MARGAO, Feb. 21 -- Team Herald

The Margao Congress Block, along with a group of residents from the commercial town, staged a protest outside the office of the Principal Chief Engineer, PWD at Altinho on Friday, demanding an inquiry into what they described as a multi-crore fraud in Margao.

The protesters alleged that substantial amounts of public funds were lost due to corrupt practices associated with projects executed by the PWD, through Works Division VI and VIII under the Viksit Bharat programme, particularly in preparation for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 6, 2024. Savio Coutinho, a prominent member of the Margao Congress, said, "Upon reviewing the information provided by the PWD office under the RTI Act and...