Shiradi Ghat road open for all vehicles from August 2
Mangaluru, August 01: As the concretization and repair work of Shiradi Ghat road was almost completed, the district administration has withdrawn the restriction imposed on heavy vehicles on the road. Now, the road is open for all vehicles from August 2, according to an order issued by Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil.
The incomplete retention wall work and laying mud on either side of the road was completed. So, the national highway would be open for the movement of all kinds of heavy vehicles from Thursday.
The concretization of 12.3 km road on Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway 75 was completed at a cost of Rs 74 crore and it was inaugurated on July 15. Later, the heavy vehicles were restricted on the road paving way for only light vehicles.
The first phase work of 13 km road from Marnahalli to Kempuholey was completed in 2015. Along with this, total length of 26 km road in Shiradi Ghat was completed and inaugurated on July 15. The road was concretised keeping in mind the next 30 years durability using German technology.
With the laying of 45 cm height DLC concrete, the total height of the concrete was 60 cm. The Shiradi Ghat has total 65 curves and new bridges were constructed at three places. The company which got the contract of the road should maintain the road for four years, said NHA officials.
The retention wall on one side from Kempuholey to Addaholey was completed and the work of another side was under progress. Filling the soil on roadside was also completed on one side and another side, the work was under progress and it would be completed soon. In the places where the landsliding incidents happened, it was not possible to complete the work till the water level in the stream is receded. Now, aluminum sheets were fixed as a temporary safety measure, said Ocean Construction Company director Sharfuddin.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
