SANGUEM: The plight of farmers rehabilitated at Wadem highlights a troubling paradox: while they struggle to secure water for their crops despite relinquishing their fertile lands for the Selaulim dam, a significant amount of water from the dam is being squandered in Cacora village. This wastage stems from damage to the half-pipe canals in Cacora, leading to diversion of water onto barren and uncultivated lands, contrary to the intended purpose of the irrigation scheme.
Rehabilitated farmers, like Uday Deikar, express frustration at the inequity in water distribution. While they toil tirelessly to irrigate their crops, often spending entire days in their fields awaiting sporadic water supply, they witness water being wasted in Cacora without any remedial action from the Water Resources Department.
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Deikar and others affected by this mismanagement call for urgent measures to address the issue. They call for the establishment of checks and accountability mechanisms in water supply operations to prevent such wastage. Additionally, they demand a thorough investigation to identify the responsible parties behind the wastage of water in Cacora and hold them accountable for this criminal negligence.
WRD’s digging blunder damages water pipeline in Davorlim
MARGAO: The Water Resources Department (WRD) inadvertently caused a major disruption in Davorlim village on Friday when a drinking water pipeline was damaged during work on a stormwater nullah. The damage resulted in the loss of a significant amount of water, and posed inconvenience to locals.
When questioned, the JCB driver working on the retaining wall said that no one had informed him of the existence of the water pipeline. He added that the first digging had just begun, when the water main pipeline was broken by mistake. Government officials and the staff of the contractor was at the site, working to restore the pipeline, but it was estimated that the repair work would take some time.
