MARGAO: The collector along with top government officials of South Goa on Saturday unanimously decided to hold carnival parade on Fatorda route on February 23.
The carnival parade will begin at 3 pm at Fatorda and the administration has geared up for the preparation as they get only 24 hours for the set up. This decision has put an end to the ambiguity in the matter of holding of the carnival parade.
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District Collector Ajit Roy, IAS, in a meeting with the SP South Goa Arvind Gawas, PI Fatorda Kapil Naik and others held a meeting on Saturday before announcing the route.
“Our decision is purely on the basis of administrative convenience and public safety point of view,” informed the collector.
The collector when asked said that the route for the floats to lead to Quepem has also been changed accordingly.
Speaking on the confusion in the Margao carnival parade route, the collector said “Everything was taken into consideration including the council resolution.”
Though lost, the members of opposition council are not ready to take the defeat lying down.
Sources suggest that some councillors have nodded for filing of a case against Chairperson of Margao Municipal Council Pooja Naik praying for her disqualification for having sworn fabricated details in the High Court during the case.
