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Goa is up and running for IFFI Raju Nayak Posted online: Friday, October 29, 2004 Goa’s capital Panaji has been spruced up in time for the International Film Festival of India. The capital, which happens to be the constituency of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, is receiving a major face-lift. Kala Academy, the state’s showcase of culture near the Miramar beachfront, too has got a new look. The old Goa medical complex has been overhauled completely and can now rightfully bear the tag of a premier heritage building. Adjacent to this, four multiplexes replete with ultra modern facilities, are nearing completion. The promenade along this entire stretch, ranging from Patto to Dona Paula alongside the Mandovi river, will be the jewel in the crown of Panaji. Gutters are being cleaned up, lakes have been dredged, all old heritage buildings are being given a face-lift and traffic islands and other landscapes being beautified. With an outlay of Rs 150 crore, Panaji is all dressed up to parade before the world. The opposition Congress party has been railing about the neglect of the mofussil areas in the state that have inadequate water supply, electricity, medical and transport facilities, with the entire focus shifting to the capital city. Goa has been the focal point of the tourism industry. And residents here opine that the long term benefits of IFFI will be beneficial to the state as a whole with the infrastructural facilities proving a boon to the influx of tourists—both from within the country and abroad. courtesy: SCREEN Weekly - Forwarded by AlmeidaG(ji), www.goa-world.com ===== Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter since 1994 is moderated by [EMAIL PROTECTED], Associate goa-world.com & presented by Ulysses Menezes, Owner goa-world.com website. All postings with photos, graphics, cartoons archived at www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ www.goa-world.com/credits/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
