Broken structure at temporary mkt irks Quepem vendors

Goa | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

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It will have basement parking, while the ground floor will be occupied by fish vendors and other shopkeepers. Pereira said the tender for the new market building will be floated within 10 days.The new building will be constructed by the Goa State Urban Development Agengy at Rs 10.12 crore. Even the makeshift arrangement for dry fish vendors is made of coconut leaves and tarpaulin.The civic body had wasted six month to demolish the old market building after opposition councillors stalled the process citing irregularities. The council has to provide us a safe place as we are paying daily sopo.”QMC chairperson Raul Pereira told STOI repair work will we carried out immediately. Quepem: Fish and vegetable vendors brought under a temporary fish market shed near the Quepem cemetery are irked by the poor conditions of the place as the roof of the shed starts leaking whenever it rains.Despite several complaints, the Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) which had erected the shed in September, 2017, to accommodate the vendors are yet to take up repair work..