Davorlim locals protest over scrap yard discharging oil in locality
TEAM HERALD
teamherald@herald-goa.com
MARGAO: Residents of Davorlim-Dicarpale took to the streets on late Sunday evening to protest against a scrap yard located at Kargil discharging oil in the locality.
Sarpanch Herculano Niasso and ward member Manelina Fernandes also joined the local residents of Dicarpale in demanding the closure of the scrap yard.
Around 400 residents protested over the discharge of oil by the scrap yard and demanded its immediate closure. They pointed out that the local residents are the worst sufferers as the oil has found its way into the drains and has even posed a threat to the swimming polls in the neighbouring military camp.
Sarpanch Herculano told Herald that the panchayat has served notices on the scrap yard, saying it is illegal in nature. Saying that the new panchayat body is determine to rid the locality of the scrap yard, the sarpanch said the matter will be taken up with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, seeking the government’s intervention to get the scrap yard shut down.
“There will be no compromise on the scrap yard with local residents demanding its closure”, he said, and urged the police to take stern action against illegal activity.
The residents demanded to know who a scrap yard can come on Communidade land and lamented that the district authorities turned a blind eye to the illegal activity despite causing nuisance to the local populace.