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ISSUES
1- 15 April, 2015
Some of the major issues confronting the city of Margao
* Special court handling corruption cases
moved from Margao
* People of South Goa suffer as the sole
Children’s court is in Panaji
* Margao’s main bus terminus is in shambles,
without even basic facilities
* Urgent need for a modern, well equipped bus
stand for Margao
* Garbage dumped haphazardly at Sonsodo,
not treated
* No garbage management, plastic waste
piling in the city
* No traffic management - Traffic congestion
and indiscipline rules roads
* No sufficient parking space for commuters
in the city, need for pay parking and multi
storeyed parking facility
* New buildings coming up without provision
for parking
* Margao lacks traffic signals leading to traffic
chaos
* Number of bottlenecks
on Margao roads, need
for fly overs
* Garbage dumps all
over, lack of civic sense
amongst some citizens
* Irregular and muddy
water supply in some
areas
* Erratic electric
supply affects small
businesses
* Instability in Margao
Municipal Council
affects development
* Lack of coordination between collectorate,
municipality and police
* No public pressure, lack drive to take up public
issues
* Roads are in bad shape
* Municipality miserably failed to tackle garbage
problem
* Non commissioning of new district hospital
is taking the toll on the patients
* Hospicio Hospital ill equipped to handle the
load of patients
* Margao is ignored in terms of development in
last few years
* No proper facilities for senior citizens in
Margao
* Margao citizens should become more
responsible and develop civic sense
* Digging of roads by various authorities lead
to traffic hazards