Margao: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has strongly opposed state govt’s proposal to redevelop the Margao KTC bus stand under the public private partnership (PPP) mode, warning of a public agitation if govt pressed ahead with the plan.“We won’t allow the bus stand to be built on the PPP model in Fatorda — there’s no question about it,” Sardesai said. “Govt hasn’t shown us the model. It’s a scam. I have said it in the assembly too.”“We want a bus stand, not some grand five-star hotel and other things,” he said, adding that govt was free to undertake the redevelopment using its own funds. “It will face a public agitation if it goes ahead with this,” he warned.The PPP proposal has been in the pipeline since Sep 2025, when the transport department floated a tender for the redevelopment, operation, maintenance and transfer of the Margao bus terminal . Chief minister Pramod Sawant had reiterated the plan in his budget speech in March, announcing that the redevelopment of bus terminals in Margao, Mapusa and Vasco would be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 745 crore this financial year.The existing bus stand, spread over 67,600sqm, serves as a key transit hub connecting Margao to cities across Goa and destinations in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
