Goa, June 13 -- The closure of the Pai Tiatrist auditorium at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, following a false ceiling collapse has triggered anger and disappointment within the tiatr fraternity.

Several directors and performers, whose monsoon season shows have been affected, are now calling for government compensation.

On Thursday, Ravindra Bhavan Chairperson Rajendra Talak held a meeting with tiatr directors to explain the situation. He cited the recent incident involving the ceiling collapse as the reason for the temporary closure of the auditorium.

Talak assured the fraternity that he would urge the Public Works Department (PWD) to take up the repair work on a war footing so that the venue could be restored as soon as possible.

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