Vasco: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Friday held a joint meeting with Mormugao Municipal Council and state administration officials on rehabilitating and relocating 145 fire-affected shopkeepers and vendors to a proposed site on Shree Dev Damodar Trust land in possession of the revenue department.Salkar issued directions to the municipal authorities to relocate 145 affected shopkeepers and hawkers to the proposed revenue department land, enabling them to resume their businesses.Taking cognisance of the recent fire at the new market complex at Vasco, Salkar decided to conduct fire safety inspections of all market premises. “As part of further measures, all markets across Vasco will undergo fire safety inspections probably from next week, commencing on Monday, with particular emphasis being laid on the availability and functionality of fire hydrants and firefighting equipment,” Salkar told TOI.He maintained that the municipal authorities will issue notices to the dilapidated buildings and initiate necessary corrective measures to address the potential risks.The meeting was attended by municipal administrator Jayant Tari, deputy collector and sub-divisional magistrate, Mormugao, Pratap Gaonkar, Mormugao mamlatdar Pravinjay Pandit, Vasco fire station in-charge Dilip Bicholkar and others.
