Team Herald
VASCO: It is going to be yet another Carnival without good roads in Vasco. All the major roads including the Swatantra Path, F L Gomes road and all internal roads are in a bad state at this moment. According to the PWD, the roads are getting a tar carpet not before end of March.
The PWD roads section has informed that tarring of most of the internal and the F L Gomes road is going to happen only at the end of March.
At present, the internal roads in Vasco are in a very bad state due neglect for the last several years. The Assistant Engineer of PWD roads section said that the work of the road tarring was supposed to be done earlier, but due to the work of sewerage manhole lid, tarring has been delayed further.
PWD Assistant Engineer P M Naik said that the tender for F L Gomes road has been done and the tarring of road from St Andrew’s Church till the IOC junction would be taken up not before end of March.
The Engineer, however, said that the work of tarring internal roads of Vasco town is yet to be approved and would be delayed even further. The issue of booking slots at the hot-mix plant has also dampened the speed of the work.
The assistant engineer also informed that he has written to the sewerage contractor to finish the work soon for the execution of tarring work.
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Carnival parade on March 4
The Carnival parade of Vasco will be held on March 4 with a host of programs for four days in the town. The MMC has organised Tiatr in eight places in Mormugao taluka on March 2, followed by programmes at main stage near MMC which will begin at 5 pm. Magic show, musical show by Lynx band and also a singing performance by a Goan girls from Agacaim will be held. On March 3, 3-a side tie breaker contest will be held. The Carnival parade on March 4 will have Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar as the chief guest followed by on stage events like Konkani drama and other programmes.
