margao in the midst of the bustling town of margao the once popular park which boasts of a firstofitskind lightandsound show and the spring ana fonte is now a picture of neglectin 2006 the authorities had beautified the area despite pressure from realty groups with three new fountains and footbridges and rechristened it as the ana fonte garden the then chief minister pratapsinh rane inaugurated it on january 25 2006 amid fanfare the event was attended by margao mla and then power mines art and culture minister digambar kamat then deputy cm late wilfred dsouza former margao municipal council mmc chairperson piedade noronha and then chief conservator of forests a k wahal two years later a musical fountain was inaugurated the parks maintenance committee madhav s bandodkar installed structures of animals at a corner of the park a canteen too came up and visitors including children senior citizens and young couples were happy the musical fountain which enthralled visitors on weekends after sundown was a particular draw among families with young ones however with time the footfall declined though many social organizations continued to host events on the parks makeshift stage the garden maintained by the forest department is now in a shambles with broken footbridges posing a threat to children running around and a defunct fountain also restrooms constructed at a considerable height are inaccessible to senior citizens pregnant women and physically challenged individuals kamat who had taken the initiative to beautify the park told toi the parks land belonging to the mmc and a private individual was acquired by the forest department it is a prime property and the forest department should properly maintain it i have been following up the matter with the forest department earlier we used to charge a fee of rs 500 for staging events inside the park to generate revenue for its maintenance the musical fountain had been procured from bengaluru at a cost of rs 2530 lakh while gardens in bengaluru charge their visitors there was no entry fee here said kamat