For a long time, the “Smart City” works in the capital city has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. The situation in Vasco city is not much different. The pavements in the city have been dug up multiple times. They were dug to lay down underground cables. Then they were dug to lay water pipe-line. Then dug up again ostensibly to lay WiFi cables. All this digging work has left the pavements in a pathetic state. There are lose pavers strewn everywhere. The lose soil is making it difficult for pedestrians to walk on. All this is causing inconvenience to residents and commercial outlets along the Swatantra Path. It has also reduced the parking space available. With the rains receding hopefully the pavements will be repaired on a war footing.