Goa, Aug. 27 -- The Village Panchayat of Chinchinim-Deussua has renewed its demand for a bypass at Dandeavaddo on National Highway 66, submitting a memorandum to the Chief Engineer of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' (MoRTH) Regional Office at Belapur, Navi Mumbai. The panchayat delegation, led by Sarpanch Frank Viegas, also handed over a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Chinchinim comunidade, consenting to the construction of the bypass.

The panchayat stressed that the bypass was not a new demand but a long-pending plea of the villagers, who have repeatedly voiced concerns over traffic congestion and threats to their safety and quality of life. "Only the Dandeavaddo bypass can bring true relief and restore safet...