Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: The Cine National Theatre building has been seal by the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) due to safety concerns.
“The Cine National Theatre Building is hereby sealed,” CCP Commissioner Clen Madeira, GCS, stated in a notice given to M/S Rao and Company. Additionally, the public is advised not to enter, linger, or park their cars in or near the theater building,” the CCP Commissioner Madeira said
The Corporation of the City of Panaji, Panaji, Goa, assumes no liability in the unlikely event that anything untoward does occur.
”(Through) this notice u/s 272(1) of the City of Panaji the Corporation Act 2002 is hereby issued to you to forthwith remove yourself and your belongings if any from the said building from the affixation of this notice and you are also directed u/s 272(3) of the City of Panaji the Corporation Act 2002 not to enter and or remain in the said theatre building,” Madeira said.
Madeira has said that during the technical section of the Corporation of the City of Panaji, it was noticed that the building was in a dilapidated condition and posed danger to occupants and the general public as well.
It was also determined to obtain a structural stability certificate for the building due to the large trees that are currently standing on top of the decaying structure.
The Government Polytechnic, Altinho, consultant engineer’s building fitness of condition survey report was requested by the Corporation of the City of Panaji, and it was obtained.
The report stated that the building has outlived its economic useful life and is currently in a distressed state, characterized by structural defects and substandard condition. Essentially, the building is currently unsafe for human occupation.
