PANJIM: The residents of Ribandar on Sunday resolved not to allow any further digging of roads by the Panaji Smart City officials.
Stating that the people of Ribandar over the last two years have suffered immensely on account of the haphazard digging of roads, the residents demanded that the already dug roads be first repaired and restored.
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Pointing out that the residents here had been suffering immensely on account of the digging of roads, the meeting resolved not to allow any further digging as long as the people are not given a transparent action plan by the officials executing Smart City works that there would be no inconvenience and endangering of the life and safety of the people residing in Ribandar.
The residents opined that the Smart City project officials should hold a meeting with the residents to allay their concerns.
Vaibhav Salgaonkar, a local resident said, “We are not against development but we want to be told what the project is and how it will be taken up. What has been done in Panjim and Taleigao should not happen in Ribandar.”
