Goemkarponn desk
CHICALIM: A part of a compound wall of Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) ground at Chicalim collapsed due to the heavy rainfall on Saturday early morning. The debris was cleared immediately.
Some sections of a SAG ground’s compound wall came down due to the heavy rainfall on Saturday early morning. Fortunately, due to the emergency holiday announced by the state government, a pre-primary school near this ground was closed otherwise children could have been injured.
Former EDC chairman Sanjay Satardekar said that he got a call early morning about this incident and he immediately called OSD of Mauvin Godinho Ligorio Monteiro who immediately swung into action and attended the site.
He further informed that fortunately due to the public holiday which was declared by the state government, the pre-primary school which is neighbouring this ground was shut. Otherwise, there could have been injuries to anyone.
Meanwhile, Ligorio Monteiro also mentioned that as soon as he learnt about the incident he pressed the manual labourers along with the earth mover at the site and the debris of a compound wall was cleared.