Margao – “With haphazard decisions and faulty planning, it appears that the priority in the final months of Defector MLA turned PWD Minister Digambar Kamat’s political career is the accumulation of wealth rather than the future of Margao. Where is the much-promised Master Plan 2041 for Margao?” questioned Madganvcho Awaaz & Youth Leader Prabhav Naik.
Prabhav Naik was reacting to the Margao MLA’s recent statement regarding the appointment of a consultant to prepare a drainage plan around the Margao Market. He pointed out that he had already sounded the alarm in April 2026 when tin sheets were erected around the market without first preparing a proper drainage and electrification plan. Appointing consultants for piecemeal works, he said, is nothing but a waste of public funds and a reflection of poor planning.
Prabhav Naik said the Margao MLA’s recent decisions to push a Hydraulic Parking Project at the Old Fish Market, develop a Food Court at the Old Bus Stand site, and construct a two-storeyed structure inside the Margao Municipal Garden completely expose the absence of any comprehensive vision for the city’s development.
He recalled that only last year, the MLA was desperately pushing the Margao Master Plan 2041, claiming it would serve as the blueprint for every major development in the city. Today, the same MLA has gone completely silent on the Master Plan while announcing one project after another. Has the Master Plan 2041 been abandoned or conveniently pushed into the gutters?
“If the Master Plan was meant to guide Margao’s future, why are major projects being taken up without revealing its status? Is the Master Plan no longer relevant, or has it become inconvenient because it stands in the way of arbitrary decision-making?” Prabhav Naik questioned.
He demanded that the Margao MLA and the Margao Municipal Council immediately place the current status of the Master Plan 2041 in the public domain, along with details of the expenditure incurred, consultant fees, public objections received, and whether the ongoing projects are consistent with the proposed Master Plan. “Margao deserves planned development, not random projects driven by political expediency and public money squandered through fragmented planning,” he asserted.
