Team Goemkarponn
MARGAO: Shadow Council for Margao, called upon the Margao Municipal Council to ensure proper supervision of Municipal Building painting work. A whopping 13 lakhs is being spent on this job.
The Council has undertaken the work of painting of the Margao Municipal Council building after a gap of over 10 years, and this indeed is surely appreciated, SCM Convener Savio Coutinho said.
Now since this work is undertaken after such a long period, due to lots of criticism from all quarters, we expect the Council to ensure that quality work is executed, he added.
“We feel sad as we notice that the very first item of the work schedule is Compromised. As per the schedule, the contractor needs to scrape off the old paint using sand paper or other suitable means. Without scraping the old paint, the primer coat has already been applied on part of the exterior surfaces of the building, Coutinho pointed.
SCM stated that the contractor merely cleaned the surface by spraying water under pressure, and the old paint flakes are still visible under the primer coat applied.
In the event the old paint is not cleared off from the walls, and fresh paint is applied, very soon after completion of the painting work, we will find the paint peeling off in flakes, Coutinho cautioned.
SCM further informed that there is another item of providing cement plaster in patches where the old plaster has fallen off.
However the plaster so provided is not being cured with water, thereby casting serious doubt over it’s strength and life, Coutinho stated.
Coutinho made a fervent appeal to the elected body and the engineers to consider the Municipal building and ensure that quality work is executed.
