Goa, Oct. 23 -- The provision of a fish-cutting facility at the South Goa Planning and De velopment Authority's (SG PDA) wholesale fish market has come under scrutiny, with GOACAN questioning its need in a market meant primarily for wholesale trading. A committee constituted by the South Goa Collector to examine problems and identify remedial measures at the SGPDA's wholesale and retail fish markets in spected the newly con structed market building and its surroundings on Thursday.

The inspection reportedly found shortcom ings in sanitation, waste disposal, parking, fire safe ty and other essential facil ities, even as the wholesale market building remains to be formally inauguratedbut is already in use. GOACAN convenor Roland Martins sa...