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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (SB)
Mangaluru, Nov 19: A week after Gilbert D’Souza, a well-known businessman and philanthropist, closed potholes in the city roads to help road users, he again appeared with team members of Indian Service Club in the roads of city to repair potholes on Tuesday, November 19.
He started his mission from Ambedkar (Jyothi) Circle and then proceeded towards Milagres and State bank. Gilbert himself arranged a backhoe, a tipper lorry, sand and interlocks for undertaking repair of the potholes. Traffic police and Traffic wardens also have been helping him by regulating traffic as and when found necessary for the ongoing repair work on at road.
Police commissioner Dr P S Harsha also visited the spot and appreciated the leadership skills of Gilbert and hailed his concern towards the city. He instructed police to do all arrangements needed by the team.
The members of a civic group and traffic police personnel also joined him and appreciated the initiative he took to keep city roads in good condition.
Speaking to Daijiworld, Gilbert said “Last week we repaired a few roads of the city. After that many voluntarily came to me and expressed their desire to join me. By this I came to know there are so many people who have concern for their city. Today we all came together and started to repair roads."
"As active and responsible citizens, we are doing this. We know about the working style of our administration. So let’s focus on avoiding accidents and saving lives. We should take swift action. I think if citizens of the city take up the initiative, within a day, we can close all potholes on our city roads.
“I thank all members of Indian Service Club and Civic Group who joined with me voluntarily. Police department has also been helping us a lot. My special thanks to traffic police department and police commissioner of the city. There is no doubt in that when we all come together with to work collectively and think for the betterment of our city. There is no doubt that our city will become smart without any artificial branding,” he said.
Stany Suvaris, Lancy Menezes, Arjun, Aloysius Albuquerque, Vincent D'Silva and others actively participated for the success of the mission.