Mater inviolata, Mater intemerata, Mater amabilis, Mater admirabilis, Mater boni consilii, Mater Creatoris, Mater Salvatoris, Virgo prudentissima, Virgo veneranda, Virgo praedicanda, Virgo potens, Virgo clemens, Virgo fidelis, Speculum justitiae, Sedes sapientiae, Causa nostrae laetitiae, Vas spirituale, Vas honorabile, Vas insigne devotionis, Rosa mystica, Turris Davidica, Turris eburnea, Domus aurea, Foederis arca, Janua caeli, Stella matutina, Salus infirmorum, Refugium peccatorum, Consolatrix afflictorum, Auxilium Christianorum, Regina angelorum, Regina patriarcharum, Regina prophetarum, Regina apostolorum, Regina martyrum, Regina confessorum, Regina virginum, Regina sanctorum omnium, Regina sine labe originali concepta, R e g i n a in coelum a s s u m p t a Regina sacratissimi Rosarii, Regina pacis, Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: Parce nobis, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: Exaudi nos, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: Miserere nobis. More of Goan Litany Latin, Konkani hymns etc visit here http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2009/02/saibinnichi-ladainh-latin-ani-konkani.html
Celebrations – Singing Tenvill Fernandes and Luinel Baretto
After the feast high mass, the kings make their journey downward which started at 12.20 noon and reaching at Cansaulim Church square just before 2 pm. In between the 1.5hr of journey, the king entourage makes 7 stops (Traditional halting stations) where crowns of the kings taken off and briefly touched to the peoples heads as if making them also a king for a split second. People going here would say 'Hanv Krov galunk voitam' They also kiss the large Crosses in the Kings hands but chained around the kings necks. (watch video) First such stop is at the foothill at Cuelim, second station about 350 mtrs away. Passing through the fields, then come the 3rd Halt at Xendo fields. The entourage then comes off the field and takes the road towards Cuelim- Borsulem but at the pond or lake it takes right to reach 'Goykars' house next to T B Cunha ancestors House (both houses shown in the Video). At this halt, traditionally, pez or Kanji was served to all but now just a soft drink to the King and his people. It then passes through the 'Pandd' hollow passage way to come out again on to the main road towards Cuelim - Cansaulim Church Road. Near Late Alberto Cunha House (shown in the video) but on the main road is the 5th Station. Immediately, say about 100 (or less) mtrs away comes the 6th Station infront of 'Regidor' House. I guess this halt was introduced to honour the then Regidor during Portuguese time. 'Regidor' could mean a collector or administrator of Municipality. Following the same road comes the 7th Station at Barca where Kings come off the horse backs and rest on a bench or sofa. At this place horses are also given some refreshment (Horses are hired from Belgaum, Kolhapur etc). 8th station is in front of the St. Thomas Church. Earlier, (before 90s) only two kings came here now all 3 The horses/kings lined up facing the Church (see pics). Here they will sing 'Laudate' and a sort of flag / Bonderam waving act at the Church Main door - watch video. Each king entourage has its own large flag - see pic/ video. They also had large colourful umbrellas 3 times larger than what you see in the video. From here, the Cuelim King and his entourage take different way out / route and the remaining kings will follow the main Cansaulim road upto to say Market from where they go their own but traditional ways or route to reach their homes or destination i.e. Cansaulim and Arossim. Last king of Arossim could reach home around 3pm. (he must have started his journey say 8 in the morning to be up there right on time for feast high mass at 10 or 10.30.) Please note the kings have their 3 different paths or trails to reach the hill top. However, when coming down they will follow another common trail as shown in the video in the beginning. All these 3+1 trails are called 'Paz' or 'Reyamchi Paz' (Kings route or trail) The entire traditional route from Chapel to the Church could be about 7 kms , add 4-5 Kms more upto Arossim.
Each King entourage has its own brass band and they will play in turns to keep up with the continuity as can be seen in the video. Pics
more pics here https://flic.kr/p/2ibhHeH 2016
3 Kings Feast at Chndor on 6th January 2016
Sunray Rebello, Royce Antao and Adrian Fernandes Video: The kings journey
Foundation stone was laid by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari
Union Ministers Manohar Parrikar and Shripad Naik, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and others were present on the occasion
Goa Velha Football ground on 1.1.2016
Rs 2,700 crore cable-stayed parallel bridge over Zuari river in Cortalim - Agassaim. (Rs.27000,000,000 or $410 millions or £278 Millions) (3,300 crore as per news in May 2018)
Package I - Bambolim to Agassaim (8.2 kms) which will cost 829.60 cr, Package II - cable stayed bridge and approach roads on both sides (1.084 kms) costing 880.75 cr, Package III - Cortalim to Verna (4.3 kms) costing Rs 783 cr. Package IV- is land acquisition, rehabilitation, resettlement – utility shifting and relocation which will cost Rs 264.72 cr, according to PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar.
(1 Crore = 100 Lacs or 100,00,000)
Fresh inputs from Toi 5/5/16 8 lane cable stayed bridge 640 mtr long will cost Rs.620 crore Overall Cost of the project is around 3000 crores
Bridge completion dates - Missing / missed targets so far December 2018(Minister Nitin Gadkari 9.4.17 election rally) - Missed March 2019 (Goa Minister Sudin 13.1017) - Missed April 2019(as per contract) - Missed May 2019 - Missed November 2019(a reply in Rajya Sabha by minister Mansukh 18.7.17) - Missed December 2019 - Ready / Inauguration Phase 1, 4 lane say PWD Minister Sudin - Missed December 2020 - New Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on 5.6.19, also PWD minister Pauskar 9.12.19 Missed February 2021 - PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar said on 14.5.2020 - Missed https://youtu.be/GcfkLy4bAEY
April 2021 - PWD Minister said on 3.6.20 after inspecting drains, fields and slurry at Cortalim Santrant.-Missed
April/May 2021 - PWD Minister Pauskar said Goa Assembly 4.2.2020, also Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 15, 2020
May 2021 - PWD Minister Pauskar once again (Today 14.1.21) said the bridge will be ready by May 2021)
PWD Minister again said on 2.2.21 that 4 lanes of the bridge ready by May end and 8 lanes by Dec 2021 TG/H of 3.2.21
Minister Pauskar again said on 17.2.21 that one part of the bridge will be ready by May 31, 2021
The same PWD Minister now says (on 28.1.21), it will be ready by September 2021 (Toi 29/1/21) - Missed
December 2021 - Complete bridge to be ready by December 2021 PWD Minister said 21.5.21 Missed
December 2021 - CM Pramod Sawant in his budget speech on 6.2.2020. Again said on 18 June 2021 that 4 lanes (of the 8) bridge will be ready by December 19, 2021 - Missed
26.8.21 news: Dilip Buildcon official also confirmed that 4 lanes (of the 8) ready by 19th December 2021 and the remaining 4 in about 6 months or mid 2022
Before February 2022 new deadline, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin said they are trying to complete 4 lanes bridge before Election Code of Conduct come into force in Goa. Missed
By December 15, 2021 - Minister Nitin Gadkari said on the next day in Goa (2.11.21) that one lane will be inaugurated by him by Dec. 15, 2021 Missed
New deadline: 4 lanes bridge will be ready by end of February, 2022 (Buildcon said 6.12.21) Missed
By 30th April 2022 – Chief Minister Pramod
Sawant said on 27.12.21, after inspecting the bridge - Missed
August/September 2022 - New PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral hinted on 11.5.2022 (4 lanes only).
(On August 15, new MOPA airport likely to be commissioned by PM of India, same time Zuari bridge may also commissioned if ready by then)
End of June or July says PWD Ministers Nilesh Cabral on 4.6.22 Missed
End of June 2022? Now, Goa Governor P S Shreedharan Pillai says 4 lanes of the bridge will be ready by end of June 2022. He said it in his Goa Statehood day speech on 29.5.2022 Missed
September 2022 - PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral after site inspection on 4.7.22 said the 4 lanes of the bridge will be ready by Mid August and thrown open for traffic in September 2022 - Missed
December 2022 - Open for traffic,PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral in a written reply in the Assembly House on 15.7.22
(He also said entire 8 lane cable stayed bridge will be ready by December 2023)
November 2022 - Goa PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral on 29.10.22, gave his word that the 4 lane bridge will be opened before December 2022 and that full 8 lanes bridge to open in March 2024 - Missed
December 2022 PWD Minister now say the 4 lane section will open by end of December 2022. Load testing begun today 30.11.22. Second phase to be ready by March 2024 says the Minister.
Inauguration finally taking place on 29.12.22 as announce on 22.12.22
30.11.2022
Load testing begun today at noon. 32 loaded trucks seen lined up in the middle of the bridge
New completion deadline announced within 10 days of the earlier one.
The PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral in a written reply in the Assembly House on 15.7.22 says that The 4 lane (of the 8) now likely to be ready and open for traffic by December 2022 and that the entire bridge, 8 lane cable stayed, will be ready in another one year i.e. By December 2023.
Bridge is likely to be
completed by September 22, 2022. However, it will take about 3 months after
completion for finishing works like railings, wearing coat etc. and to conduct
load test, wind tunnel test etc. and the RHS of the bridge is likely to be
opened to traffic by December 2022.
Work Completed so far:
Package I (Bambolim to Agassaim) 99% ... (Sanctioned Amt. 640.68 Cr., Awarded/paid 440.10)
10+10.5+9.5+10 = 40 segments/ 38 cable sets out of 56 cable sets (soon 40). To join the bridge in the middle, it will require 7 more segments or 9 cable sets. 4+4 Cable sets required extreme ends anchors hubs
10.5.22
No noticeable change riverside, number of cable sets installed remains same at 39.
However, work on approach road / ramps going on full swing pic
Cabling status: Cortalim to Agassaim 10+9.5 + 9+10 = 38.5 out of 56.
4 each cable sets needed both extreme ends (Anchors hub, pic) and 9 segments & 10 Cable sets required in the middle connecting the two towers. 1 of 10 from the middle has already seen segment lifted with cable anchors hence counted as half (.5) Pic, below
Of the total 56 cable sets, about 37 sets installed and out of about 52 steel segments, about 37 lifted (with cable anchors ) middle 10 segments and lat one (Agassaim side) left to complete
Update: 3.1.2022
Observatory Towers on New Zuari Bridge
Laying of Foundation Stone today for 125 mtrs high Viewing Towers at the hands of Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari, Goa CM Pramod Sawant etc. at Cidade de Goa Hotel 5pm.
Cost of the project Rs.270 crores
1.1.2022
GMC Bambolim to Goa-Velha, Agassaim bypass road via new flyover from Bambolim-Siridao slope. The Flyover was thrown open for traffic on 31.12.2021 pm.
No Change in the riverside tower cabling i.e. Total number of cable set installed remained 23
2.11.21
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari now says the bridge (one lane) will be inaugurated by 15th December 2021 and that he will inaugurate it too. Which could also mean Election Code of conduct coming after 15th December?
He also said there will be no Toll Plaza at the bridge (MoRTH decision).
The work on the bridge was delayed due to Pandemic and also due to Visa issues to China based consultants.
As of now, 1.11.21, only 23 cable sets (out of 56?) are installed on Riverside towers / piers. First cable set was installed around November 20, 2020
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari now says (in Goa) that they will try to complete
4 lanes (of the 8 lanes) bridge before imposition of Election Code of Conduct i.e. before February 2022 (If election are held in March 2022, Code will come into force in February).
Earlier, the Minister also said the entire bridge will be ready by September 2022.
The Proposal of 125m tall Viewing tower, Restaurant etc is still on and it is going to be a world class (as in Eiffel Tower of Paris) says the Minister Gadkari.
The Minister was in Goa to inaugurate the Missing Link Road Loutolim to Verna IDC on 1.11.21
Local PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar in his speech said
90% of the Package I (Agassaim side) is completed and that Package II (Riverside) 87% of the work completed. Whereas, Package III (Cortalim to Verna), 97% is completed
Number of cable sets installed remained the i.e. 22 sets out of possible 56. However, we might see one or two sets by mid October as a steel segment with anchors seen just lifted.
More than a month now, no new cables installed. With this pace, it is very unlikely that the bridge be completed by December 19, 2021 deadline.
The iconic viewing towers atop the newZuari bridge with lifts etc, the idea or proposal is still there but not going to happen so soon (design, tendering etc not done yet?).
Work may start after bridge is ready in next year.
Also, it is still not known if two wheeler / bikes / Rickshaw etc will be allowed on this new bridge (Panaji Atal setu over Mandovi River, bikes etc not allowed)
Lifting of 120 ton segment and there are about 56 such segments in all of which about 12 lifted so far. If each segment one set of cables, which could also mean the entire bridge will have about 56 cable sets (28 sets per tower) of which about 11 sets installed so far. Each tower has 14x4 cable holders to hold cables from top to
bottom thus making total of 112 holders i.e. 56 pairs of cable sets on both towers.
Whole bridge or one section of the bridge (4 lanes of the 8) will now be ready for use by December 19, 2021.
PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar had joint site inspection with the officials Atul Joshi of Buildcon and others
4 Lanes (of the 8) bridge will be ready and thrown open for traffic by April 2021 and that the remaining or the entire bridge project will be completed by December end 2021
The bridge consists of 3 main packages. Nearly 65% of Package I (From Bambolim to Agassaim)
is completed, 72% of Package II (Main 8 lane cable stayed bridge) is completed and Package III (from Cortalim to Verna) 92% work completed.
There is also a provision for two viewing towers with restaurants which can be developed after entire project is completed or after December 2021. The cost for these towers would be around Rs.250 crores
One part of the bridge i.e. 4 of the 8 lanes will be ready and thrown open for traffic by April 2021 (4 months delay due to lockdown, labour shoratge etc)
The work for erecting cables for the bridge superstructure (riverside pylons) is schedule to begin in 2 months, Atul Joshi Vice-president (Constructions) Dilip Buildcon told TOI. Soon work will begin on steel pier, segment by segment between the two pylons of the bridge in the river part. The structure will be visible in the river within 3-4 days. Following this superstructure work, erection of cables will start in October.. and the target of April 2021 will be achieved, Joshi said.
Goa PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar said 26.8.20 that nearly 80% work on bridge approach roads is complete. The total bridge length is 13.7kms from Bambolim to Verna.
Minister also also said all work of Expansion of National Highway NH66 from Partradevi to Polem,135 KM in Goa will be completed by May 2021
Update 9.12.19
New Zuari bridge will be ready by December 2020
PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar also said so far 50% bridge work completed and that of approach roads either sides 70%. Bridge Cost Rs.1,400 crores. H
More than30% of bridge work (overall) completed so far, Goa PWD Minister Sudin said This (Viewing gallery) could also delay the bridge completion date by another 6 months
Update Oct 2017 New Zuari bridge ready by March 2019
Says Goa PWD Minister Sudin Davlikar on 13.10.17
NT 14/10/17
In spite of the delay in the ongoing construction of the Zuari bridge due to the changes in sub-structural design, the bridge would be ready in March 2019 as per the schedule.
Coming out with this information, Minister for Public Works Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar said that the sub-structural design of the new under-construction Zuari Bridge would have to undergo changes vis-Ã -vis piling foundation.
more details here http://www.navhindtimes.in/new-zuari-bridge-by-march-2019-as-scheduled/
Update 18/7/17
New completion date: It is now expected to be completed by November 2019
(Earlier target was May 2019).
Only 1% (one) if the Zuari bridge work completed so far.
It was announced in the Rajya Sabha by the Transport and Highway minister Mansukh
Update: 9.4.2017
Minister for Road Transport/Highways Nitin Gadkari has assured the bridge will be completed by end 2018. He was speaking a a BJP rally held in Campal Goa on 9.4.17
watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-e6OFSyXNM
Update Aug. 8, 2016
New Zuari bridge rady by April 2019 say Road Surface Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Rajya Sabha on 8.8.16 in written reply to Congress MP Shantaram Naik (Goa). The work will cost Rs.936 crores. To build under EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction). Work already awarded in February 15
Update Aug. 2, 2016
Work on new Zuari bridge to start from October 2016 says PWD Minister Sudin in the Assembly House Update May 24, 2016
Work on new Zuari bridge to start in next 2-3 months
Says PWD Chief Engineer (Officiating) Uttam Parsekar H dtd 25.5.16
Update May 5, 2016 (TOI)* Work on Construction of the bridge likely to start in 4 months as soil testing etc still going on
Update 23.2.16
Work order issued (around 22.2.16) ?
As the DBL has to carry out it own soil tests etc the actual starting of bridge work could start after 6 months say around August 2016 or later and the new bridge would be ready by August 2019 if it completes within its given deadline period of 3 years.
DBL in joint venture with the Ukraine Company Mostobudivelnyi Zahin Limited Partly Sourced from TOI 23.2.16
update February 11.2016
Dilip Buildcon Ltd (DBL) of Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) won the contract to build 640-long 8 lane cable stayed bridge for over 450 (620 crores*). The work will start after the work order issued by Ministry of Road Transport within a month. The other two tenders for approach roads etc will be opened soon.
Old Zuari bridge
As for present Zuari bridge, it was inauguratedaround 1983 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi? (to be confirmed) but weeks or months before that it was unofficially inaugurated around 10th April by Kiran Bedi? the then SP (Traffic) of Goa. (Vehicular traffic was using the bridge before 15th April pending official inauguration) The bridge was ready but waiting for PM etc to inaugurate.Earlier, the official inauguration of the bridge was postponed at least twice due to non availability of PM etc.
I also remember, it took at least11-14 years to complete the Zuari bridge (Foundation stone laid by then or Goa's first Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar, died in 1973)
The bridge was build by Gammon India Ltd.
Public transport buses started plying on the bridge around 12th May.
Ferry stopped plying on this sector (Except Madkai) around 17th May thus RND losing about 25 lacs per year due to stoppage of ferries on this profitable route. In 70s, all over Goa, every passenger paid 25p to cross river by ferry, vehicles at extra charge. Passengers and two wheeler on ferries now (all Goa) travel free of cost probably since 1986 after the collapse of Mandovi bridge at Panaji.
Bridge Toll booths started collecting toll as from 15th Sept 1983. Toll being Rs.10 for buses/Trucks, Rs.2 for light vehicle, cars and 50p for two wheeler. Toll collection was expected to run for 10 years with yearly income revenue of 55 lacs
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