Panaji: A refurbished road in Margao in south Goa would be named after former chief minister late Manohar Parrikar. A resolution to this effect was passed by the Goa Forward Party (GFP)-controlled Margao Municipal Council in its meeting held on Tuesday.

"The resolution was adopted to honour and respect Parrikar who was instrumental in development of Goa during his tenure as the chief minister," MMC chairperson Babita Angle told reporters in Margao, around 35 kms from Panaji, on Tuesday night.