145 fire-affected Vasco vendors likely to be relocated; market fire safety inspections on Monday

    Desperate attempt by a person to douse the fire

    The 145 shopkeepers, hawkers and vendors affected by the fire at Vasco’s Sunday Market are likely to be relocated to Revenue Department land to help them resume business. Local MLA Daji Salkar assured them that they would be shifted back to their original location once the market is reconstructed. The decisions were taken at a joint meeting held today at the Mormugao Municipal Council with affected vendors after a structural stability report flagged concerns about the fire-damaged market building. Salkar also informed that the administration would issue demolition notices for a few severely dilapidated and dangerous buildings in Vasco over the next couple of days.