MARGAO: The South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) on Tuesday decided to tender the work of levy collection and maintenance of the wholesale fish market.
The SGPDA after collecting the levy charges on their own has quantified the actual collection of fees at the market. They will now float a tender for the collection. The tender has been sent to the PWD for technical clearance as it is worth over Rs 50 lakh.
SGPDA Chairman Wilfred D’Sa informed that the tender will be floated and meanwhile the collection will be done by the SGPDA.
The SGPDA has lately after taking just Rs 1.5 lakh or later Rs 3 lakh from the ad-hoc contractor has now realised that the collection crosses over Rs 7 lakh.
Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai said, “Some people are taking this levy collection as a lottery and making money with the bouncers. We have controlled ourselves due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If a system is not brought, our tribal sisters are enough to teach them a befitting lesson.”
Vijai said that they have demanded a system to be put in place in the market to make sure the market runs well or they won’t hesitate to close down the market.
Meanwhile, Malcolm Pereira from Chinchinim while speaking to media after the meeting alleged major corruption in the levy collection and has filed an application before the SGPDA asking for the work of collecting the charges. Malcolm said that if there is a tender he will bid for it.
