Calangute: The new Dolphin Circle fountain in front of St Alex Church in Calangute was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Tourism and North Goa MP Shripad Naik on Saturday.
“Calangute is a world famous tourist attraction and it is good to see various development projects. We have been able to get considerable funds from the central government for development works in the Calangute constituency, including Rs 36 crore for the coastal circuit road widening work and the restoration of Fort Aguada, which now houses a museum, Naik said. .
Naik also highlighted several other projects run by him in the state, such as the superspeciality block in GMC and other works, referring to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said, “It is because of the funds sanctioned by Shripad Naik that we were able to develop the Candolim beach promenade, toilets and parking facilities in Calangute, Baga and Candolim and repair Fort Aguada which was dilapidated. Was in poor condition.”
Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira said that the new Dolphin Circle has been developed through CSR by a major resort of Calangute.
