ANJUNA, May 13 -- AUGUSTO RODRIGUES

Just two days after Calangute MLA Michael Lobo and his wife and Siolim MLA Delilah Lobo were confronted by residents in Anjuna's St Sebastian ward over what locals allege is an unauthorised road-widening project, both Public Works Department (PWD) and Panchayat officials have distanced themselves from the contentious demolitions.

Assistant Engineer (Roads), PWD, Vitorino Sequeira, speaking to O Heraldo, clarified that there is no official approval for road widening in the area. "There is no work order for widening of any road in Anjuna," he said. Sequeira further clarified that the only sanctioned activity is the "reinstatement of tarmac" in the area where electricity poles had

been excavated.

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