Sunday, April 12, 2015

Siridao Feast, Jez-nodrem 2015

Jez-Nozrem feast, Siridao
'Jezu Nozrem'  or 'Jez-nodrem' feast celebrated today at Siridao Chapel on 12th April 2015


What is 'Jez-nozrem'?
Well, I think, it has come (corruption) from Portuguese ' Jezu de Nazaré ' (Jesus of Nazareth).
Goa was ruled by Portuguese for about 450 years or until Dec 19, 1961).
Siridao or Shirdon or Xirdona was basically a  Konkani speaking fisher folk village
At first, it must have started with  'Jez-Nazre' shorten for 'Jezu de Nazaré ' followed by 'Jez-Nozre' and 'Jez-Nozrem' and then it sounded like 'nodrem' replacing Z with D.
My mother from Salcette said  'Jez-nodrem'.  Many still say so.
The popular feast always celebrated on the second Sunday of Easter.
The feast also known as 'Pejechem Fest' where  traditionally Pez or Canji (Rice gruel)
 is served to all free of cost. (see over 25 pics below).  PEZ was one of the 3 main meals of most Goans,  usually had around 10.30am,  lunch around 1.30pm and dinner around 9.30pm. My house being closer to my school, I even came home during interval for pez. We had Ceramic bowls  Kanxe or brass vattli (plate)
Bowl or maittul or mattul  and Pickle or Miskutt  one has to buy from the vendors at feast fair.
Usually cost Rs.40/50 &  20 respectively.
Some seen carrying their own steel bowls, kitli, tiffins, plastic bowls, containers or alluminium bowls
Many even carry it (Pez) back home for others.. read more of pez preparation with pics below

This feast always reminds me of my mother who never missed the 'Pejechem Fest'
I asked her once  what's  the difference bwtween the 'Pez' we always cook
 at home and the one which is served ar Siridao feast?
She replied 'Deva Payamkoddchi pez' as in 'Deva vo Saibinni payamkoddche chonne'
According to her, the 'pez' had some medicinal value or cure.
The cost of PEZ,  cooking and serving  is borne by Dempos

The feast here is actually of  Our Lady of Annunciation - See pic main altar but many may mistake it as feast of Jez-Nozrem  (Jesus of Nazareth)



The Statue of Our Lady

Inside the Chapel there is this huge statue of Jesus of Nazareth (Feast signature Statue?, it even appear in the backdrop of the Feast make-shift altar - see pic)

  Ecce Homo (Behold the Man)
This type of image is usually seen at many churches during lent on Palm Sunday.
Also seen as one of the 31 statues in the Goa-Velha Saints Procession or Pursanv.
Jesus of Nazareth (as brought before Pilate, Governor or pons Pilat)





 

Main Altar (new, modified with face of God)
Chapel's main altar Our Lady of Annunciation
Angel Gabriel makes announcement to Virgin Mary that she is conceived by the Holy Spirit and  soon be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
This act of announcement is called Annunciation.

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Feast Mass, devotees, pandal etc







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I did not realise that this smart little fellow was watching  me, I would have pictured him separately :-)
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8 Priests concelebrated Feast Mass with Roland Mascarenhas as main celebrant,
Siridao Parish Priest, Rector Major Seminary Pilar, Fr. Agusto, Fr. Lawrence,
Fr. Domnic Alvares, Fr. Francis, Fr. Paxao

Priests
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See the signature image in the backdrop, as discussed.

 Communion



Choir singing with Alberto Cabral, Rashmi Menezes etc















sisters, nuns






Q for veneration




 Back view of the Chapel dome





Feast Presidents / Family / Festa Pirjent or pirzent










Cross



Procession, irmao, op mus, confrad red, Irmudade, pursanv













Festa Muzg, brass band with Mestri Cotta






Our Lady Statue, blessing, silver crown














 The beach view











Presidents' entourage going to their respective homes after feast mass

with separate band









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New Image / Statue

Christ the King

Background is the siridao beach





Festa Ainne

Bamboo fans





Festa Chonne bhiknnam



Kaddyo boddyo khajen sweet mart


Little fellow selling dos

Feri fair





PEZ Khanji Rice Gruel

Maittul, kodem, doulo, kitli, bowl

























Pickle toram xiro chepnne toram




People behind making pez


 7 large copper pots (only 5/6 seen in pic) to cook pez.  8 people start at 1.30am and the pez is ready by 4.30am. Serving of PEZ starts 6am and then it goes non stop till stock last. This year, all pez finished at 12.28 noon.
The guy told me they use boiled or ukdde rice in Kullov, a unit of measurement volume sort of square box, see pic (I forgot the figure it could be 4-5 kullov), 1,500 litr of water (there were 3 tanks of 500 ltrs each). Pic Kullov https://flic.kr/p/bL6cM
Pez is complimentary (Courtesy Dempo), you bring your own bowls or kanso or maittul.  Clay bowls or mattul available for sale in the feast fair. Saw people bringing in Marmitt, steel bowls, Kitli etc from home. Pickle portion also available for sale Rs.20 and Mattul Rs.40-50 each
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Copper pots, water tanks
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Sausages, sorpotel cheuris pao
Rs.40





 Cheurisam


Tiatr at Siridao

Main Road Bus Stop NH17


Feast Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMQS9_jFvyU
Next year's Feast Presidents are:
Baptist Marques, Alvito Fernandes, Manuel Vincente D'Souza,
Antonio D'Souza, Ruzar  Marques, Justian Po
Substitute: Andre Cardozo and Antonio F Pires

Visit here for 2011 Feast pics and Video
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2011/05/jezu-nozrem-feast-at-siridao-goa.html
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Friday, April 10, 2015

New Mandovi Bridge etc


 4 lane cable stayed bridge estimated cost 466/470/517 crores built by GSIDC / Larsen and Toubro
 will be ready in 2.5years after work order issued. (Cost 430 crore  so far and another 150  required as per GSIDC Chairman Pramod Sawant 27.11.16  ) 517 crore Dec 2016 (see details below)

Cable Stayed Bridge with length of 620 m and width of 21 m.
The total length of the new bridge will be 3.19 km.
It will start near the Pundalik Nagar junction at Porvorim and end near the Merces junction.

When completed, it will be the 3rd longest cable- stayed bridge in India

Artistic impression, screenshots
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  PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stone or formal inauguration of the project on 14th June 2014
CM Parrikar now says - dt. 12.6.14 that it will be ready in 20-24 months
All formalities/approvals done, soil testing will start soon and work will start Mid Sept. 2014
The bridge will be 15 meters higher than the existing two (which would be about 25mtr over the water level) to save mangroves etc
About 900 mtrs from Porvorim side, 600mtrs over the River and 700 mtrs panjim side.
The project includes flyover towards Ponda side.

Video: New bridge Model / Preview



Bridge will be ready by Sept 30, 2017 says Sandip Chodnekar, Project in charge (Herald 7/2/17)
60% completed so far (Project was delayed by 10 months due to NGT case)

Missed / Missing / New deadlines
1. January 2017 - Missed
2. May 2017 - Missed
3. September 2017 - Missed
4. December 2017 - Missed
5. April 2018 - Missed
6. May end 2018 - Missed
7.  June / July 2018- Missed  (Parrikar on 10.1.18), PM Modi to inaugurate in August.
8. October 2018 - Missed
9. January - March 2019  - Nitin Gadkari in Goa 12.6.18 
10. CM Parrikar on 23/6 says the bridge will be inaugurated on Dec. 19, 2018 - Missed
11. To be completed by December end, inauguration by 2nd week January 2019 - 17.10.18, Missed
12.  Ready  in January 2019 says GSIDC Sidharth Cuncolienkar  on 7.11.18,  91% completed
13. PM Modi to inaugurate New Mandovi bridge on 12th Jan. 2019 News 27/12/18 Missed
14. Inauguration postponed, PM not available on 12th - News 29.12.18
15. Now the bridge will be ready by 22nd Jan says GSIDC Sidharth, Inauguration likely on 26th Jan says he on 18.1.19
16.  Inauguration of the bridge finally happening on 27th January 2019 (news 23.1.19) 98% complete
17. Inaugurated on 27.1.2019 (not fully completed, will take at least another 6 months to compete ramps, flyovers etc

 30.1.19
Video: New bridge, night time view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC13F967Xtc

Making of new Mandovi bridge
Pics from 2014 - 2019
Photo slide show

https://youtu.be/RmJtILyLijA


27.1.19
Bridge inaugurated named  ' Atal Setu '
Named after late BJP leader / PM  Atal Bihari Vajpayee , setu means bridge
The bridge will be open for public  (pedestrians) till 3rd February (time extended) and
vehicular traffic to start from 4th February 2019 onwards

 Bridge view / tour video see below 

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Chief Minister speaking
Video
https://youtu.be/SolIWCB0-hE

Other speakers videos see below - Nitin Gadkari, Sudin Davlikar, Deepak Pauskar etc

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This left side flyover section of the bridge, Panaji side ramp was not ready
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Other  speakers / dignitaries on inauguration day
Videos
Nitin Gadkari Union Minister for Road Transport
 https://youtu.be/xtmAiFFzrJ4

Deepak Pauskar, GSIDC Chairman

https://youtu.be/-fntdQAKAlE
Crowd dignitaries etc
https://youtu.be/h8BKf40ym8w
Sudin Davlikar , PWD Minister
https://youtu.be/0VM4fDCB_Dc

 nighttime view / illumination, lights

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26.1.2019
Inauguration - half page adverts in all newspapers dtd 26.1.2019

(Inauguration on 27.1.19)




 26.1.19
Video: Atop new Mandovi bridge - a preview
https://youtu.be/6LTODuEKLO0

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Cost of the bridge..
July 2014
Estimated Cost  355 crore, awarded  for 403 crores (as per GSIDC )

March 2018
Rs.800 crores plus 100 crores on ring roads etc  20.3.18 (ref Minister Gadkari, in Goa) of which Central Govt paying 400+50 crores (50%)?? (TOI)

31.7.18
Goa paid Rs.420 crore when 87% bridge work completed and Centre will pay 50% of the total cost - CM Parrikar said in the Assembly House 1.8.18

18.10.18
435.65 crores out  of Rs 482 crore already being paid to L&T. Construction of the bridge.

27.12.18
Rs. 450 crores cost so far, GSIDC Chairman on TV Deepak Pauskar.

24.1.19
Around Rs.600 crore of which Rs.291 crores received from the Centre. PWD Minister Davlikar

26.1.19
886 crores  including interest on loan 48 cr (TOI)

26.1.19
Newspapers inauguration adverts (see below)  say Cost Rs. 403 crores

27.1.19
496.08 crores as on date as per NT

Video: work in progress 26.1.19, 6pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Np9lQMWG8

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24.1.19
Video

Pics
21.1.2019
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17.1.2019
Video

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9.1.2019
Video: Riverside

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4.1.2019
Video: KTC to Porvorim

31.12.18 Pics

Update: 29.12.18
The bridge was to be inaugurated by PM on 12th Jan 2019 is now stands postponed as PM not available on the date

Update: 22.12.18
Video:  Inauguration on 12th Jan 2019 by PM Modi

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Update: 11.12.18

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Update 5.12.18
Video

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Update: 17.10.18
Only 9% of the bridge work left to be completed.
i.e. 91% is completed says GSIDC Chairman Deepak Pauskar (MLA) on 17.10.18.
Last precast segment/deck slab was placed Porvorim/Malim side to join the bridge over the river.
82% of the bridge cost paid so far i.e. Rs. 423 crores out of 486 crores (Goa State Share?).
Bridge to be completed by end of December 2018 and thrown open to public in the first or second week of January 2019
Some pics 18.10.18

Some 3in1 pics
23.9.2018

13.9.2018
Video: A complete tour
Panaji to Porvorim and back

Merces junction to Old Goa bypass and back

Some pic


1.8.2018
87% bridge work completed so far
Rs.420.55 Crores paid to the contractor as on date


26.6.2018

Video: 26.6.18
Panaji KTC side Approach, Ramps ets

85% of the bridge work completed?
They said in Mid June

12.6.2018
All 11x4 cable sets installed

6.6.2018
10 of the 11 cable sets..

4.6.18
9 of the 11 cable sets laid …

1.6.2018
8 of the 11 cable sets laid …

27.5.18

25.5.18
6.5.18
Video: From Panaji KTC to Porvorim Majestic and back

Pics

5.5.2018
4th Tower gets 6th set

2.5.2018
4th Tower now has 5th set of cables
Short Video:

30.4.18
GSIDC Vice Chairman Siddhart Kunkalienkar now says the bridge will be ready in October and the same will be inaugurated by PM and CM Parrikar
The progress on the bridge has touched 70% (??)
Last February same source i.e. GSIDC  said 78% ref. update 23.2.18 see below
Mid June 2018, they said its 85%


26.4.18

22.4.18
19.4.18
12.4.2018
4th and the last tower now has first set of cables

30.3.18
26.3.18
9 of the 11 cable sets ready on tower 3

21-22.3.2018

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18.3.18


Update: 14.3.18

Update: 8.3.18
Short video
https://youtu.be/naYe4J-EDXE

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Update 2.3.18

Update 24.2.18
Third tower now has cables..
Update: 23.2.18 (TOI)
 GSIDC says 78% work completed  (Mid June its 85%)
465 piles out of 465 (72 in the river and 386 on land) have been completed
earlier..15.12.17
Chief Minister Parrikar in the Assembly House (Session)
The bridge expected to be completed by end of May 2018
Till end November,  68% work completed
455 piles out of 465 (72 in the river and 383 on land) have been completed

Update: 13.2.18
Video
Picc

Update: 9.1.2018
CM is inviting PM to commission the new bridge when it will be ready? in  June / July 2018. Inauguration likely in August at the hands of PM (Ref. Parrikar 10.1.18)
As of now (End of December 2017)  72% of the bridge work completed so far
Hanging deck slabs, segments as seen from KTC
Ramp at Merces Circle, for Old Goa Bypass road the join the bridge
Pier No: 30  (one of the 4 into River)

Update 30.12.17
Second Tower now has all 11 cable sets
(Tower 2 - First set laid in August 2017 and 11th on 29th Dec 2017)
(Tower 1 - First cable set installed around 23rd April 2017, completed with 11 sets around 12th November 2017)
From old patto bridge view
Ponte de Linhares, oldest bridge
Pier / Pillar No. 33 that caught fire on 29.12.17 2.30pm
A minor fire broke out  on an under-construction pier supporting the cable-stayed third Mandovi bridge. There were no casualties. Prompt response from the directorate of fire and emergency services helped contain the situation.  Fire broke out atop pier 33
This pic taken on 30.12.17
See same pic a week before
Adding a deck slab, segment
Complete bridge view
From L-R : Pier / Pillar no 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 & 32 (cabled)

Update 21.12.17

Other 3in1 bridge view angles
Update: 15.12.17
Chief Minister Parrikar in the Assembly House (Session)
The bridge expected to be completed by end of May 2018
Till end November,  68% work completed
455 piles out of 465 (72 in the river and 383 on land) have been completed
TOI here

This second bridge tower now has 9 sets of cables, another 2 to go (15.12.17)

Update 7.12.2017
Second tower now has 8 set of cables.. plus 2 more Deck Pillars completed porvorim side, total no 15
Pics and Video


Some pics 29.11.17
3 bridges in 1

Update 21.11.17
This second tower now has 7 set of cables
Pics taken from a moving car

Update: 12.11.2017
Video

More pics
fully completed tower with all 11 cable sets
(First cable set installed around 23rd April 2017, completed with 11 sets around 12th November 2017)
Laying of deck slabs started November 27, 2016
As on date, (12.11.17) about 13 pillars / piers covered so far (all Porvorim side)
As on 7.12.17, 15 pillars completed (about 2.5 in this one month, 12Nov-12Dec ?)
As on 13.2.18, 18-19 Pillars completed
Segmental Bridge Construction. Segments, deck slabs laying etc..
Precast segmental formwork, Pre-stressed concrete box girder

Update: 11.11.17
This second tower now has 6 sets of cables
night time pics taken frpm Panaji market area

Update: 3.11.17
This second tower now has 5 sets of cables



Update: 28.10.17
One tower has 10 of the total 11 sets of cables.
4 lane cable stayed third Mandovi bridge.
Video:

Pics 28.10.17
Update: 14.10.17
This Tower now has 9 out of 11 sets
Video: 14.10.17

The new Mandovi bridge ready by April 2018
Says GSIDC Vice-Chairman Sidhart Kuncalienkar  on 13.10.17 after taking a regular review

Update: 11/10/17
Another cable set added on Tower 2
Day tine
Night time

Update 28.9.17
8 sets of cables etc
Video: 28.9.17

Update 24.9.17
The second tower now has 3 sets of cables

Update 19.9.2017
The tower now has Seven sets of cables on it
This tower has 2 sets so far

Bridge pillar at KTC area, approach road / flyover

Update: 2.9.17
The tower  has 6 sets of cables now

Update 21.8.17

Video: 21.8.2017
Deck slabs, bridge cables, Merces Junction, Old-Goa Bypass road etc
Deck slabs, bridge cables, Merces Junction, Old-Goa Bypass road etc

Pictures
5 sets of Cables on one Tower and one on another
One set

Laying of deck slabs started November 27, 2016
As on date, (21.8.17) about 10 pillars / piers covered so far
(13 as of 12.11.2017)
Segmental Bridge Construction. Segments, deck slabs laying etc..
Precast segmental formwork, Pre-stressed concrete box girder
Porvorim side

Merces junction, Old-Goa Bypass



Update 9.8.17
4 sets of cables on one and 1 set on another (no pic)
The  tower will have a total of about 11 sets i.e. 11 cables each side, now seen only 4
The horizontal roadway section is called the "deck", the vertical structure holding the cables and the deck is called the "tower". The "pier"  is at the structure at the waterline and below supporting the structure of the tower and deck.  Pier deck tower

Update: 2.7.17
Third set of cables, last pier / pillar in the water etc
Video

Pics

Update: 21.5.17
Video

Pics
4th and the last waterborne pier / pillar popping up
Second set of cables
Merces junction, old Goa bypass
Update: 4.5.2017
Segmental Bridge Construction. Segments, deck slabs laying etc..
Precast segmental formwork, Pre-stressed concrete box girder
Porvorim side
In last one month, another 2 spans / pillar covered total as of now being 6
Video: 4.5.2017
 
https://youtu.be/Nnus3TP2JWY
Pics

Update 24.4.2017
Video: Laying of cables
Pics
Update 14.4.2017
Some segments added to the water pillar, about 8-9 deck slabs

Update: 7.4.2017
Video

Pics

3rd pillar in water / River

4th Pillar in river coming up here

Update 28.3.2017
Third waterborne pillar getting ready (3 of the 4)

4th coming here

Update 21.12.16
Laying of deck slabs started November 27, 2016
So far about 16-17 slabs laid.
The bridge will have 31 spans comprising 13-25 segments each. The segments have been prepared using three external casting beds and reinforced bar cages and rebar jigs at Dhargal casting yard.
Over 200 segments or decks made or ready so far at casting yard.
The bridge expected to complete by Dec 2017
Video: 21.12.16


Pics
Laying of deck slabs, segments brought from Dhargal casting yard

Dec 11

Update: 31.10.16
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar says it will be ready by September 2017 or hopefully will be able to inaugurate on Dec 19, 2017, Goa Liberation Day. He was saying during his speech at Multi-level Car Parking inaugural day
A view from the building

Update 15.10.16
Another waterborne pillar almost ready..
Video

Pics

Porvorim end side
Girder

Middle 2 pillars

One of the middle two

 2nd pillar in water, Malim side

Middle 4
 

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 On land, Malim side

Pillars

Panjim Side

Ribandar causeway view
Copra in the yard
 View – Boarding of sunset River cruising at Santa Monica Jetty

Update 8.9.2016
Video

Pics
deck slab

Update 27.8.16

Update 13.7.16
GSIDC vice Chairman MLA  Sidharth Kuncalienker says the bridge will completed by May 2017
In the presence of GSIDC Managing Director Sanjit Rodrigues
Status as on date - Overall 35% work completed

25.6.16
A view of completed Pillar from Panaji
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Update 13.5.16
CM Parsekar says it will take about 13-14 months from now to complete the new bridge i.e. by July 2017

Update 9.5.16
Some pics of the water-borne pillar (River)
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Update: 13.4.16
About 16 pillars on land completed


Some pics
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 Update: 11.3.16
Video :Status as on 11th March 2016


Pics
update: 10.4.15
Former Goa Chief Minister and present India's Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar reiterated that the bridge will be completed as per schedule  by end of next year 2016.  He was present on the L&T deck in the river to inaugurate laying of first pillar in the river.

Some newspapers  quoted the new cost of the project as 514 crore of which 390/460  receiving from NABARD as loan (GT & NT dtd 11 & 9 April)

Update: 1.1.2016
PARRIKAR now says the bridge will be ready by March-July 2017
He also says so far there are about 4 pillars (see pics), in 3-4 month (March-April) one will see 20-25 more pillars popping up including pillars out of the river water
Speaking at Foundation Stone laying ceremony of 8 lane cable stayed Zuari bridre at Goa Velha football ground



Pillar status Dec 2015https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/23396879850/in/photostream/
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Update: 14.1.16
CM in Assembly House
As of now about 28% work completed, bill spaid 101 crore
20% completed work in water - There is only one pier / Pillar coming up in the water
Likely to be ready in 12-18 months from now
Total length from Porvorim - Merces junction 4.434kms
Correction: CM Parsekar today 15/1/16 clarified  or corrected his statement saying there are 4 pillars in the river 2 in the middle and two on the sides

Update: 19.1.2016
Video
Status as of 19.1.16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GcwV4mJrIE

Pics

A view from the bridge, Marine Police, boats etc
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Pier work in the river
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River Pier work brittona / Malim side
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First Pier / Pillar in the river almost ready
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4 of the ready piers towards Porvorim, near Goa Assembly Road
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 Work in progress, land pier, pillar
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River pier work
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 Cement ,Concrete mixture plant ?
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 Marine Police Jetty
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Panaji KTC side
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Divja Circle view
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Previously..

 A  video status report as of 7.4.15

Also includes Jetty renovation / Extension, Multi-level Car park etc progress report

Now watch this new Mandovi bridge, jetty etc work Status report



watch and compare this video report, 2 years ago

Video 2:  Jetty Renovation etc  status  7.5.2013


Status as of 7.4.2015
Existing bridges (Helmet rule  eff. 1.4.15 on all roads in Goa)



https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/16884213478/in/photostream/ 

New bridge work - Water
L & T  float/deck for laying pillars



Malim / Porvorim side




Panaji KTC Circle


Jetty Extension / Renovation
Below the bridge


Cruise terminal / Santa Monica Jetty / Paradise



Coastal Marine Police Jetty


Multi-level car park

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