PANAJI: The state government has
reconstituted
the term of the Imagine Panaji
Smart
City Development Ltd (IPSCDL), appointing chief
secretary
Puneet Kumar Goel as the
chairman
of the
board
. Goel’s appointment comes after his predecessor Parimal Rai retired in February.
While the reconstitution of the board is a routine affair, the announcement comes just ahead of the state assembly election results. Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate and his son Rohit, who is the mayor of the city, are non ex-officio members on the board. Monserrate’s term as an MLA has come to an end with the state assembly election results expected on March 10.
“The department of urban development will issue notifications reconstituting the board in respect of ex-officio members of the board as and when there is a change of the incumbents holding the posts and for the other members as per government order from time to time,” additional secretary for urban development Gurudas Pilarnekar said.
With polling complete, IPSCDL has begun to give fresh impetus to long-delayed projects. The special purpose vehicle has approached the ECI and has obtained permission to float fresh tenders for projects that were cleared several years ago but which were never pursued. IPSCDL has floated eight tenders in the last week, with most of the contract worth several crores.
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