T he temporary bamboo- made railing near the recently beautified river front at
Bicholim has raised many an eyebrow in the area as the locals fear that the
site being unsafe could result in a tragedy anytime in the near future.
The residents have expressed concern over the grave threat posed by the
temporary structure at the site and claimed that the authorities despite
spending a whopping amount, have failed to construct a strong and permanent
railing, which was a necessity.
It may be recalled that the foundation stone for the beautification of the “
Setu Sangam” between two bridges in Bicholim was laid on July 24, 2016 the work
of which was carried out by the WRD. The river front was inaugurated some
months before the elections.
“ It is surprising that the authorities have just placed a temporary bamboo-
made structure as railing connecting the bridge and the river front
beautification site. If they had spent so much on this project they could have
built a small wall as a railing near the bridge,” Vinayak Chari, a resident
said.
“ There are many people who visit this place, especially in the evenings and
there are also children who play at this site and the bamboo railing near the
bridge poses as a grave threat,” Chari added.
“ This is a good project but the bamboo railing is taking away its charm. The
authorities have done everything to beautify the project but they have left
this small area untouched which could cause accidents,” Sushant Desai, another
local said.
When contacted, BMC Dy Chairman, Ajit Birje admitted that the area is dangerous.
" The property belongs to Water Resources Department and the authorities should
have constructed a wall and if they failed to do so, the BMC may take up the
work," Birje added.
Residents have expressed concern over the grave threat posed by the temporary
bamboo- made railing at the site; Claim that the authorities despite spending a
whopping amount, have failed to construct a strong and permanent railing, which
was a necessity samir umarye bicholim
