lesser pwd chief engineer i j borkar says the 5 crorework of laying a separate pipeline to supply raw water to the estate has already been tendered the new pipeline will supply untreated raw water from the selaulim canal at sao jose de areal to the estate a distance of about 22km he added that the estate needs about 12 mld of water which will be met with the raw waterlong walks verna industrial estate field manager stanley colaco says the existing bus stop at the main entrance to the estate will be demolished due to several complaints from companies and their employees a new bus stop will be constructed 1345 m from the titan junction on the panajimargao highway and will be 15m from the main road he elaborates pwd officials have recently conducted a site visit and titan has agreed to construct the new bus stop he adds but buses to the estate aside there are almost no transport options for those working at the estate except for buses provided by some firms for their employees several workers are seen everyday walking to and from their units several kilometers from the bus stop proposals to the kadamba transport corporation sent in the past failed as passenger volumes on the route could not be guaranteed say insiders the subway at the entrance of the estate too is unused with workers pointing out that it is not maintained is unhygienic and is considered unsafe by women employeeswage woes the decision of the government to enhance minimum labour wages to 215 from 150 to 215 has left some of the smaller industries wishing the government had approached the rise stepbystep rather than jumped to a 40 hike in one go their worry is that the hike will have a cascading effect on costs other stakeholders expressed otherwise smart links nitin kunkolieknar stressed that the increased wages would help to increase the spending capacity of the labourer which in turn would get recycled into the system and could be used for various development purposespolice pangs units at the verna industrial estate along with the estates association have been long demanding the setting up of a dedicated police station the 6839750 sq m estate presently falls under the jurisdictions of three police stationsverna agassaim and maina curtorim stakeholders point out that a dedicated police station is necessary especially given the large collective workforce that includes migrant workers industries minister mahadev naik told toi that the government will set up a police station at the estate