Mayor asks commissioner to stop work on new Panjim jetty
TEAM HERALD
teamherald@herald-goa.com
PANJIM: In the continuing turf war in the capital city, the Corporation of the City of Panaji Mayor, Surendra Furatdo, has shot off a note to the commissioner asking him to issue a stop-work order on the construction work on the new Panjim jetty.
Furtado’s note dated June 4 has asked the Commissioner “to issue a stoppage order in respects of the said construction activities carried out by the Captain of ports without our permission as required under Section 264 and 265 of the City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002, urgently.”
“It has been brought to my notice that the Captain of Ports, Panjim is carrying out some construction work at the Panjim Jetty without necessary permission from the CCP while carrying out these works, the captain of Ports has blocked major part of the road besides piling debris and other construction material on the road,” Furtado says, adding that this is “inconveniencing traffic and pedestrians passing through the said road.”
According to the ODP, the CCP, Ports and jetties are covered under the jurisdiction of the CCP.
The Mayor also pointed out that pending the notification and efficient management of pay parking in the city, it was the duty of the traffic police to monitor and check traffic violations. “It has been noticed that double parking goes unchecked in the few kilometers of roads in the capital city despite the deployment of several scores of women traffic police to man traffic violations,” Furtado said adding that as a precursor to implementation of pay parking which is being implemented to streamline parking and deter violators, a co-ordinated effort between the traffic police and the CCP personnel to regulate traffic can be done jointly to facilitate smoother traffic regulations. This is necessary in the high density vehicular movement areas in the commercial hub where there is a rush for getting to offices and making purchases especially along 18th June Road, M G Road and the vicinity of the Panjim market.
Stating that it was not fair for the traffic police to neglect their role in controlling traffic in the city he argued that the police have to get tough with the traffic violators as it is their duty to penalize those indulging in double parking and flouting traffic rules and thus facilitate a smoother flow of traffic especially at peak hours.
“Deterring and strict issue of stiff challans for traffic violators will go a long way in preventing traffic violations and the traffic police have to take the bulk of the responsibility for preventing violators by effective patrolling of all the city roads,” he said.
