Margao MLA threatens to stop JICA work

PANJIM: Former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Friday warned that he would stop the ongoing sewerage work in Margao, if the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded work continues to cause power breakdown in his constituency.

Kamat, the Congress’s Margao MLA, brought to the notice of House about frequent breakdown of power lines due to ongoing JICA work, thereby affecting power supply. 
“We have no problem with the JICA work. But the issue is that Margao power sub-station has no manpower to carry out the repair work of power lines causing inconvenience to all,” he said. 
Kamat claimed that the failure to get workforce appointed at the sub-station would force people of his constituency to stop the JICA work. “If our issue of frequent power failure is not addressed we will not allow the JICA project to continue,” he said. 
Power Minister Milind Naik, after an initial refusal, assured to recruit more linemen and line-helpers in Margao 
constituency.

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