MARAGO, JUNE 27
Even as the Goa State Pollution Control Board warned hotels and restaurants dumping waste into the Colva creek, a hotel establishment was accused on Sunday for discharging sewage into a storm water drain, which finally found its way into the sea.
The incident evoked strong reaction from local NGOs and elected representatives, who had demanded stern action against the hotel.
Colva Civic and Consumer Forum secretary Judith Almeida said the hotel has discharge waste into the water nullah and later even disposed off waste in the water body. “Upon receiving information, we visited the beach and found human excreta floating in the sea water. We will demand from the Goa Pollution Control Board action against the hotel establishment”, Almeida said.
Almeida said the discharge of sewage waste into the water nullah comes at a time when the Goa State Pollution Control Board had a meeting with the hotels and restaurants to check discharge of sewage into the creek.
The incident also evoked reaction from the panch members, who called for action against the establishment.
Colva was in the news in recent times after the Pollution Control Board warned of an epidemic if urgent steps are not taken by the government agencies against the hotels and restaurants discharging waste into the Colva creek.
In fact, based on the directions from the Pollution Board, the Colva village Panchayat had issued notices on 34 establishments, some of whom have denied of the charges of discharging sewage into the creek.
Meanwhile, the flying squad made its presence felt in Colva on Sunday morning following complaints of land filling in the village.
The flying squad visited the village following a complaint received from the Colva Civic and Consumer Forum over the land filling.
The flying squad told the Forum that the issue of land filling will be raised before the deputy collector for further action.
Forum secretary Judith Almeida told Herald that the NGO would also raise the issue of land filling of the land with waste with the Goa state Pollution Control Board.
