Furniture allowed at Saptah

MARGAO: The district Collector, South Venancio Furtado has allowed wooden and steel furniture at the Vasco Saptah, beginning from August 2 by temporarily closing the part of Swatantra Path road from Casa Pracosa Material movement Ltd office on Swatantra Path Road to IOC junction for seven days.

The Collector’s order, however, said that all the furniture vendors, both wooden and steel will be allotted space at Baina in front of the Ravindra Bhavan adjoining the Baina beach from next year. In this respect, the order has further directed the Mormugao Municipal Council to prepare a plan of allotment and declare the same at least three months in advance on local dailies.
Capping the hearing on the petitions received on the closure of roads for the Saptah festival, the Collector has ordered that the duration of the festival shall be for seven days only, starting from the first day of the religious ceremony of Dev Damodar. “On completion of the seventh day, all the stalls should be removed by midnight of the eight day. Failure to remove the stalls by vendors, the Chief Officer with the help of his team and police should take action. 

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