PANJIM, March 7 -- Team Herald

The shoddy execution of the Smart City sewerage project at Taad Maad, St Inez, came crashing down - literally on Thursday evening when a portion of the retaining gutter wall collapsed. Miraculously, devotees and workers escaped unhurt. The collapse, which occurred during the during the laying of the 710mm HDPE pipeline, is the second such incident in less than a year- exposing glaring lapses, lack of oversight, and the reckless endangerment of public safety.

This marks the second such incident within a year. In June last year, a newly built retaining gutter slab adjoining the Taad Maad shrine partially collapsed, raising concerns over the lack of supervision by engineers and Smart City officials. The sewag...