Kala Academy which was once celebrated as India’s premiere cultural institute has suffered multiple setbacks right from sound system, to air-conditioning and lighting being in bad shape. From leaking roofs to the collapse of the entire slab of the open auditorium last year, the symbol of Goa’s rich cultural heritage has been in the news for all the wrong reasons.
And now all is not well at the Ravindra Bhavan in Margao. Expressing concern over water leakage at this cultural centre in South Goa, tiatrists have reportedly sought the immediate intervention of Directorate of Art and Culture to solve the issue at the earliest.
It is learnt that there is leakage of water on the first floor and on the ground floor in front of the Pai Tiatrist Hall. A video doing the rounds on social media shows the staff collecting water from the floor in buckets.
Thousands of tiatr lovers from South Goa attend the shows staged at this cultural center which incidentally was closed for a considerable period of time for renovation work.
The Ravindra Bhavan at Baina was closed for several months due to the non-functioning central air-conditioner. Necessary action needs to be taken on a war-footing to prevent damage to the Ravindra Bhavan at Margao due to water leakage.
