panaji shilpgram a project of the goa handicrafts rural and small scale industries development corporation limited ghrssidc spread over 8000 sq m to showcase goan arts and crafts is expected to be complete by mid 2010 at a cost of approximately rs 4 crore the project will be taken up on a publicprivate partnership basis chairman of ghrssidc sameer salgaocar informed mediapersons on tuesdaythe shilpgram to be set up at neuginagar is the first of its kind in the state salgaocar told press persons that on tuesday the selection committee with chief architect of the public works department radha pamnani at its head has chosen chandan parab and associates to design the shilpgram salgaocar informed that the focus of the shilpgram will be promoting goan artisans to national and international visitors with over 50 stalls reserved for them the project has already been approved by the board of directors of ghrssidc and will also house a stage to hold cultural programmes cafeteria demonstration room and a lawn he informednikhil desai managing director ghrssidc said the state government will not invest anything into the project and the entire rs 4 crore will be invested by the private partner a global tender will be floated to select the private partner once the project is complete the private partner will have to formulate their own model of revenue generation in the form of entry tickets etc meanwhile salgaocar said that goan handicrafts showcased at thessaloniki international fair at greece from september 5 to 13 had received an overwhelming response salgaocar informed that handicrafts of crochet coconut shell carved wood and handmade hammocks turned out to be the fast selling items at the fair salgaonkar informed that said this expo has triggered talks with greek businessmen for import of goan items