Fiola Rego, Chairperson, MMC, explained that the issues that need to be
addressed include a full-time chief officer, deputation of staff for
election duty, and garbage, among others.

Shekhar Khadapkar, vice- chairperson, MMC, requested Gomes to make sure
that for any duty like elections, the council staff should not be
taken, as it has an adverse effect on the functioning of the council,
and the public.

Manish Arolkar, former chairperson and
councilor, said, “There was 5,000 sq m allotted for a Hindu crematorium
at Khariawada. But the crematorium has only 1,000 sq m left, and the
rest is being encroached on. The municipality should come down heavily
on them.” Gomes, speaking to media, said, “The MMC has suffered because funds had gone back, and the reason was that they were not utilized by them”.