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Time of India
28-06-2025
- Time of India
Margao property survey begins amid confusion
Margao: A door-to-door property tax assessment survey commenced in Margao, with surveyors appointed by the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) visiting residential and commercial properties across the city to collect detailed data. The survey is part of a state-wide geographical information system (GIS) mapping initiative to create a comprehensive digital property database for improved tax collection and municipal administration. Survey teams are conducting detailed property assessments, including measurements, sketches, and photographs. The project targets revenue leakages in municipal areas and aims to implement capital value-based taxation methods for more accurate property assessments. However, the exercise faced initial challenges as residents expressed confusion and doubted the veracity of the exercise and surveyors, as no adequate awareness was provided about the exercise. Due to poor public awareness, the GSUDA-appointed surveyors faced some tough questioning at some houses they visited. The local councillors handled the situation deftly and reassured them of the survey's legitimacy. 'I got many calls from the residents of Comba, asking me if the survey was genuine. Once I explained to them that it was a govt initiative, they complied and cooperated with the surveyors,' Sagun Naik, a Councillor, said.
Time of India
20-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tawadkar reviews Canacona civic projects
Canacona: Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar reviewed the status of the new municipal building and the upcoming fish market project in a meeting at Canacona on Thursday. Director of municipal administration (DMA) Brijesh Manerikar, Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) officers Munna Muzzawar, consultant Datta Kare, contractor, Canacona municipal council chairperson Sara Desai, and councillors were present. A review of the municipal building, including furniture and electrical work, was briefed during the meeting. About 90% of the work is complete, and the contractor has assured that the remaining work will be completed within three months and handed over to GSUDA. Afterwards, GSUDA will hand it over to the municipal authority. The MLA, along with the DMA and GSUDA officials, visited the upcoming fish market site and the old vegetable market. The MLA said the market will be cleaned under the Shram Dham initiative after seeing its pathetic state. Tawadkar said that those allotted market slots must be occupied immediately, or he will allow others to use the space for businesses. He told the municipal authority that such opportunities should not be taken for granted.
Time of India
15-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Margao Municipal Council and GSUDA trip over red tape, delaying parking project
Margao: Nearly two months after the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) invited expressions of interest (EOI) for Margao's hydraulic parking project, uncertainty over coordination with the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) continues to raise doubts about its implementation. MMC chairperson Damodar Shirodkar said the project 'should happen soon,' with tenders invited after EOIs are finalised. He said work will be completed in 2-3 months by assembling prefabricated components. However, MMC has not fixed clear timelines with GSUDA, and this lack of coordination has raised concerns among stakeholders, given the project's troubled history. The hydraulic system replaced the original Rs 10-crore reinforced cement concrete multi-level parking plan after repeated tender failures. Local businessmen have expressed frustration over the delays. 'We have been hearing about different parking solutions for years now. First, the multilevel parking, now the hydraulic system, but nothing ever materialises,' said a shop owner. Opposition councillors slammed the municipal council for 'announcement politics,' calling it a pattern of grand promises followed by silent abandonment. Margao's parking crisis has persisted for over a decade. In 2011, Congress govt allocated Rs 3 crore as part of a 'golden jubilee package' for infrastructure projects, prioritising the parking facility. Despite a foundation stone ceremony in 2016, the project stalled due to repeated tender failures.
Time of India
15-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Delays cloud Margao's hydraulic parking project
Margao: Nearly two months after the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) invited expressions of interest (EOI) for Margao's hydraulic parking project, uncertainty over coordination with the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) continues to raise doubts about its implementation. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now MMC chairperson Damodar Shirodkar said the project 'should happen soon,' with tenders invited after EOIs are finalised. He said work will be completed in 2-3 months by assembling prefabricated components. However, MMC has not fixed clear timelines with GSUDA, and this lack of coordination has raised concerns among stakeholders, given the project's troubled history. The hydraulic system replaced the original Rs 10-crore reinforced cement concrete multi-level parking plan after repeated tender failures. Local businessmen have expressed frustration over the delays. 'We have been hearing about different parking solutions for years now. First, the multilevel parking, now the hydraulic system, but nothing ever materialises,' said a shop owner. Opposition councillors slammed MMC for 'announcement politics,' calling it a pattern of grand promises followed by silent abandonment. Margao's parking crisis has persisted for over a decade. In 2011, Congress govt allocated Rs 3 crore as part of a 'golden jubilee package' for infrastructure projects, prioritising the parking facility. Despite a foundation stone ceremony in 2016, the project stalled due to repeated tender failures.
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Will address staff crunch in Mapusa municipality: Rane
Panaji: Acknowledging the staff crunch faced by various municipalities in the state, town and country planning minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday said that the directorate of municipal administration has been asked to assess the shortage and create fresh posts. Rane, who was speaking at the inaugural of the renovated Mapusa Municipal Council building, said that the creation of a common cadre for municipalities, which has been pending for over five years, will help address the inefficiencies at the municipal level. 'We will work towards increasing the municipality staff. I told the DMA that what we need is an assessment first,' said Rane. 'There is a requirement for a common cadre. The current staff strength is based on the earlier time when there were nine councillors. Now the councillors have increased, and that is why staff has to be increased. We need to make our municipalities independent.' Mapusa MLA Joshua De Souza informed Rane that a shortage of staff was delaying key works that the Mapusa Municipal Council has taken up. 'I received a proposal for the market complex, and it will be my endeavour to place this proposal at the next GSUDA meeting. The expenditure for this project I will discuss with the CM and find the money. Mapusa needs a town planning scheme,' said Rane. Rane said that he will ensure that sanction is accorded for key projects proposed for Mapusa. He also said that the ICU at the North Goa district hospital will be fully utilised. Shashank Narvekar, the councillor for Mapusa's ward no. 5, skipped the inaugural citing illegalities. He said that the building lacks the required NOCs from the health department, the electricity department, and the PWD and thus also lacks an occupancy certificate. 'It appears that the commercial complex of Mapusa Municipal Council is incomplete, illegally constructed, and wrongly planned,' said Narvekar. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
