertaken simultaneously.
Utpal Parrikar took to social media to express his anger over the incident, demanding a quality audit of the work. “Not just financial audit but (it) require(s) Quality audit of the work being done in Panaji,” he said.
Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao also demanded a financial investigation into the Smart City project as he interacted with the media after visiting the accident site with Party President Amit Patkar.
