Dr Willy sanctions Rs 1.25 cr for garden facelift HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, FEB 10 - National Congress Party (NCP) general secretary and spokesman Surendra Furtado thaked Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Dr Wilfred de Souza for sanctioning 1.25 crore towards development of the Municipal garden in the city. Dr de Souza allocated the funds through the Tourism Department to the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) following a request from Furtado.
The arrangement was made in the Deputy Chief Minister's chamber in the presence of Furtado and CCP Commissioner Sanjit Rodrigues. It may be recalled that during the tenure of the BJP Government, work on the Municipal garden kept pending despite the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation handing over the entire amount of Rs one crore as advance to Simplex for execution of the works.
